WORCESTER -- The WPI wen's rowing team returned to its home lake Saturday for the first time since May and finished fourth at a sunny Quinsigamond Snake Regatta on Lake Quinsigamond.
 
The Engineers had three entries in the collegiate eight with the varsity eight posting the host's best finish, placing fourth in the 21-boat field in a time of 13:39.2, the best showing from a Division III boat.  The second varsity eight reached the finish line with a time of 14:18.3 to finish 11th while the third varsity eight was 21st, crossing the finish line in 14:51.3.

The first four finishers were Division I crews with Holy Cross and MIT weeping the podium.  The Crusaders A boat won the race in a time of 12:55.9, followed by MIT A (13:03.5), Holy Cross B (13:24.9).  Colby boasted the next fastest Division III entry, nearly ten seconds behind WPI in a time of 13:48.6.
 
A pair of novice boats made their debut for the Crimson and Gray.  WPI took gold and bronze with its #1 boat winning in a time of 14:45.6 and its #2 crew posting the third best time (15:43.3).  Division I UMass was second in a time of 15:19.3.  The Engineers were the Division III school in the seven-boat field.
 
The Engineers continue the fall portion of the schedule on Sunday, October 19th racing at the historic Head of The Charles Regatta. 
 
Results
 
Varsity Eight
Jonah Cohen (Providence, MA) - Coxswain
Aidan Lynch (Jamestown, RI)
Charles Adams (East Greenwich, RI)
Nick Carignan (Litchfield, NH)
Trajen Masner (Oneida, NY)
Henry Wagg (Portland, ME)
Max Gosselin (Richmond, VT)
TJ Weeden (Hopkinton, MA)
Aidan Carter-Frem (Northboro, MA)
 
Second Varsity Eight
Mateo Torres (Poughkeepsie, NY) - Coxswain
Peter Bragdon (Bryn Mawr, PA)
Carter Alday (Winter Haven, FL)
Luke Poirier (Dudley, MA)
Jackson Colegrove (Sacramento, CA)
Caleb Warzocha (Andover, NH)
Lincoln Clark (Portland, ME)
Isaac Scheller (Arlington, MA)
Karl Braunoehler (Washington, DC)
 
Third Varsity Eight
Gus Hardman (Portland, OR) - Coxswain
Connor Walsh (Downingtown, PA)
Nolan Bodge (Glastonbury, CT)
Noah Friedman-Krantz (Northampton, MA)
Liam Quinn (Concord, MA)
Dylan Zickus (Marlboro, MA)
Santiago Ortega Pizaña (Saltillo, Mexico)
Aaron Belikoff (Alameda, CA)
Maximus McGugan (Stonington, CT)

Novice 8  #1
Dylan Hunt (South Windsor, CT) - Coxswain
Luke Yazdani (Sudbury, MA)
Max Hutchins (Centreville, VA)
Sebastian Schatz (Danville, NH)
Braden Plante (Hudson, NH)
Gus Galambos (Rochester, NY)
Eric Sax Silva (Shrewsbury, MA)
Zachary Parodos (Acton, MA)
Evan Brown (Wayland, MA)
 
Novice 8  #2
Marco D'Uva (Sandy Hook, CT) - Coxswain
Ethan Confer (Edmond, OK)
Ryan Poirier (Upton, MA)
Mike Yurovchak (Nashua, NH)
Ryan Merhalski (Bedford, NH)
Luke Dorow (Danville, NH)
Derren DaCosta (Lakeville, MA)
Evan Fossum (Rockport, ME)
Kiko Epstein (Housatonic, MA)