MEDFORD, MA (April 15, 2023) - Two victories by the third varsity eight led the Jumbo men's rowing team to six wins in eight races on Malden River Saturday.
Coxswain
Logan McLennan with the eight of
Teddy Schneider,
Miles Smith,
Henry Gray,
Gonzalo Escajadillo,
Chris Millay,
Abe Nelson,
Fritz Oldenburg and
James Luck combined for two very competitive 3V8 wins against Wesleyan (6:08.8 to 6:09.9) and Bates (6:17.2 to 6:23.9).
In a meeting of two of the top five varsity eights in the IRCA poll, second-ranked Tufts lost against #4 Wesleyan in a semifinal 5:47.2 to 5:51.4 for the 2000-meter course. The Jumbos then defeated the Division I UMass club team 5:58.8 to 6:27.6 in the third-place race. For Tufts coxswain
Rachel Halliday guided stroke
Nick Kuranda,
Alex Maykel,
Max Landers,
Ryan Hankins,
Eric Rohloff,
Max Nusbaum,
John Griffin and
Liam Jenkins.
The Jumbo 2V8 saw a similar result, as they lost a semifinal to Wesleyan 6:07.0 to 6:13.9. They came back with a consolation victory against UMass 6:09.1 to 6:28.0. Tufts' line-up was
Aidan Keusch (coxswain), stroke
Drew Niles,
Harrison Sweet,
Nick Gravenites,
Charlie Guerra,
Xander Mesires,
George Lakis,
Corbin Steck and
Ryan Kane.
Tufts earned single wins in fourth varsity eight and a varsity 4+ race. The 4V8 timed 6:14.2 to Wesleyan's 6:34.8. In the four with coxswain race to finish the day, the Jumbos won 7:02.3 to 7:30.6 over Bates.
Racing for the fourth varsity were coxswain
Nole Wade, stroke
Alex Flynn,
Maxwell Rosenberger,
Nathan Henderson,
Saul Meacham,
Colin Cooper,
Elias Leggat-Barr,
Robert Arsenault and
Griffin Hardy. For the four, coxswain Michelle Chua led
Andrew Fisher,
Alden Taylor,
Peter McCormick and
Aleksi Sefanov.
The Jumbos will row next at WPI a week from tomorrow.
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