The Hobart varsity eight won the gold medal at the Knecht Cup over the weekend, besting a field that included 19th-ranked Drexel. In Saturday's opening heat, the Statesmen progressed to the semifinals with a winning time of 5:57.02, 7.72 seconds faster than the runner-up from Marist. In the afternoon, Hobart won its semifinal with a time of 5:54.02, 7.74 seconds ahead of second place Bucknell, to reach Sunday's grand final. In the finale, Sam Zuckerman, Joe Biesemeyer, Robert McNamara, August Wherry, Brett Lawhon, Davis Muller, Patrick Ware, Milos Milosavljevic, and W. Hunter Holtz battled the nationally-ranked Dragons down the Mercer Lake course, prevailing in a time of 5:57.35, enjoying an impressive 4.7-second margin over the Dragons.