Men's Rowing | 5/9/2011 1:21:00 PM
LAKE QUNISIGAMOND, WORCESTER, MA – The men's crew team competed Sunday, May 8 in the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championships in Worcester, Mass. The second varsity 8 advanced to the grand final and posted the best finish of the day for the Tigers.
Comprised of coxswain #T.J. Binotto#, stroke #
Jarrett Almand (Buffalo, NY/Nichols School)#, seven seat #
Pat Shand (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet)#, six seat #
David Gasser (New Milford, CT/New Milford)#, five seat #
Sean Kennelly (Mendon, VT/Rutland)#, four seat #
Killian Castner (Louisvlle, KY/Academic Magnet)#, three seat #
Bryan Abbott (Simsbury, CT/Simsbury)#, two seat #
Sean Harder (Cheverly, MD/DeMatha Catholic) and bow (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)Kevin Mulholland (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh)#, the second varsity 8 had a thrilling finish in their heat. As Marist caught a grab approaching the line, the Tigers surged to secure second and earned a lane in the grand final. The Tigers time of 6:24.359 in the grands earned them a sixth place finish behind first place Williams (6:06.461).
The varsity 8 advanced to the petite final from the morning heats with a fourth place finish. The line-up featured coxswain coxswain
Dan Knorr (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna), stroke #
Chris Massey (Greenlawn, NY/Harborfields)#, seven seat #
Jon Shannon (Lunenburg, MA/Lunenburg)#, six seat #
Paul Fisher (Wyoming, OH/Wyoming)#, five seat #
Ben Kaiser (Medina, NY/Medina)#, four seat #
Evan Moreshead (Saco, ME/Thornton Academy)#, three seat #
Chris Guerra ( West Seneca, NY/Canisius)#, two seat #
Chris Donnelly (Walton, NY/Walton )#, and bow #
Mike Kitson (McLean, VA/McLean)#. The Tigers finished sixth in the petite final and twelfth overall, crossing the line in 6:28.510. Michigan won the grand final with a time of with a time of 5:57.430.
The Tigers novice 8 had a solid morning heat, finishing fifth to advance to the petite final. The line-up featured coxswain coxswain
Anna-Marie Lee (Newcastle, ME/Lincoln Academy), stroke #
Michael Binger (Poughkeepsie, NY/FDR)#, seven seat #
Fielding Confer (Waverly, PA/Abington Heights)#, six seat #
Murtaza Zavery (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa)#, five seat #
Larry Merrill (Exeter, NH/Exeter)#, four seat #
Victor Murcia (Tegucigalpa, Honduras/William L. Dickinson)#, three seat Dan Sinkwincz, two seat #
Keith Martin (Poughkeepsie, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes)#, and bow #
Andres Mondragon (Mexico City, Mexico/Brighton)#. In the final, the Tigers battled it out with Tufts, who bested them at the finish by just over a second. RIT finished sixth with a time of 6:31.959.
“We were optimistic we had the speed to possibly come away with a medal today, but I was still very pleased with how our crews represented the program,” said Coach
Jim Bodenstedt. “All three boats worked hard throughout the season and committed to bringing more boat speed from practice to practice. I'm already looking forward to next year and continuing to develop technically the great group of athletes we have returning.”
Five oarsmen concluded their collegiate rowing careers for the Tigers this year: fourth year Mechanical Engineering major
Bryan Abbott (Simsbury, CT/Simsbury);
Paul Fisher (Wyoming, OH/Wyoming), a fourth year Software Engineering major; fourth year co-captain and Political Science major Dan Knorr;
Pat Shand (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet), a fourth year Biochemistry major; and co-captain
Jon Shannon (Lunenburg, MA/Lunenburg), a fifth year Mechanical Engineering major.
Closing out the sprint season, the Tigers look to assert themselves as a perennial powerhouse in the Liberty League as RIT enters the league this fall.
