HARTFORD, Conn. – The reigning IRCA Division III National Champion Trinity College men's rowing team opened its 2026 season on the Connecticut River, competing at the Head of the Riverfront Regatta Sunday morning.

Men's Open 8+ 

• 3rd – Trinity (Sandford, B.) — 13:22.107
  Trinity's top-finishing shell earned third overall, trailing New York Athletic Club by just 10.144 seconds and finishing 26.132 seconds behind the winning Riverfront Recapture crew.
• 4th – Trinity (Whittemore, N.) — 13:22.942
  The Bantams went 3-4 overall, with Whittemore's boat crossing just 0.835 seconds behind Sandford's Trinity shell.
• 5th – Trinity (Garcia, H.) — 13:34.051
  Trinity claimed its third consecutive finishing position, taking fifth in 13:34.051. Garcia's crew finished 11.109 seconds behind Trinity's fourth-place boat and nearly three seconds ahead of Potomac.
• 7th – Trinity — 13:57.064
  Trinity's fourth entry rounded out the Bantams' performance in seventh, giving Trinity four top-seven finishes.

Men's Open 4+

• Trinity placed three boats inside the top six in the Men's Open 4+.
• The H. Garcia shell led the Bantams with a second-place finish, clocking 14:11.533, just 7.661 seconds behind first-place New York Athletic Club.
• The J. Develin boat crossed in fourth place with a time of 14:21.498.
• The M. Widmer shell rounded out Trinity's finishers in sixth place, posting a time of 14:39.663.
• Trinity was the only collegiate program to place three boats among the top six.

Men's Open Novice 8+

• Trinity captured first place in the Men's Open Novice 8+, crossing the finish line in 14:52.540.
• The Bantams finished 1:18.576 ahead of second-place UConn, which clocked a time of 16:11.116.
• Trinity topped the three-boat field, which also featured the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

 
Up Next:
The Bantams return to the water at the Head of the Housatonic Regatta in Shelton, Conn., on Saturday, October 11.