GREENE, Maine -- The Bates rowing team turned in a dominating performance and the Bobcats won their 10th consecutive President's Cup Regatta Saturday morning on the Androscoggin River. 

The Bobcats won nine of the 10 races held on Saturday against rivals Colby and Bowdoin, with the University of Maine also competing in select events. 

"We're very pleased with the entire program as they once again bring home the President's Cup," head coach Peter Steenstra said. "The rowers did well to adapt quickly to unfamiliar lineups and the coxswains handled the strong cross wind with very few mistakes. This performance shows that, from top to bottom, we're ready for the championship season that begins with the New England Rowing Championship next weekend."

Action started at 9am and the men's novice four, led by first-year coxswain Micah Shimizu (Batavia, Ill.) and first-year stroke George Fauver (Bedford, N.Y.), won their race in 6:52.2, seven seconds faster than runner-up Bowdoin.

The men's varsity four race proved to be much closer, as Bowdoin, a club team, specializes in fours. But the Bobcats prevailed, with senior coxswain Aidan Braithwaite (Milton, Mass.) and sophomore stroke Sean Christiansen (Roxbury Conn.) leading the way. Bates crossed the finish line in 6:32.3, with the Polar Bears close behind at 6:33.0.

The women's novice four took to the water next, and led by first-year coxswain Audrey Kamine (Rockville, Md.) and first-year stroke Quinn Gleason (Wayland, Mass.), the Bobcats won a one-on-one race with the Polar Bears in 7:46.6. Bowdoin crossed the line in 7:53.3.

Senior coxswain Hannah Braslau (Chelmsford, Mass.) and senior captain stroke Casey Winter (Malvern, Pa.) had no problem leading the women's varsity four to victory next, out-racing runner-up Bowdoin 7:24.7 to 7:34.4. Colby and Maine finished a distant third and fourth respectively.

Led by senior coxswain Isabella Sobolewski (Washington, D.C.) and junior stroke Genesis Bussey (Bronx, N.Y.), a revamped women's second varsity eight rolled to a win over Bowdoin and Colby in 6:58.0. Then the men's second varsity continued their outstanding season with an open water win. Led by sophomore coxswain Isabel Beck (Montclair, N.J.) and sophomore stroke Ian Van Loo (Seattle, Wash.), the Bobcats raced to the finish in 6:06.3 compared to Bowdoin's 6:22.7. 

The women's novice eight took second to Bowdoin in their race, but the men's novice eight cruised to the win over the Polar Bears. Led by first-year coxswain Melinda Kostrinsky (New York City) and first-year stroke Wiley Anderson (Ithaca, N.Y.), the Bobcats recorded a time of 6:38.4, more than half a minute ahead of Bowdoin (7:09.1).

The morning concluded with the men's and women's first varsity eight races. Led by Braithwaite and Fauver, the Bates men's 1V out-raced runner up Colby 6:02.5 to 6:12. Then junior coxswain Lucy Del Col (Wellesley, Mass.) and Winter led the women's 1V down the 2K course in 6:57.2, out-racing runner-up Bowdoin (7:03.1) and Colby (7:23.0).

The Bobcats are back in action next Saturday at the New England Rowing Championship, hosted by WPI on Lake Quinsigamond. 

Bates WV8 lineup: Bow: Darya Lee; 2: Hannah Burdick; 3: Josephine Stevens; 4: Molly Connors; 5: Livia Bernhardt; 6: Katarina Dickson; 7: Eliana Weissmann; Stroke: Casey Winter; c: Lucy Del Col

Bates W2V8 lineup: Bow: Eloise Botka; 2: Hope Stamp; 3: Ollie Young; 4: Olivia Szachta; 5: Isabelle Martin; 6: Abigail Somosky; 7: Lydia Barker; Stroke: Genesis Bussey; c: Isabella Sobolewski

Bates W3V8 lineup: Bow: Madeline Kemp; 2: Emily Everett; 3: Julia Buzacott; 4: Dominique Bunnell; 5: Olivia Dekker; 6: Maggie Kornfeind; 7: Claire Scott; Stroke: Miryam Keller; c: Olivia Seline

Bates WN8 lineup: Bow: Elizabeth Gramley; 2: Merrill Doherty; 3: Olivia Smith; 4: Tatum Holley; 5: Hannah de Fontaine; 6: Lauren Cockrill; 7: Isabelle Martin; Stroke: Quinn Gleason; c: Nicola Lynch-Collier

Bates WV4 lineup: Bow: Darya Lee; 2: Molly Connors; 3: Josephine Stevens; 4: Casey Winter; c: Hannah Braslau

Bates WN4 lineup: Bow: Hannah de Fontaine; 2: Lauren Cockrill; 3: Olivia Smith; 4: Quinn Gleason; c: Audrey Kamine

Bates MV8 lineup: Bow: Benjamin MacDonald; 2: Sean Christiansen; 3: Timothy Bates; 4: Isaac Levinger; 5: Luke Desmaison; 6: William Siebert; 7: Charlie Berman; Stroke: George Fauver; c: Aidan Braithwaite

Bates M2V8 lineup: Bow: Riley Young; 2: Conor McGuckin; 3: Samuel Marchman; 4: Charles Renvyle; 5: Oliver Firmenich; 6: Benjamin Auerbach; 7: Andrew Frey; Stroke: Ian Van Loo; c: Isabel Beck

Bates M3V8 lineup: Bow: Alwin Ma; 2: Saunders Thompson; 3: Daniel Rodriguez; 4: William Conway; 5: Micah Johnson; 6: Jack Stephenson; 7: Jimmy Staller; Stroke: Wiley Anderson; c: Micah Shimizu

Bates MN8 lineup: Bow: Alwin Ma; 2: Jack Stephenson; 3: Samuel Hallett; 4: Zachary Jawor; 5: Leo Sullivan; 6: Conor McGuckin; 7: Kelly McKaige; Stroke: Wiley Anderson; c: Melinda Kostrinsky

Bates MV4 lineup: Bow: Benjamin MacDonald; 2: Isaac Levinger; 3: Timothy Bates; 4: Sean Christiansen; c: Aidan Braithwaite

Bates MN4 lineup: Bow: Kelly McKaige; 2: William Siebert; 3: Luke Desmaison; 4: George Fauver; c: Micah Shimizu