LEONIA, N.J. -- The Bates rowing teams got the spring season started Saturday against Ivy League foe Columbia University, with the women's team racing Drexel as well at Overpeck County Park.
The men's rowing team raced first, taking on the Columbia Lightweights. The Columbia second varsity eight won the race in 6:23.6 while their first varsity eight took second in 6:25.01. The Bates men's first varsity eight took third in the race in 6:32.54 and the second varsity eight came in fourth in 6:55.56.
Each school's respective third varsity eight raced one-on-one on Saturday, with the Columbia 3V lightweights winning in 6:44.56. The Bates 3V crossed the finish line in 7:09.23.
On the women's side, the Bates first varsity eight came in third place behind NCAA Division I foes Columbia and Drexel. Columbia won the race in 7:01.42 while the Bobcats crossed the finish line in 7:35.05.
The Bates women's second varsity eight also finished third in their race, recording a time of 8:00.8, and the Bates third varsity eight also finished third in their race, finishing in 8:36.47.
The men's rowing team is back in action Saturday, April 6 when they race Boston College and the women are competing that day as well, taking on Simmons and the MIT Lightweights.
Bates MV8 lineup: Bow:
Luke Desmaison; 2:
Sean Christiansen; 3:
Jimmy Staller; 4:
Isaac Levinger; 5:
Lando Putnam-Bagley; 6:
Conor McGuckin; 7:
Charlie Berman; Stroke:
George Fauver; c:
Izzy Beck
Bates M2V8 lineup: Bow:
Luke Johnson; 2:
Hugh McCabe; 3:
Brendan Kelly; 4:
Kelly McKaige; 5:
Oliver Firmenich; 6:
Charles Renvyle; 7:
Riley Young; Stroke:
Andrew Frey; c:
Darien Chiang
Bates M3V8 lineup: Bow:
Leo Sullivan; 2:
Micah Johnson; 3:
Henry Gunderson; 4:
Nick Hoerle; 5:
Benji Richards; 6:
Alex Appleton; 7:
Erik Lindholm; Stroke:
Ian Van Loo; c:
Micah Shimizu
Bates WV8 lineup: Bow:
Charlotte Comrack; 2:
Olivia Smith; 3:
Olivia Szachta; 4:
Livia Bernhardt; 5:
Katarina Dickson; 6:
Isabelle Martin; 7:
Maggie Gill; Stroke:
Cal Dagner; c:
Lucy Del Col
Bates W2V8 lineup: Bow:
Hannah de Fontaine; 2:
Tatum Holley; 3:
Miryam Keller; 4:
Maggie Kornfeind; 5:
Quinn Gleason; 6:
Megan O'Donnell; 7:
May Fastaia; Stroke:
Elizabeth Gramley; c:
Oli Seline
Bates W3V8 lineup: Bow:
Claire Scott; 2:
Julia Buzacott; 3:
Alexa Terry; 4:
Olivia Dekker; 5:
Froney Dreher; 6:
Dominique Bunnell; 7:
Madeline Kemp; Stroke:
Rylee Eaton; c:
Sarah Wallace
