GREENE, Maine -- The Bates rowing team turned in a dominating performance and the Bobcats won their 11th consecutive President's Cup Regatta Sunday morning on the Androscoggin River. 

Bates won eight of the 10 races held Sunday against rivals Colby and Bowdoin, with the University of Maine also competing in one of the events. The Bobcats combined to score 27 points, while Bowdoin and Colby tallied 13 points apiece.

"I'm very pleased with both teams today," head coach Peter Steenstra said. "This race marks the end of our regular season schedule and a very challenging week of training and racing. They showed a lot of grit today, something we'll need plenty of as we enter the championship portion of our season."

The morning of racing began at 9 am with the women's novice four. Led by first-year coxswain Sarah Wallace (Fairfield, Conn.) and first-year stroke Charlotte Comrack (Washington, D.C.), the Bobcats won the four-boat race in 7:25.1, beating runner-up Bowdoin (7:40.6) by open water.

Then the men's novice four took to the water, and the Bobcats won again. Led by first-year coxswain Darien Chiang (Quincy, Mass.) and first-year stroke Lando Putnam-Bagley (Medford, Mass.), Bates raced to the finish in 6:42.8, easily beating runner-up Colby (7:00.0) in the four-boat race, which also included the University of Maine, by open water.

The men's varsity four race proved to be one of the most exciting of the day. Led by junior coxswain Izzy Beck (Upper Montclair, N.J.) and sophomore stroke George Fauver (Bedford, N.Y.), the Bobcats won the race in dramatic fashion, outracing runner-up Bowdoin 6:29.3 to 6:30.1.

Bates entered a pair of boats in the men's third varsity eight race against Bowdoin, with the 3V, led by sophomore coxswain Micah Shimizu (Methuen, Mass.) and junior stroke Ben Auerbach (Greenbrae, Calif.), winning in 6:08.8. The 4V, led by sophomore coxswain Melinda Kostrinsky (Miami, Fla.) and first-year stroke Finian Guinney (Seattle, Wash.), took second in 6:51.4, well-ahead of Bowdoin (7:06.4).

The top two eights for the women's and men's teams were up next. Led by senior coxswain Oli Seline (Delaware, Ohio) and Comrack in the stroke seat, the Bates women's second varsity won their two-boat race with Bowdoin in 6:51.7. The Polar Bears crossed the finish line in 7:03.7.

With Chiang at coxswain and senior captain Andrew Frey (Berkeley, Calif.) at the stroke seat, the Bates men's second varsity eight crossed the finish line first in a time of 6:08.9, beating runner-up Colby in the three-boat race by seven seconds.

As she has all year, Beck coxed the men's first varsity eight, and Fauver manned the stroke seat. With a tailwind making the race quite fast, the Bobcats won a tight one over runner-up Colby in 5:41.5. The Mules crossed the finish line in 5:41.5 while Bowdoin was far back, finishing in 6:05.1.

Led by senior captain coxswain Lucy Del Col (Wellesley, Mass.) and first-year stroke Cal Dagner (Crozet, Va.), the Bates women's first varsity eight concluded the morning with a convincing win, racing to the finish in 6:39.9 to defeat Bowdoin (6:50.7) and Colby (7:12.5).

The Bobcats are back in action this Saturday when they travel to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. for the New England Rowing Championship.

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: Riley Young; 2:  Ian Van Loo; 3: Brendan Kelly; 4: Nick Hoerle; 5: Oliver Firmenich; 6: Charles Renvyle; 7: Luke Johnson; Stroke: Andrew Frey; c: Darien Chiang

Bates M3V8 lineup: Bow: Erik Lindholm; 2: Hugh McCabe; 3: Leo Sullivan; 4: Will Conway; 5: Alex Appleton; 6: Kelly McKaige; 7: Micah Johnson; Stroke: Ben Auerbach; c: Micah Shimizu

Bates M4V8 lineup: Bow: Henry Gunderson; 2: Drod Rodriguez; 3: Amir Thomas; 4: Aidan O'Brien; 5: Soren Davidson; 6: Salem Aqraa; 7: Benji Richards; Stroke: Finian Guinney; c: Melinda Kostrinsky

Bates MV4 lineup: Bow: Luke Desmaison; 2: Isaac Levinger; 3: Charlie Berman; Stroke: George Fauver; c: Izzy Beck

Bates MN4 lineup: Bow: Luke Johnson; 2: Nick Hoerle; 3: Brendan Kelly; 4: Lando Putnam-Bagley; c: Darien Chiang

Bates WV8 lineup: Bow: Hannah Burdick; 2: Olivia Smith; 3: Olivia Szachta; 4: Isabelle Martin; 5: Katarina Dickson; 6: Livia Bernhardt; 7: Maggie Gill; Stroke: Cal Dagner; c: Lucy Del Col

Bates W2V8 lineup: Bow: May Fastaia; 2: Elizabeth Gramley; 3: Hannah de Fontaine; 4: Tatum Holley; 5: Quinn Gleason; 6: Rylee Eaton; 7: Madeline Kemp; Stroke: Charlotte Comrack; c: Oli Seline

Bates W3V8 lineup: Bow: Claire Scott; 2: Megan O'Donnell; 3: Olivia Dekker; 4: Abigail Somosky; 5: Merrill Doherty; 6: Dominique Bunnell; 7: Froney Dreher; Stroke: Julia Buzacott c: Audrey Kamine

Bates WV4 lineup: Bow: Claire Scott; 2: Abigail Somosky; 3: Livia Bernhardt; 4: Katarina Dickson; c: Lucy Del Col

Bates WN4 lineup: Bow: May Fastaia; 2: Maggie Gill; 3: Cal Dagner; 4: Charlotte Comrack; c: Sarah Wallace

Bates WN4 - B lineup: Bow: Juliette Carasso; 2: Noa Hart; 3: Froney Dreher; 4: Sula Harf; c: Taylor Glick