William Smith won the gold medal in the grand final at the New York State Collegiate Rowing Association Championships against a field that included Division I Marist and three nationally ranked Division III crews. The Herons enjoyed a 4.45-second victory in Saturday's heats and stretched their margin to 5.84 (over the runner up Red Foxes) in the grand final. Kim Goral, Liz Hafer, Sinead Reilly, Lauren Blake-Whitney, Sarah Gordon, Katie Paige, Tess Wiggins, Alyssa Trebilcock and Jess Steketee captured William Smith's first state title in the varsity eight since 2007 and helped Hobart and William Smith to its first ever overall points championship.