BOSTON – Traveling across the country for one of the biggest regattas of the season, the San Diego women's rowing team put together a stellar performance at the 2025 Head of the Charles Regatta on Saturday afternoon. 

USD sent one boat to compete at this weekend's regatta as the Toreros' first varsity eight crew raced in the women's club eights competition and put together a strong team race to reach the podium with a fifth place finish and an overall time of 16:40.32 to wrap up the trip. 

"It was a great day to be a Torero," head women's rowing coach Katie Thurstin said. "This was San Diego's first time winning a medal at the Head of the Charles in the Club 8+ event. The athletes executed a really well rowed race. It's exciting to see this group come together this early in the year. We're excited to get back home to the rest of our team and shift our focus to the San Diego Fall Classic." 

The full list of USD student-athlete participants in today's race can be viewed below: 

Varsity 8+:
Coxswain: Hava Appleyard
Stroke: Skye Lang
Seven: Grace Kaufmann
Six: Coco Sequeira
Five: Sofia Frushtick
Four: Esme Oxman
Three: Leilani Gillespie
Two: Vivien Goretic
Bow: Sophia Bouvard 

The Toreros will now return back to Southern California and enjoy a few weeks away from their next competition. USD will now look forward to their final regatta of the fall as they will compete at the San Diego Fall Classic on Sunday, November 9 at Mission Bay. For more information on USD women's rowing's upcoming competition schedule, please check the program's schedule page. 

To stay up to date with San Diego women's rowing, please follow the team's Instagram and X pages, @USDWRowing.