Men's Rowing | 3/25/2012 2:42:00 PM
ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT men's crew team opened its spring racing season with a matchup on the Genesee against University of Rochester on a cool, cloudy Sunday morning at the Genesee River. In the novice men's four/varsity pair event, the RIT crew of #
Cameron Baker (Rochester, NY/Fairport)#, #
Fran Perkovic (Zadar, Croatia/Gimnazia Jurja Barakovica)#, #
Nick Lipala (Lake Hoptacong, NJ/Jefferson Township)#, #
Tim Halsch (West Hills, CA/El Camino Real) and
Christopher Almonte (Santiago, Dominican Republic/Urban School of Design and Construction)# finished 1.1 seconds ahead of the Rochester novice four and only 3.3 seconds behind Rochester's varsity pair. In the JV four event, the RIT crew of #T.J. Binotto#,
Stu Burgess (Buffalo, NY/City Honors), #
Fielding Confer (Waverly, PA/Abington Heights)#, #
Keith Martin (Poughkeepsie, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes)#, and #
Eric Schulken (Mount Pleasant, SC/Academic Magnet)# opened an early lead in the first 500 yards, but ultimately fell to the Rochester four by a 5.8 second margin.
The entire Tiger men's team will be in action next weekend against St. Lawrence at home on Saturday and at Hobart on Sunday.
