SCOTIA, N.Y- The Gordon College men's rowing team opened its racing season at the Mohawk Fall Classic on Sunday.
Competition began with the small boats, where the men's 2x of
Levi Lacoss and
Ethan Gossman finished second to Hamilton with an almost 30-second gap, but 20 seconds ahead of the next crew from Buffalo.
Caleb Peterson and
Shaw Freeman finished fourth overall (and won the "B" race) ahead of crews from Union and Buffalo. The boat of
Leo Eschenbrenner and
Jeremiah Vargas rounded out the field in seventh.
The men's four raced later in the day, and despite rainy and windy conditions, the Scots post one of the few sub-14 minute times of the day. The varsity four, stroked by freshman
Braeden Peck, followed by
Leo Eschenbrenner,
Levi Lacoss, and
Ethan Gossman, coxed by
Sam Frazier, finished second to Hamilton by four seconds, well ahead of crews from Union, Binghamton, and Middlebury.
Looking ahead, the Fighting Scots travel to the Quinsigamond Snake on October 3.
