Bates College

2025-26: Team captain.

2024-25: IRCA First Team All-American.... First Team All-NESCAC.... IRCA Scholar-Athlete.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Rowed in the stroke seat of the first varsity eight and helped Bates earn a bronze medal at the IRA National Championship (May 30-31), a silver medal at the National Invitational Rowing Championship (May 11), and a bronze medal at the New England Rowing Championship (May 3).... Desmaison is one of 15 Bobcats returning to the men's rowing team in 2025-26 from the 23 who competed at IRAs.  

2023-24: IRCA Scholar-Athlete.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Rowed in the bow seat of the first varsity eight at the IRA National Championship regatta as the crew took fifth place with a time of 5:50.717 in the grand final of the "D3" race (June 1).... Rowed in the bow seat of the first varsity eight at the National Invitational Rowing Championship as the Bobcats placed sixth in a very fast grand final, crossing the line in 6:04.801 (May 12).... Rowed in the bow seat of the first varsity eight at the New England Rowing Championship as the Bobcats placed sixth in the grand final in 6:04.609 (May 4).

2022-23: Rowed in the third seat of the Bates first varsity eight, as the Bobcats took home a bronze medal in the "D3 race" at the IRA National Championship Regatta (June 3).... Rowed in the fifth seat of the Bates first varsity eight at the National Invitational Rowing Championship as the Bobcats won the petite final (May 12).... Rowed in the fifth seat of the Bates first varsity eight as the Bobcats finished sixth in the grand final at the New England Rowing Championship (May 6).... Rowed in the fifth seat of the first varsity eight as the Bobcats finished 11th out of 41 boats in the Collegiate Eights race at the Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 23).

Personal: 2022 graduate of Brooks School (Mass.) where he competed in rowing and cross country ... 2021-22 School Prefect ...  Brooks School Boys' Rowing Captain ...2022 Howard "Ox" Kingsbury Award ...2022 International competitor at Henley Royal Regatta (Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup) ... 2024 Winner: Lightweight Pair, Royal Canadian Henley ... 2024 Winner: Autumn Fours, Keble College, University of Oxford ... 2x Bates College Dean's List.

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What’s a value or principle you try to live by?
"Love the hand that fate deals you and play it as your own."