BOSTONThe Colgate University men’s varsity 8 competed at the Head of the Charles this past weekend and fared well against the top teams in the country.
The boat advanced to the championship event and finished 36th out of 41 teams with a time of 15:22.993. The boat is comprised of David Gelman, Dave Galos, Ryan Cole, Paul Kelly, Shaun Sullivan, Eric Battaglioli, Davis Godbout, Brendan Matthews and Greg Austin.
The men’s junior varsity 8 also competed at the Head of the Charles and finished 38th out of 40 teams with a time of 16:56.735. The boat is comprised of Rebecca Sacks-Oppenheim, David Perlman, David Cooper, Matt Brown, Stephan LaPutka, Chris Kinsella, Chris Nordsiek, Dan Voce-Gardner and Marc Frankel.
Colgate’s next race is on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Head of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia.