Saturday, October 17
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Photo by: Columbia University Athletics
10/18/2026 7:35:00 PM | General, Women's Rowing, Heavyweight Rowing
The Lions had two entries in the top five of the Club Fours
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Columbia women's rowing secured a runner-up finish for the second straight year in the Women's Club Fours on Saturday at the 2026 Head of the Charles Regatta, placing two entries among the top five.
The Lions' top entry finished second overall in 19:10.306 and earned silver, just 1.464 seconds behind Boston University, which won the race in 19:08.842. Columbia's second entry crossed the finish line in fifth place with a time of 19:20.220, giving the Lions two top-five finishes in the 48-boat field.
Columbia also recorded seventh and 12th place finishes in the Women's Championship Fours/Mixed PR3 Fours on Sunday. The Lions' top entry crossed seventh in 17:50.942. Columbia's second boat finished in 18:02.687 to place 12th.
Heavyweight rowing finished ninth in the Men's Championship Fours on Sunday. The Lions crossed the finish line in 16:30.325, placing ninth in a competitive field. Princeton won the event in 15:24.400, followed by Washington in 15:34.133 and California in 15:48.360. Columbia recorded split times of 3:42.853 at Riverside, 9:05.488 at Weld Boathouse and 13:45.761 at the Cambridge Boat Club before completing the course in 16:30.325.
In the Men's Championship Eights on Sunday, the Lions crossed the finish line in 14:23.960. Columbia recorded a split of 3:09.001 at the first checkpoint, followed by 7:48.258 at the second and 11:53.668 at the third before completing the course in 14:23.960.
Lineups
Women's Club Fours
Entry A: Anika Kumar, Deanna Besart, Kiley Martin, Shannon Breimer, Isabel Bessette
Entry B: Rebecca Yeung, Rachel Dowd, Madalyn Gocal, Vienna Farano, Fendley Obert
Men's Championship Fours
James Palanca, Nick Gonzalez, Nemanja Petrovic, Conor Parks, Aleks Nikolov
Women's Championship Fours/Mixed PR3 Fours
Entry A: Tess Degenhart, Kira Morton, Sofia Brauweiler, Maya Jhamb, Fiona O'Toole
Entry B: Debolina Sen, Marie Rebeiz, Ally Hodder, Hope Gelfand, Giordan Ismael
Men's Championship Eights
Adi Timblo, Archie White, Harry Halper, Barney Russell, Tai Renner, Andrew Green, Nick Smyth, Thomas Woodgate, Colton Millar
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia Rowing, follow @CULionsRowing on X and Instagram, and at the web at GoColumbiaLions.com
The Lions' top entry finished second overall in 19:10.306 and earned silver, just 1.464 seconds behind Boston University, which won the race in 19:08.842. Columbia's second entry crossed the finish line in fifth place with a time of 19:20.220, giving the Lions two top-five finishes in the 48-boat field.
Columbia also recorded seventh and 12th place finishes in the Women's Championship Fours/Mixed PR3 Fours on Sunday. The Lions' top entry crossed seventh in 17:50.942. Columbia's second boat finished in 18:02.687 to place 12th.
Heavyweight rowing finished ninth in the Men's Championship Fours on Sunday. The Lions crossed the finish line in 16:30.325, placing ninth in a competitive field. Princeton won the event in 15:24.400, followed by Washington in 15:34.133 and California in 15:48.360. Columbia recorded split times of 3:42.853 at Riverside, 9:05.488 at Weld Boathouse and 13:45.761 at the Cambridge Boat Club before completing the course in 16:30.325.
In the Men's Championship Eights on Sunday, the Lions crossed the finish line in 14:23.960. Columbia recorded a split of 3:09.001 at the first checkpoint, followed by 7:48.258 at the second and 11:53.668 at the third before completing the course in 14:23.960.
Lineups
Women's Club Fours
Entry A: Anika Kumar, Deanna Besart, Kiley Martin, Shannon Breimer, Isabel Bessette
Entry B: Rebecca Yeung, Rachel Dowd, Madalyn Gocal, Vienna Farano, Fendley Obert
Men's Championship Fours
James Palanca, Nick Gonzalez, Nemanja Petrovic, Conor Parks, Aleks Nikolov
Women's Championship Fours/Mixed PR3 Fours
Entry A: Tess Degenhart, Kira Morton, Sofia Brauweiler, Maya Jhamb, Fiona O'Toole
Entry B: Debolina Sen, Marie Rebeiz, Ally Hodder, Hope Gelfand, Giordan Ismael
Men's Championship Eights
Adi Timblo, Archie White, Harry Halper, Barney Russell, Tai Renner, Andrew Green, Nick Smyth, Thomas Woodgate, Colton Millar
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia Rowing, follow @CULionsRowing on X and Instagram, and at the web at GoColumbiaLions.com
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