ITHACA, N.Y.—The Hobart rowing team opened their season yesterday against Ithaca and Hamilton at the Cayuga Duels. Racing down the Cayuga Inlet, the Statesmen posted a sweep, winning all three races.
 
The Statesmen rowed against the Hamilton Continentals and the Ithaca Bombers in a 2,000-meter sprint down the 2,000-meter Inlet course. Rowing was contested in a off and on rain in 7-9 mile per hour cross headwind.
 
VARSITY EIGHT

• Hobart's varsity eight, which is receiving votes from the IRCA/IRA Coaches Committee, was driven by Ellie Dial, Colin Mester, Sean Madden, Jayden Dasher, James Feeley IV, Lex Lauer, Álvaro Paulin, Nicholas Short, and Charles Watroba.
• The varsity eight got off to an early lead in the first 500-meters and continued to pull away from Ithaca and Hamilton through the second and third 500s.
• The boat crossed the finish line at 6:11.1, posting an 11.7-second victory over the Bobmers.
• With the win, Hobart continues to retain the Statesmen Trophy, continuing a trend of victory over Ithaca College since 2012. The trophy is awarded to the winner of the varsity eight race between Ithaca and Hobart.
• Ithaca's V8 is ranked tenth and Hamilton's varsity eight is ranked eleventh in the IRCA/IRA Men's D3 Varsity Poll.
• Hamilton finished third, twenty-one seconds behind the Statesmen.

 
SECOND VARSITY EIGHT

• The Hobart Statesmen's second varsity eight manned by Sam Hyman, Panagiotis Giannakopoulos, Adam Pomerantz, Owen O'Connor, Henry McComb, Trevor Beatley, Alan Marusic, Chase Sneddon, and Aidan Vanek.
• During this morning's races the Hobart 2V8 dominated the Cayuga Inlet, finishing at 6:00.04, 29 seconds faster than Ithaca.
• The Statesmen's second varsity eight crossed the finish line over a minute faster than Hamilton, making the second varsity's victory over the Continentals the largest time margin of the day.
• Cornell University and Drexel University raced an hour prior, with Cornell posting a time of 6:03, making Hobart's 2V8 the fastest boat on the water that day.

 
3V8/4V8:

• Hobart's 3V8 was comprised of Leah Henning, Bode Lonergan, Ryan Agans, Carlo Capitanucci, Sam Peeler, James Faulkner, Kire Richardson, Brogan Dietsche, and Tibor Teleki.
• Hobart's 3V8 competed in a three-boat race with the Hobart 4V8 and the Ithaca 3V8. The Statesmen's third eight finished first, beating the Bombers by 44.5 seconds
• The Statesmen's 4V8, was powered by Isabel Goldblatt-Hamilton, Nikolai Sazonov, Ryan Behar, Cayden Hill, Liam Yokanovich, Calix Boldt, Colin Gilder, William Walker, Ian Selover.
• In the afternoon session, Hobart's Varsity Four also competed in the three-boat race against Ithaca with the Hobart 3V8 by their side.
• The Statesmen's 4V8 defeated the Ithaca Bombers by 32 seconds and placed second, 27 seconds behind the Statesmen's 3V8.
   

COACH'S CORNER
"It was a great spring season opener on Cayuga for the Statesmen this am, against Hamilton and Ithaca," Hobart Head Coach Chris Kerber said. "So many parts of our race day execution were delivered at a high level by our athletes and support team. Our 2nd varsity enjoyed near-perfect race conditions and broke the 6-minute benchmark. Upstate-in-March race conditions changed quickly into a cold, wet headwind. Athletes and crews adjusted to 'our kind of weather,' and continued our success, sweeping both Ithaca and Hamilton. With this day completed, we look forward to building off this early season momentum as the 2025 race season unfolds."
 
 
UP NEXT
Hobart will be back on the water next Saturday, April 5, when it welcomes Bucknell to Geneva for a scrimmage.