CAMBRIDGE (October 23, 2022) - The Tufts University men's rowing team's first varsity eight powered its way to a seventh-place finish out of 41 teams in the Collegiate 8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) on Sunday.
On the three-mile course, the Jumbos were in 15th place at the first checkpoint with a 3:22.56 time. They were still outside the top 10 at the second post with a 7:59.224 (12th) mark. The Jumbos continued to make a move and were ninth at the third timing point with a 12:16.563 before moving up one more spot for seventh overall with their final 14:42.342 mark.
The seventh-place effort is one better than last year's HOCR Collegiate 8+ finish of eighth, and is now the top finish ever by a Tufts men's crew in this event.
The Jumbos' line-up today was 8:
Nick Kuranda, 7:
Alex Maykel, 6:
Max Nusbaum, 5:
Ryan Hankins, 4:
Eric Rohloff, 3:
Max Landers, 2:
John Griffin, 1:
Liam Jenkins and coxswain
Rachel Halliday.
The HOCR collegiate 8 event is for all D3 programs, smaller D1 programs, and top tier club programs. The Jumbos were second among DIII teams, with only 2022 national champion Williams College (14:21.751 for 2nd) in front of the Jumbos. Division I Drexel won the race (14:20.496)
Tufts also had its second varsity eight in the race. They were 34th in a 15:46.842 time. That eight was 8:
Drew Niles, 7:
George Lakis, 6:
Harrison Sweet, 5:
Miles Smith, 4:
Xander Mesires, 3:
Gonzalo Escajadillo, 2:
Corbin Steck, 1:
James Luck and coxswain
Aidan Keusch.
The Jumbos will close their fall season next Saturday at the Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga, New York.
