Men's Rowing | 9/28/2014 10:29:00 AM
GENEVA, NY – The RIT men's crew team opened the 2014 fall rowing season Saturday at William Smith College's Challenge on the Canal. Participating crews included Ithaca College, St. John Fisher College, and the University of Rochester. The Tigers fielded three eights and finished first in the varsity eight event, and second and fourth in the JV eight race respectively.
In the varsity eight, the Tigers posted a winning time of 15:38, with Rochester at 15:50, Ithaca at 16:16, and St. John Fisher, 16:44. Seated in the Gos3 from bow to stern sat Rob Newell,
Doug Moyer (Downingtown, PA/Dowingtown West),
Konstantin Hamilton (Gaithersburg, MD/Magruder),
Tim Frey (New Freedom, PA/Susquehannock), Sam Adams,
Eric Schulken (Mount Pleasant, SC/Academic Magnet),
Joe Grosso (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Prep), and
Jon Massari (Wilton, CT/Wilton), and
Piper Gasiorowski (Whitefish Bay, WI/Whitefish Bay).
The JV eight finished with a time of 15:59, just behind first place finisher Ithaca who posted a time of 15:57. Seated in the Margaret Bee from bow to stern sat
Ethan Davidson (Lewisburg, PA/Lewisburg),
Jeff Strauch (Lockport, NY/Starpoint), Dave Stolze,
Chris Satter (Boulder, CO/Fairview),
Casey Jaeger (St. Paul, MO/Fort Zumwalt North), Austin Steinmetz,
Justin Carter (Brockport, NY/Brockport),
Dylan Bannon (Amherst, MA/Amherst Regional), and Cam Baker.
The third varsity eight finished with a time of 16:53. Seated in the Ruth Curtis Briggs from bow to stern sat
Ryan Fairbanks (Cape Vincent, NY/Thousand Islands),
Jimmy Cummings (Westford, MA/Westford Academy), Eddie Jensen,
Kyle Onorato (Brookfield, CT/Brookfield),
Mike Doremus (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon),
Austin Klein (Chatham, NY/Chatham),
Najib Quinones (Copenhagen, NY/Copenhagen),
Chad Monkhouse (Allegany, NY/Allegany-Limestone), and Matt Gallagher.
Head Coach
Jim Bodenstedt commented after the racing, "I am really pleased with how we raced today. At the start of the season we committed to focusing on our technique and challenging ourselves to adopt a system of rowing that we ultimately feel is more efficient and fluid. We have made major changes in the speed of our entry into the water, to our rigging, to sitting much more over the keel, and keeping the lower edges of our blades close to the water. Our approach to the stroke is considered unorthodox to many, but we feel we are on the leading edge. There's more to come and the guys are excited about our new direction."
Next weekend the Tigers race at home at the Head of the Genesee Regatta.
