WORCESTER --- Men's Rowing's varsity eight and second varsity defeated Connecticut College Saturday in racing on Lake Quinsigamond.  The races were the Engineers first competition since October of 2019. 

On a cold and chilly day of racing with a 10 mph tailwind, WPI's varsity eight posted a time of 6:21.300 to knock off Connecticut College (7:06.131) by nearly 45 seconds.  The second varsity eight was also impressive, reaching the finish line in a time of 7:06.131 to best the Camels (7:28.665). 

The Crimson and Gray is back at it on Sunday, hosting Trinity on Lake Quinsigamond.

Varsity Eight
Abby O'Sullivan (Templeton, MA) - Coxswain
Gabriel Kafka-Gibbons (Somerville, MA)
Daniel Tengdin (Hanover, NH)
Kyle Coleman (Kingston, MA)
Wynn Roberts (Pittsford, NY)
John McCarthy (Halifax, MA)
Eric Motler (Guilderland, NY)
Brendan McCann (Stonington, CT)
Matt Adams (Harvard, MA) 

Second Varsity Eight
Julia Farnum (Auburn, NH) - Coxswain
Bradley Sprunger (Kingston, MA)
Noah Shoer (Portsmouth, NH)
Joe Fox (Bristol, RI)
Brendan Train (Excelsior, MN)
Martin Wadzinski (Wilbraham, MA)
Nick Manz (Southboro, MA)
Samay Govani (South Windsor, CT)
Tyler Larson (Pelham, NH)