Two rowers with ties to Connecticut took first place in the women’s four in Paris on Tuesday morning and they will row in the finals on Thursday.
The team is made up of Kelsey Reelick, 32, of Brookfield, Connecticut; Mary Mazzio-Manson, a 2020 Yale graduate from Wellesley, Massachusetts; Emily Kallfelz, 27, of Jamestown, Rhode Island; and Kaitlin Knifton, 24, of Austin, Texas.
They will move on to the finals, which will happen on Thursday.
Another Yale grad, Kristi Wagner, and her teammate, Sophia Vitas, finished fifth in their women's double sculls semifinal Tuesday.
Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC Connecticut's News Headlines newsletter.
Their time of 7:04:12 was nearly eight seconds slower than their time in the preliminary heat.
Wagner and Vitas are out of medal contention. They will now row in the Final B on Thursday to determine places 7-12.
