SCOTIA, N.Y. – The Hamilton College Continentals captured the gold medal in the collegiate eights at the Mohawk Fall Classic Regatta on the Mohawk River on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, Sept. 28.
 
Hamilton had two entries in the eights and two more in the collegiate fours. The regatta is a 3,700-meter head race.
 
The Continentals' 'A' entry finished first out of eight boats in the collegiate eights with a time of 12:31.70. Hamilton's 'B' entry finished fourth (13:25.91). Iona University was the runner-up (12:45.78) and Union College landed in third place (12:58.64).
 
The Continentals' 'A' entry led the way in the collegiate fours in second place out of five boats with a time of 15:04.66. Hamilton's 'B' entry finished fifth (16:54.28). Iona posted the fastest time of 14:26.63 and another Iona entry was third (15:29.33).
 
The Continentals' next varsity competition is the Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday, Oct. 19.

LINEUPS

COLLEGIATE 8+ A
Coxswain Timothy Bingenheimer '28
Stroke Oliver Plese '28
7 Aksel Moon '29
6 Hunter Howard '27
5 Quinn Sullivan '29
4 Kai Polozie '27
3 Thomas Patino '29
2 Kai Jolly-Ballantine '29
Bow Parker Seymour '28

COLLEGIATE 8+ B
Coxswain Gus Nappellio '29
Stroke Luke Davis '28
7 Thomas Inhofe '29
6 Hunter Flattery '28
5 Weston Trish '29
4 Ian Smith '28
3 Elijah Burger '29
2 Conor Wood '28
Bow Mark Vasquez '28

COLLEGIATE 4+ A
Coxswain Bingenheimer
Stroke Plese
3 Moon
2 Jolly-Ballantine
Bow Sullivan

COLLEGIATE 4+ B
Coxswain Nappellio
Stroke Kenneth Aitken '28
3 Brian Driscoll '29
2 Vasquez
Bow Sam Lacy '27