Men's Rowing Wins Twice Versus Strong Williams and MIT Teams

PITTSFIELD, MA (April 29, 2023) - Fifth-ranked Tufts University took two victories versus strong competition in men's rowing races at Lake Onota on Saturday afternoon.

The Jumbos were up against host Williams College, the #1-ranked program in Division III, and an MIT Lightweight squad that is ranked 10th among Division I teams. Tufts had wins in the fourth varsity and varsity four races.

In competitive first and second varsity races, the Jumbos were third in both. Defending NCAA champion Williams won the 1V8 at 6:10.9 with MIT second in 6:15.5 and the Jumbos third (6:21.9). The second varsity competition saw MIT edge Williams 6:33.1 to 6:34.8 with the Jumbos next in a 6:43.6 finish.

The Jumbo 1V8 line-up had coxswain Rachel Halliday with stroke John Griffin, Max Nusbaum, Max Landers, Ryan Hankins, Nick Kuranda, Alex Maykel, Harrison Sweet and Liam Jenkins. For the 2V8 Tufts had Aidan Keusch (coxswain), stroke Drew Niles, Chris Millay, Eric Rohloff, Miles Smith, Xander Mesires, George Lakis, Corbin Steck and Ryan Kane.

The Jumbos' third varsity edged MIT by three-tenths of a second, with both teams nine seconds behind the Williams eight in a race where the time was not taken. Competing for Tufts was coxswain Logan McLennan followed by stroke Teddy Schneider, Charlie Guerra, Henry Gray, Gonzalo Escajadillo, Nick Gravenites, Abe Nelson, Fritz Oldenburg and James Luck. 

The Jumbos' first win came next in the 4V8 where coxswain Nole Wade, stroke Alex Flynn, Maxwell Rosenberger, Nathan Henderson, Saul Meacham, Colin Cooper, Elias Leggat-Barr, Robert Arsenault and Griffin Hardy crossed the finish line 7.5 seconds ahead of Williams in another race where no official time was recorded.

The Jumbo 4+ boat of coxswain Michelle Chua, Andrew Fisher, Alden Taylor, Peter McCormick and Aleksi Sefanov helped Tufts finish the day with some momentum in an 8:04.4 victory well ahead of second-place MIT (8:26.9) and third-place Williams (8:30.0).

Tufts will see Williams again along with many other teams in the region as they compete at the New England Rowing Championships next Saturday at Lake Quinsigamond.