The men's second varsity eight was one of seven Bates boats to win its race in the 22nd annual Presidents Cup regatta as the Bobcats won the cup outright for the seventh consecutive year. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
GREENE, Maine -- The Bates rowing teams won seven out of 10 races Sunday against Bowdoin and Colby to clinch the Bobcats' seventh consecutive Presidents Cup in the 22nd edition of the annual regatta hosted at the Bates boathouse in Greene.
The Bobcats have won or shared the Presidents Cup 10 consecutive years going back to 2008. There was no winner in 2012 due to inclement weather and the Bobcats shared it with Bowdoin in 2010.
Sunday started with a pair of novice races, with the men's novice four coming in second to Colby and the women's novice four taking first place over Bowdoin with a time of 8:42.6.
After a short break, the men's second varsity eight raced to the finish in 6:44.7 to defeat Colby's boat that finished in 7:05.69. Then the men's first varsity eight took center stage and won by nearly 20 seconds with a time of 6:37.2. Bates kept the momentum going with the women's first varsity eight clocking in at 7:35.69, finishing well ahead of second place Colby (8:14.23) and nearly two minutes ahead of Bowdoin.
The women's second varsity eight wrapped up the middle session with a victory over the Bobcat third varsity eight and a pair of Colby boats. The W2V8 raced to the finish in 8:04.0 and the third varsity eight came in second with a time of 8:29.6.
After another short break, the women's varsity four finished second to Bowdoin and the women's novice eight took second by just half a second to the Mules.
The Bobcats finished up the day with two straight victories. The men's varsity four clipped Bowdoin with a time of 7:29.0 to the Polar Bears' 7:38.73. In the final race of the regatta, the Bobcat second varsity four checked in with a time of 7:41.0, good for first place ahead of Bowdoin (7:44.1) and Colby (8:00.5).
The Bates men are back in action this Saturday when they compete at Holy Cross against Williams among others. Meanwhile the women and men host the Bates Invitational next Sunday against Middlebury and New Hampshire.
Women's Lineups:
Bates WV8: Bow: Emma Wheeler; 2: Catharine Berry-Toon; 3: Grace Murnaghan 4: Rosemary Kyne; 5: Olivia Stockly; 6: Hannah Fitts; 7: Lena Rintell; Stroke: Laura Rand; c: Elizabeth Folsom
Bates W2V8: Bow: Claudia Glickman; 2: Grace Jurkovich; 3: Grace Bake; 4: Grace Smith; 5: Sally Porter; 6: Hannah Beams; 7: Amelia Wilhelm; Stroke: Phoebe Long; c: Hanna De Bruyn
Bates W3V8: Bow: Isabella Miller; 2: Marianna Paone; 3: Hannah Smith; 4: Elizabeth Johnson; 5: Grace Purinton; 6: Sarah Fink; 7: Michaela Heffernan; Stroke: Emily Disler; c: Maya Seshan
Bates WV4: Bow: India Lissak; 2: Sophia Merelas; 3: Michaela Heffernan; 4: Emily Disler; c: Hanna De Bruyn
Bates WN8: Bow: Kathryn Brown; 2: Elizabeth Fairman; 3: Eva Melendes; 4: Olympia Fisher; 5: Emma York; 6: Elizabeth Fischer; 7: Saylor Strugar; Stroke: Martha Bishop; c: Elise Grossfeld
Bates WN4: Bow: Hannah Beams; 2: Sally Porter; 3: Catharine Berry-Toon; 4: Grace Bake; c: Elizabeth Folsom
Men's Lineups:
Bates MV8: Bow: Joshua Bilchik; 2: Mats Terwiesch; 3: Maxwell Milavetz; 4: Quinn Gardner; 5: Daniel Sparks; 6: Eric Jordan; 7: Roderick Pratt; stroke: Kyle Schlueter; c: Ariel Lee
Bates M2V8: Bow: Constantine Gregoire; 2: Trevor Fry; 3: William Langhoff; 4: William Crate; 5: Kevin Downing; 6: Christopher Novak; 7: Julian Stolper; Stroke: Kento Kajima; c: Holland Doyle
Bates MV4: Bow: Joshua Bilchik; 2: Mats Terwiesch; 3: Roderick Pratt; 4: Kyle Schlueter; c: Ariel Lee
Bates MN4: Bow: Joseph Inger; 2: Jackson Cote; 3: Jaimin Keliihoomalu; 4: Will Dyer Kloman; c: Aidan Temperino
Bates M2V4: Bow: Jonathan Reid; 2: Hugh Gorman; 3: Maxwell Milavetz; 4: Christopher Koziel; c: Holland Doyle
