Sidney, Maine - On Saturday, the Mules welcomed Maine rival NESCACs Bates and Bowdoin to their home course at the Hume Center in Sidney. The day was marked by calm air, and beautiful fall foliage. Colby's first varsity boat beat their counterparts at Bowdoin and fell to Bates. The second, third, and fourth varsity boats all took down their counterparts at Bates and Bowdoin. Crews raced the 6000 meter course and came together after for a barbecue made possible by some returning alumni from the class of 2024 and 2025.
Colby's first varsity boat, made up of
Curtis Adams-Beyea '28,
Connor Katz '29,
Jack Childress '26,
Jack Weinberg '26,
Nolan Roche '28,
Andy Li '28,
Jackson Harrington '28,
Ian Ucko '28, and
Ian Zhou '28, finished with a time of 20:02.25, securing a 2nd overall finish in the Mens Varsity Eight event.
Colby's second boat also raced in the Varsity Eight event. This boat, made up of
Nathan Dunn '28, Benjamin Zipkin '29,
William Steinwachs '29,
Alex Malkani '29,
Reed Blaeser '29,
William Eardley '26,
Augi Booth '28,
Robbie Trowbridge '28, and
Cole Christensen '27, came in 3rd place with a time of, 20:15.02. This finish put them ahead of Bowdoin's first varsity and Bates' second varsity boats which finished 4th and 5th respectively.
The last Colby boat racing in the Varsity Eight event was the third varsity. This crew, made of
Addison Schonewald '29,
Charlie Pantelick '27,
Joshua Bradshaw '28,
Shankara Rao '29,
Danny Sullivan '26,
Henry Evans '28,
Sumner Groves '28,
Alex Furber '29, and
Sawyer Dillon '28, finished 6th with a time of 21:17.58, ahead of Bates' third varsity and Bowdoin's second varsity.
Colby's fourth boat won the Men's Novice Eights event with a time of 21:56.64. This boat was made up of
Leon Lee '29, Atticus Coyne '29,
Duncan Rishel '29,
Tyler Merritt '28,
Sam Mulcahy '28, Doug Denatale '28,
Sumner Groves '28,
Slater Fairfield '28, and Will Leonard '29.
Following this successful weekend, the Mules head into winter training with lots of positive momentum and look forward to the spring season.
