CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Bates women's rowing team's first varsity eight placed fifth out of 34 crews in the collegiate eights race, pacing the Bobcats Sunday at the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Led by first-year coxswain Hannah Herbst (Larkspur, Calif.) and sophomore stroke Charlotte Comrack (Washington, D.C.) the women's 1V navigated the serpentine 4,800-meter course on the Charles River in 17:33.270. 

The Bobcats finished fourth among NESCAC schools as Tufts won the race with a time of 17:02.698. 

Meanwhile, the second varsity eight finished in 20th place in the collegiate eights race with a time of 18:17.078. Led by first-year coxswain Leah Brody (Larchmont, N.Y.) and senior captain stroke Rylee Eaton (Little Deer Isle, Maine), the Bobcats finished fourth among the 2V boats in the race.

Bates also entered a boat in the women's collegiate fours race on Sunday. Led by sophomore coxswain Sarah Wallace (Fairfield, Conn.) and first-year stroke Arden Minor (Danbury, Conn.), the Bobcats finished in 19th place out of 39 crews with a time of 20:27.560. Carleton College won the race in 18:27.344.

On the men's side, the Bobcats entered a boat in the collegiate eights race and led by sophomore Darien Chiang (Quincy, Mass.) and senior stroke Charles Renvyle (Topsham, Maine) the Bobcats finished in 26th place out of 42 boats with a time of 15:36.582. La Salle won the race in 14:33.565.

The Head of the Charles is the lone regatta of the fall for the Bates rowing program. The Bobcats will return to action on April 5 when the women's team races Simmons and the MIT Lightweights, and the men's team races Boston College.

Bates WV8 lineup: Bow: May Fastaia; 2: Hannah Burdick; 3: Isabelle Martin; 4: Olivia Szachta; 5: Quinn Gleason; 6: Maggie Gill; 7: Miryam Keller; Stroke: Charlotte Comrack; c: Hannah Herbst

Bates W2V8 lineup: Bow: Cal Dagner; 2: Evie Fox; 3: Froney Dreher; 4: Megan O'Donnell; 5: Virginia Adams; 6: Tatum Holley; 7: Caitlin Regan; Stroke: Rylee Eaton; c: Leah Brody

Bates WV4 lineup: Bow: Olivia Hill; 2: Greta Oberdiek; 3: Elizabeth Gramley; 4: Arden Minor; c: Sarah Wallace

Bates MV8 lineup: Bow: Erik Lindholm; 2: Sean Christiansen; 3: Jimmy Staller; 4: Nicholas Hoerle; 5: Lando Putnam-Bagley; 6: Conor McGuckin; 7: Brendan Kelly; Stroke: Charles Renvyle; c: Darien Chiang