2016-17 Simmons Crew News

  • Crew 2V8 Places 2nd in 3rd Level Finals at National Invit. Rowing Championship
    May 12, 2017
    WORCESTER, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team's Second Varsity Eight turned in a spirited finish to place second in the Third Level Finals of the National Invitational Rowing Championships today on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. The regatta was the final event of the season for the Sharks.
  • Rain Shortens New England Championships for Crew
    May 06, 2017
    WORCESTER, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team was limited to just the early morning heats at the New England Rowing Championships on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. due to heavy rain and wind.
  • Frongillo, Krawczuk Named to NEWMAC All-Conference Rowing Second Team
    May 05, 2017
    BOSTON, Mass. - Simmons College crew members Alexa Frongillo (Franklin, Mass.) and Kate Krawczuk (Harrisburg, Pa.) were both named to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference All-Conference Rowing Second Team, it was announced by the league.
  • Crew Places Fifth at NEWMAC Championship
    April 29, 2017
    WORCESTER, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team placed fifth at the New England Men's and Women's Athletic Conference Rowing Championship this morning on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.
  • Seven Named to 2017 NEWMAC Rowing Academic All-Conference Team
    April 26, 2017
    BOSTON, Mass. – Simmons College seniors Karina Bercan (Derry, N.H.), Alexa Frongillo (Franklin, Mass.), juniors Ronnie Bennett (Pottstown, Pa.), Elizabeth Rea-Wilson (Concord, Mass.) and sophomores Kellie Cann (Needham, Mass.), Eleanor Pullan (Northampton, Mass.) and Madison Summers (Hudson, N.H.) were all named to the 2017 New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Rowing Academic All-Conference team, it was announced today by the league.
  • Crew Competes at Barbara Donahue Cup
    April 15, 2017
    WORCESTER, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team competed at the Barbara Donahue Cup this morning on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.
  • Crew's 2V8 Places Second at Clark Invitational
    April 09, 2017
    WORCESTER, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team's Second Varsity Eight placed second to lead the program at this morning's Clark Invitational on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.
  • Crew 2V8 Easily Defeats Trinity (CT) in Day of Racing with Tufts and Coast Guard
    April 08, 2017
    MALDEN, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team's Second Varsity Eight defeated Trinity College's (Conn.) 2V8 by 39 seconds to highlight a day of head-to-head racing on the Malden River in Malden, Mass. this morning. The Sharks also took on host Tufts University and United States Coast Guard Academy.
  • Crew Caps "Spring Kickoff" Weekend with #2 Bates, Harvard-Radcliffe
    April 02, 2017
    CAMBRIDGE/BOSTON, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team completed its opening Spring season weekend with three races vs. visiting number two Bates College and Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweights this morning on the Charles River in Cambridge/Boston, Mass.
  • Crew Opens Spring Season vs. MIT Lightweight
    March 31, 2017
    BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team opened the 2017 spring season with a pair of races vs. cross-river neighbor Massachusetts Institute of Technology this morning on the Charles River. The races were moved up a day due to the expected inclement weather conditions. Both races were on a 2,000-meter course with a light tailwind and good water.
  • Crew Finishes Third at Seven Sisters Championship
    October 30, 2016
    HADLEY, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team finished third at the 2016 Seven Sisters Championship Regatta today on the Connecticut River in Hadley, Mass. The race was hosted by Smith College.
  • Crew Finishes 22nd at 52nd Head of the Charles Regatta
    October 23, 2016
    CAMBRIDGE/BOSTON, Mass. - The Simmons College crew team placed 22nd in the women's collegiate eight race at the 52nd Head of the Charles Regatta this afternoon on the Charles River in Cambridge and Boston, Mass.
  • Bennett, Knox Win Gold to Lead Crew at 37th Annual Textile River Regatta
    October 02, 2016
    LOWELL, Mass. - Juniors Ronnie Bennett (Pottstown, Pa.) and Phoebe Knox (Scituate, Mass.) won the Gold Medal in the Women's Club Double race today at the 37th Textile River Regatta on the Merrimack River in Lowell, Mass.