New London, Conn - Men's crew traveled to the Coast Guard Academy late last night for their Dual against the Bears on the Thames River this morning. Sunny skies and warm temps contrasted with the challenging conditions out on the water. From a 10-15mph headwind, an outgoing tide, and an upstream course, the river provided many opportunities for the athletes not to perform well. Yet, all of the men's crews handled the conditions exceptionally well, establishing commanding leads early in their races. Heading into the weekend, Colby was ranked 5th and Coast Guard, 11th. Now, the team heads back to Maine ready to return to the Hume Center and get out on the lake.
Now for the lineups and results:
The First Varsity, with coxswain Will Leonard '29, and rowers
Connor Katz '29,
Andy Li '28,
Ian Ucko '28,
Jack Childress '26,
Jack Weinberg '26,
Reed Blaeser '29,
William Eardley '26 and
Cole Christensen '27, put 18 seconds on Coast Guard's crew. Colby covered the distance in 6:17.8 and Coast Guard went 6:35.7.
The Second Varsity, with coxswain Nate Dunn '27, and rowers Benjamin Zipkin '29,
Nolan Roche '28,
Alex Malkani '29,
Brendan Barrett '27,
William Steinwachs '29,
Timothy Enos '29,
Theo Grossman '27, and
Jackson Harrington '28, finished with a margin of 23 seconds. Colby went 6:24.2 and Coast Guard, 6:47.6.
The Third Varsity, with coxswain
Charlie Pantelick '27, and rowers Charlie King '29,
Bennett Jones '27,
Robbie Trowbridge '28,
Garrett Leonard '29,
Tyler Merritt '28,
Sumner Groves '28,
Atticus Coyne '29, and Sawyer Dillion '28, won their race by 17 seconds. Colby went 6:44.8 and Coast Guard, 7:02.1.
The Fourth Varsity, with coxswain
Leon Lee '29, and rowers
Alex Furber '29, Josh Bradshaw '28,
Shankara Rao '29,
Henry Evans '28,
Dan Steber '27,
Sam Mulcahy '28,
Doug DeNatale '28, and
Theo Ornstein '28 finished with the biggest margin of the day, beating Coast Guard by 51 seconds. Colby went 6:49.0 and Coast Guard, 7:40.3.
Catch the Mules next weekend back in Worcester, Mass when they race Trinity, WPI, Marietta, and Ithaca for the Remley Cup.
