Julia Dexter, John Schenk, Austin Letorney, D. Griffin Marsh, John Hibbard, Julien Green, Matthew Sylvan, Patrick Overton, and Carter Weitekamp powered the Statesmen to a gold medal winning performance at the National Invitational Rowing Championships on Lake Quinsigamond this past weekend. The Statesmen crossed the line with a time of 6:04.7, two seconds ahead of second place Bates. Hobart also won it's morning heat by two seconds to earn a spot in the grand final. This was the Statesmen's second gold medal in the varsity eight and first since 2014.