WORCESTER, MA (May 12, 2023) – The Jumbo men's rowing team was third in the NESCAC Championship contested as part of the National Invitational Rowing Championships on Lake Quinsigamond today.
The conference championship is determined by the results from the first varsity race at NIRC. The Jumbos were fourth overall in the grand final at a 5:55.148 finish, and were third behind Williams College (5:48.152) and Wesleyan University (5:53.666) in the NESCAC. Tufts had been second in its heat to make the grand final with a 6:15.732 time.
Coxswain
Rachel Halliday, stroke
John Griffin,
Max Nusbaum,
Max Landers,
Ryan Hankins,
Chris Millay,
Alex Maykel,
Harrison Sweet and
Liam Jenkins were Tufts' 1V8 line-up.
The Jumbos won the petite final in second varsity contest today. After a 6:33.731 mark was fifth in their heat, they earned a 6:04.505 victory in the petite final which was seventh overall.
The Jumbo second varsity boating was coxswain
Aidan Keusch, stroke
Drew Niles,
Teddy Schneider,
Nick Kuranda,
Xander Mesires,
George Lakis,
Eric Rohloff,
Ryan Kane and
Corbin Steck.
Automatic berths into the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship were earned by Williams and Wesleyan as the top two finishers in NESCAC. The Jumbos will look to receive an at-large invitation when they are announced next week.
For third varsity racing at NIRC today, Tufts was fifth with a 6:11.496 time in the grand final. They earned a spot there with a 6:33.902 finish that was second in their heat.
The 3V8 consisted of coxswain
Logan McLennan, stroke
Nick Gravenites,
Aleksi Sefanov,
Charlie Guerra,
Miles Smith,
Nathan Henderson,
Gonzalo Escajadillo,
Fritz Oldenburg and
James Luck.
Tufts was the NIRC runner-up in the fourth varsity straight final, defeating teams from Williams and Wesleyan along the way. The Jumbo grand final time was 6:11.371, behind only the University of Michigan (6:07.617).
In the varsity 4+ competition, the Jumbos were first in their five-team heat at 7:01.987. They then finished third in the grand final at a 6:58.088 mark.
Coxswain
Nole Wade, stroke
Alex Flynn,
Maxwell Rosenberger,
Henry Gray,
Abe Nelson,
Colin Cooper,
Elias Leggat-Barr,
Robert Arsenault and
Griffin Hardy made up the fourth varsity.
In the V4+, coxswain
Michelle Chua,
Andrew Fisher,
Alden Taylor,
Brendan McHugh and
Peter Battle competed for the Jumbos.
If Tufts receives an ITA National Championship berth, the regatta is slated for June 2 through June 4 in West Windsor, N.J.
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