Saratoga Springs, NY – The Vassar College Men's Rowing team made history on Saturday at the New York State Championships. The Varsity 8 boat took gold on Saturday, becoming just the fourth New York State College to finish first at the State Championships.
 
Vassar's crew of Willem Doherty (Newtown, CT), Henry France (Brooklyn, NY), Jasper Piermarini (North Brookfield, MA), Hogan Flechtner (Sudbury, MA), Trygve Aarestad (Roslindale, MA), Ben Vinson (Fayetteville, AR), Patrick Cincotti (Brighton, MA), Robert Gee (Hopewell Junction, NY) and coxswain Miriam Baker won the 'A' by nearly four seconds with a time of 6:19.8.
 
The Brewers also turned in an impressive showing in the varsity 4 event, with their entry placing fourth in the 'A' final. The boat of Gabriel Leonard (Rougemont, NC), Cormac St. John (Seattle, WA), Alexander Gough-Schnapp (Cambridge, MA), Patrick Horiszny (Red Hook, NY) and coxswain Frances Dunn produced a time of 7:41.1.
 
Vassar will continue a strong 2024-25 season on April 26 when it competes in the Novak Memorial Metropolitan Championships.