MALDEN, MA (April 6, 2024) - The Tufts University men's rowing third varsity defeated Williams College and Trinity College as the Jumbos opened the Malden Racing Series for 2024 on Saturday.
Tufts' 3V8 timed 6:43.61 to take their opening race against Williams (6:51.8). In the grand final, the Jumbos defeated Trinity College 6:42.96 Â to 6:53.39. Tufts' 3V8 lined up with coxswain Lucas Renik,
Justin Sun,
Henry Gray,
Gonzalo Escajadillo,
Abe Nelson,
Peter McCormick,
Roan Dalton,
Fritz Oldenburg and
Corbin Steck.
In a meeting between two of the top boats in the country, the Tufts first varsity won its opening race over Williams College with a 6:22.64 time to 6:27.02 for the Ephs. However, Tufts was defeated by Trinity in the grand final 6:20.45 to 6:29.65. The Jumbo 1V8 featured coxswain
Aidan Keusch,
Nick Kuranda,
Max Nusbaum,
Max Landers,
Liam Jenkins,
Peter Conard,
Ryan Hankins,
John Griffin and
Patrick Moran.
In second varsity action, Tufts was edged by Williams 6:30.09 to 6:36.95 in the opening race. The Jumbos were faster than Coast Guard in the petite final by a large margin, submitting a 6:40.45 time to 7:29.08 by the Bears. Coxswain
Jamie Forman,
Seamus Ruiseal,
Mark Machle,
Xander Mesires,
JT Machle,
Chris Millay,
Miles Smith,
Alex Flynn and
Hayden Stone made up the Tufts 2V8.
The deep Jumbo team also had fourth and fifth boats in action today. The fifth varsity defeated Trinity's fourth team 6:59.03 to 7:05.04 by the Bantams. The Jumbo fourth varsity won 6:52.7 to 7:17.94 against Williams. The Tufts teams then went head-to-head, with the fourth boat timing 6:43.69 to the fifth team's 7:01.28 mark. The 4V8 was coxswain
Whitney Critchfield,
Daniyal Maitekov,
Peter Battle,
Charlie Guerra,
Jack Donovan,
Eric Rohloff,
Nathan Henderson,
Robert Arsenault and
George Lakis. The 5V8 sat coxswain
Lexi Acosta,
Colin Cooper, Aleksi Stefanov,
Alden Taylor,
Dominic Svagdis,
Griffin Hardy,
Saul Meacham,
Ethan Seidner and
Brendan McHugh.
Bates College and Wesleyan University visit Malden River next Saturday for racing against the Jumbos.
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