The Hobart varsity eight reclaimed the Statesmen Trophy with a spring season opening win over Ithaca College on the Cayuga Inlet on Saturday. It's the third time in four seasons that Hobart has claimed the trophy. Donated by the Class of 1996, the Statesmen Trophy is awarded to the annual winner of the varsity eight race between Hobart and Ithaca. Jessica Dinan, Brett Lawhon, August Wherry, Robert McNamara, Milos Milosavljevic, W. Hunter Holtz, Rob Nanovsky, Owen Monahan, and Davis Muller powered down the 2,000-meter course in 5:59.04, nearly four seconds better than the Bombers (6:03.03). Hobart also raced the Cornell heavyweights varsity eight in the afternoon, trailing the Big Red by 11 seconds.