Greene, Maine- The Colby Crew team traveled to Greene, Maine this weekend to take on Maine rivals Bates and Bowdoin for the annual President's Cup regatta. Despite strong tail crosswinds and last-minute lineup changes, the crews battled hard against their competitors. The Men's Varsity 8 gave a Bates squad ranked third in the country all it could handle before eventually finishing in second place. Despite an illness that forced a late change of lineup, the crew made the most of a strong start to challenge the Bobcats and defeat Bowdoin by nearly 5 seconds. The Women's Varsity 8 fought back after a difficult start in challenging conditions, but couldn't quite reel in their competitors and ultimately finished in third place. The Women's Second Varsity 8 also placed third, battling the whole way to defeat the second Bates crew in the race. Colby placed third as a team, with both the Men's and Women's squads accruing 6 points apiece.
Men's results can be found
here.
Women's results can be found
here.
Rosters:
Men's Varsity 8
Lineup:
Alyssa West '25,
Mason Cheney '25,
McQuillen Martinez '23,
Luca Krueger '24,
William Eardley '26,
Evan Goggin '24,
Jack Weinberg '26,
Charlie Stevenson '24,
Charlie Anderson '25
Women's Varsity 8
Lineup:
Rhea Bakshi '25,
Kirsten Ishii '25,
Harriet Winterer '25,
Caroline Bedrosian '23,
Tori Richards '23,
Ainsley Bonang '25,
Ellie Pohlig '26,
Khaki Sawyer '26,
Maryjane Pennington '25
Women's 2nd Varsity 8
Lineup:
Saia Patel '26,
Pardis Koplos '25;
Isabel Grimes '25;
Katherine White '26,
Eliza LaRovere '25,
Eliza Nilson '26,
Addison Hyde '26,
Kayla Balsam '26,
Shayna Leinberger '26
Pre-Race Rankings:
Men: Bates 3rd; Colby 6th
Women: Bates 4th
Next Saturday, the team will travel to Worcester, Massachusetts for the New England Rowing Championships.
