Senior Espen Wheeler rowed at the stroke position for the men's first varsity eight at the San Diego Crew Classic.
Bates took second out of five schools it its heat, racing to the finish in 6:30.710. The Bobcats finished ahead of MIT (6:35.200), UC Santa Barbara (6:38.050), and Long Beach State (6:57.100), with only the University of San Diego (6:26.570) crossing the finish line ahead of Bates in the heat.
The Bates men's 1V out-raced San Diego in Sunday's championship final, taking fourth out of six crews with a time of 6:13.718. The professional Dutch crew A.S.R. Nereus won the race in 6:07.045. It was a tight battle for second, with Marist (6:12.148) edging Gonzaga (6:13.205) and Bates. UC San Diego finished fifth (6:14.055) and San Diego finished sixth in 6:18.168.
