WORCESTER, Mass. – The Washington College men's rowing team traveled to Massachusetts to race this weekend on Lake Quinsigamond.  The varsity four boat won its race over Connecticut College by 12.21 seconds with a time of 8:04.40 on Saturday.  The team took the lead 250 meters into the race and held it for the final 1750 meters.

The varsity eight boat raced on both days competing against Connecticut College, MIT, Williams and WPI on Saturday and Bates, Hamilton, RIT and WPI on Sunday.  The team finished fourth on Saturday (6:42.5) and fifth on Sunday (6:36.36).

Varsity Four Lineup
Cox: Jamie Anderson
4: Noah Gentry
3: Nick Littleton
2: Charlie Cole
1: Will Granados
 
Varsity Eight Lineup – Saturday
Cox: Emily Dunsmore
8: Garrett Cole
7: Emmett Wurster
6: Hunter Frederick
5: Markus Norberg
4: Noah Gentry
3: Will Granados
2: Joseph Woodmansee
1: Jonathan Miranda
 
Varsity Eight Lineup – Sunday
Cox: Patrick Beene
8: Garrett Cole
7: Emmett Wurster
6: Hunter Frederick
5: Markus Norberg
4: Noah Gentry
3: Will Granados
2: Joseph Woodmansee
1: Jonathan Miranda
 
Quotes
Jonathan Miranda – Varsity Eight Saturday
"We held our own and improved our time by almost a minute.  All of our hard work is paying off!  The time we posted this year was only 7/10ths slower than last year's crew."
 
Will Granados – Worcester, Mass. Native – Varsity Four
"It was a home coming for me to be able to win on the course I raced all thru high school.  We put down a thrilling race, as we kept pushing out in front of them and held them off.  A great win for the crew and a great day to be a Shoreman!"
 
Emmett Wurster – Varsity Eight Sunday
"We did what we wanted to do and got into the 6:30s. We had a solid shift at 1k m (1000 meters) to go and had a solid sprint."
 
Garrett Cole – Varsity Eight Sunday
"What a thrilling rowing race that was!  We gave it our all and really pushed ourselves to the limit.  We had the power and kept up an incredible pace throughout the entire race.  We made a great improvement on our 2k time during the weekend's races."
 
Notes
On Saturday, the weather was sunny and great water for racing.  On Sunday, the weather was overcast with a light mist falling throughout the morning.  There was a light wind at five mph over the course. 
 
Up Next
4/30 – Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championships (Lorton, Va.)