GOLD RIVER, Calif. — The Bates College women’s rowing team claimed the first NCAA team championship in college history on Saturday at Sacramento State Aquatic Center, edging defending champion Trinity by one point in the final team standings. Bates scored 20 points for its victory in the women’s second varsity eights (W2V8) grand final, and […]
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Area roundup: Bates’ men claim first NESCAC rowing title
WORCESTER, Mass. — The Bates men’s rowing team claimed its first New England Small College Athletic Conference Championship on Sunday at the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championships, as the first varsity eight from a NESCAC school to finish the men’s varsity eight grand final. Bates’ MV8 claimed the bronze medal in the grand final. The […]
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College rowing: Bates nearly sweeps Invitational
That’s the story of the Bates College Invitational. The Bobcats nearly produced a clean sweep on the Androscoggin River Sunday. Bates won all but one race in a rowing event featuring teams from Middlebury, UMass and the University of New Hampshire. The hardest feat for the Bobcats might have been getting the event organized and […]
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College Rowing: Commitment to offseason training paying dividends for Bobcats
Among the hardware are five NCAA runner-up trophies won in succession by the women’s rowing team from the 2008-09 season through the 2012-13 campaign. And they aren’t there by accident. They are a product of hard work during the offseason that allows both the men’s and women’s teams to be physically ready for the season, even […]
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Bates College building $2.5 million Androscoggin River boathouse for rowing team
GREENE — Donations of more than $2.5 million will help Bates College build a boathouse and training center for the varsity rowing team that’s more suited to its Androscoggin River location. “We don’t have a buoyed race course, but as far as row-able water that’s protected from the elements and does not have a lot […]
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Rowing: Bates falls short at D-III finals
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Bates women’s rowing team still couldn’t beat Williams at a national final, but it was mutual rival Trinity that stole the show Saturday, winning the first varsity eights grand final and the 2014 NCAA Division III Championship. Bates, ranked No. 1 in Divsion III for the first time entering the national […]
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Rowing: Bates College favored in national title chase
This year’s trip is different. For the first time, the Bobcats are the favorites to win the Division III crown. “They know this is certainly a winnable race for them, and they have every expectation of performing at a level that will produce a win,” Bates College coach Peter Steenstra said. “For the first time, […]
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Maine rowing program teaches more than seamanship
ROCKLAND — Noah Curtis said the people, the exercise and friendly competition is what he enjoys most about being part of the rowing team for Station Maine. Curtis, a junior from Camden, has been rowing for eight years and has been part of the Station Maine team for three years. He has risen to be […]