Exeter crew is preparing for another exciting showing at the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta, one of the largest and most celebrated rowing events in the world. The regatta, first held in 1965, takes place annually on the Charles River in Boston and attracts thousands of elite rowers from around the world.

Last fall, Exeter made quite the splash at the event as the women's youth 4+ boat of Jane Park '24, Eden Fisher '24, Athena Sperantsas '24, Ava Cathey '25, and Sophie Turner '25 earned a third place medal with a time of 19:31.934 in a field of 90 boats in the section.

This year, Exeter's girls will field both a 4+ and an 8+ crew, while the boys will compete with an 8+ crew. The women's youth 8+ section (Event #50) will start the meandering course at 9:02am while Exeter is expected to start around 9:10am. The girls 8+ crew will be bow #53 and features Elsa Janicki '26, Bella Tyson Montgomery '27, Sophia Slosek '25, Eleanor Unger '26, Avery McClelland '25, Charlotte Dassori '26, Zoe Miller '26, Amelia Post '25, and Ava Spaulding '25.

The women's youth 4+ section (Event #52) will kick off at 9:56am. Exeter, bow #3, will feature Victoria Mabardy '25, Ava Cathey '25, Evie Gaylord '25, Chloe Bosma '26, and Sophia Turner '25.

The men's youth 8+ section (Event #55) will kick off at 11:07am with Big Red (bow #71) expected to start at roughly 11:18am. The Exeter boat will feature Rohit Kantamneni '25, Ian Kim '25, Arian Khichadia '25, Monte Wood '25, Peter Roper '26, Mason Cotter '25, Matt Minor '26, Emmett Nomellini '25, and Ryan Chen '25.  

The Big Red crews have been training hard in hopes of navigating the challenging course, lined with rowdy spectators, with precision.

For more information and a link to a live broadcast of the Regatta, please click here.