WATERLOO, N.Y. – The Hamilton College Continentals' 'A' entry finished third out of eight boats in the varsity eights race at Hobart College's annual Challenge on the Canal, which was held on Cayuga-Seneca Canal on Saturday, Oct. 24.
 
Rochester Institute of Technology and Mercyhurst University also competed in the 4,400-meter head race. Rowers experienced clear skies and a mild headwind.
 
Hamilton's time was 15:05, which was 29 seconds behind the winners from Hobart. Mercyhurst's lightweight entry finished second in 14:44. The Continentals' 'B' entry ended up in sixth place in 15:54. RIT's 'A' entry was seventh with a time of 16:06.
 
Hamilton grabbed fifth place in the varsity fours with a time of 17:19. The top two places were taken by Mercyhurst's 'A' entry (16:06) and Hobart's 'A' entry (16:13).
 
The Continentals' Thomas Inhofe '29 finished second out of three competitors in the singles race. Inhofe posted a time of 19:10 and was 16 seconds behind the race winner from RIT. A Mercyhurst rower was 21 seconds slower than Inhofe.
 
The Continentals were runners-up in the first-year/novice eights race with a time of 18:02. Hobart took the top spot in 15:34 and RIT landed in third place in 18:08.
 
Hamilton's fall schedule is complete. The Continentals will begin spring season competition in March 2027.

LINEUPS

V4
Coxswain Timothy Bingenheimer '28
Stroke Kai Jolly-Ballantine '29
3 Thomas Patino '29
2 John Howard '29
1 Sawyer Stuelpe '30 

FY/N8
Coxswain Liam Dhumale-Smyth '30
Stroke Nicholas Graff '30
7 Thomas Huang '30
6 Forest Fox '30
5 William McDonnell '30
4 Henry Cron '30
3 Andrew Neuendorf '30
2 Bao Pham '30
1 Adam Yanco '30

2V8
Coxswain Gus Nappellio '29
Stroke Thomas Inhofe '29
7 Stuelpe        
6 Jolly-Ballantine
5 Bryson Huber '29
4 Fox
3 McDonnell
2 Weston Trish '29
1 Nicolai Tolstoy '27

V8
Coxswain Bingenheimer
Stroke Oliver Plese '28
7 Kai Polozie '27
6 John Howard
5 Hunter Howard '27
4 Graff
3 Patino
2 Parker Seymour '28
1 Huang