BOSTON, Mass. – The Trinity College men's rowing team returned to the Charles River over the weekend to compete in the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta. The Bantams competed in two events, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the Collegiate Fours race, while placing 14th in the Collegiate 8+ event.

In the evening on Saturday, October 17th, the Bantams gathered with alumni, family, and friends near the finish line of the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) to honor the 2026 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Varsity Eight National Champions with a ring ceremony. 

Trinity's 2026 V8 crew:  Alenka Doyle '26 (Cox), Wyatt Mills '26 (8), William Carroll '27 (7), Jackson Moore '26(6), James McGarry '26 (5), Brett Sandford '26 (4), Matteo Dembinski '27 (3), Owen Myers '27 (2), Jack Lambros '26 (1) 
  What Happened:
Collegiate Fours

• Trinity's 'A' boat, led by sophomore coxswain Jack Develin, secured a fifth-place finish, crossing the finish line with a time of 16:29.308.
• The Bantams finished just 0.405 seconds behind fourth-place Loyola Maryland (16:28.903), while trailing race winner Stetson University (16:12.943) by 16.365 seconds.
• Trinity maintained a fifth-place standing throughout the race, recording splits of 3:40.594 at Riverside, 8:58.249 at Weld, and 13:37.865 at CBC.
• The Bantams bested Jacksonville University (16:30.372) by 1.064 seconds to secure their top-five finish.

Collegiate 8+

• Trinity's 'A' boat, led by junior coxswain Hunter Garcia, finished 14th overall with a time of 14:53.842.
• The Bantams recorded splits of 3:22.938 at Riverside, 8:11.872 at Weld, and 12:23.157 at CBC, maintaining their 14th-place position throughout the race.
• Trinity finished just 0.382 seconds behind Bates College's official time of 14:53.460, while edging St. Joseph's University (14:54.063) by 0.221 seconds.

Trinity Men's Rowing have concluded their fall 2026 season and look to return to the water again in 2027 for their spring season.