NEW LONDON, Conn. – It was sheer dominance out on the Thames River this morning as the defending national champion and No. 4 ranked Wesleyan men's crew team saw all four varsity boats defeat their counterparts from No. 5 Coast Guard on Saturday.

• RESULTS

In their first action of the spring season, the Cardinals were more than ready for their opener as all four boats won by at least 10 seconds. Facing minimal wind and relatively warm temperatures, the Cardinals set the tone with a win in the 3^rd varsity 8 to kick off the proceedings, as Wesleyan's boat finished in 5:50.1 while the Bears clocked in at 6:20.7.
 
The varsity 8 race followed and the reigning national title-winning boat (which featured a host of returners from the 2024 squad) came out and crossed the line in 5:30 on the 1820m course. Coast Guard managed a time of 5:40.1 as the Cardinals' top boat captured their first win of the new season.
 
Next up was the 2^nd varsity 8 race with Wesleyan again winning comfortably as the Cardinals posted a time of 5:52.6 while Coast Guard finished in 6:06.8 for a +14.2 second difference between the two boats. Wrapping up the day with the 4^th varsity 8, the Cardinals managed their biggest margin of victory with Wesleyan's time of 6:42.4 just 0.1 seconds off winning by a full minute, as Coast Guard clocked in at 7:42.3.
 
A perfect 4-for-4 day sets up Wesleyan well heading into the Class of 2003 Cup hosted at Lake Quinsigamond by WPI next Saturday. The Cardinals are the defending champion of the event and have won the trophy two straight years and in three of the past four seasons.
 
Lineups:
Varsity 8 – Asher Israel '26 (coxswain), Pierce Buckner-Wolfson '26, Nelson Bellows '26, Eli Smirin '26, Gus Shuman '27, Sam Penn '28, Will McNally '27, Paul Kiyonaga '25, and Brett Beaman '26
2^nd Varsity 8 – Ben Fischer '27 (coxswain), Cory Reavy '26, Hugo Harington '25, Drew Hinton '28, Jack Cornog '26, Freddie Bell '25, Vlad Grass '28, Leyton Tucci '28, Ben Vyzas '28
3^rd Varsity 8 – Mo Frazier '25 (coxswain), Mac Haines '28, Evan Salhanick '27, Nate Newcomer '25, Roy Krueger '28, Cabot Adams '27, Haakon Kohler '27, Teddy Manning '25, and Aaron Feldhammer '28
4^th Varsity 8 – Isabella Catalina '27 (coxswain), Tor Kushner '27, Ro Barrett '26, Rowan Cahill '26, Nate Weinstein '28, Taji Dancan '27, Cole Davies '28, Thomas Jamison '28, and Alex Glotzer '25