In the closest race of the day, Hobart's varsity eight of Stephen Ponticiello, Jackson Baney, Mo Marchart, Zachary Berzon, Anthony Carella, Cameron Kumagai, Wyatt Hathaway, David Ranney and Alex Sickmuller bested the Ithaca's varsity eight by 10 seconds. Battling a strong headwind and some white caps, Hobart stopped the clock at 6:24.3. Hobart opened up a three-seat lead at the 250 meter mark and pulled away for the victory.