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Varsity Eight wins petite final to lead Saints men's rowing at Hamilton

Posted 4/21/19

The varsity eight won the petite final for the St. Lawrence men's rowing team on Saturday afternoon, while the second varsity eight finished second in a five-team regatta hosted by Hamilton College …

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Varsity Eight wins petite final to lead Saints men's rowing at Hamilton

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The varsity eight won the petite final for the St. Lawrence men's rowing team on Saturday afternoon, while the second varsity eight finished second in a five-team regatta hosted by Hamilton College on the Erie Canal in Rome, New York.

In addition to the host Continentals, the Saints competed against crews from Union, Vassar and Rochester on Saturday afternoon as the teams successfully beat the rain and were able to race in nice conditions.

The varsity eight opened the day with a second-place finish in its morning heat with a time of 6:28.89, as Hamilton won the heat with the fastest overall time among the five crews in 6:21.90. St. Lawrence bested Union (6:30.86) by two seconds, while Vassar (6:32.23) and Rochester (6:33.96) went head-to-head in their heat to finish fourth and fifth, overall.

The Saints then went head-to-head against Rochester in the varsity eight petite final to close out the day and completed the course more than 20 seconds in front of Rochester's varsity eight with a time of 7:07.19 to the Yellowjackets 7:27.24.

For the 2V8 crew, the Saints were second in a three-boat field during the morning session with a time of 6:52.62. The Continentals won the 2V8 race in 6:36.79, while Union was third with a time of 7:00.14

St. Lawrence Lineups –

1V8 - Petite Final

Cox: Elisabeth Bartkus

8 Matthew Boscow

7 Samuel Fox

6 Peter Mueller

5 Gregor Petakovic

4 Greg Blasz

3 Sage Richards

2 Oliver Van Everen

1 James Rauch

2V8 - Second Place

Cox: Evelyn Doan

8 Matthew Parent

7 Nathaniel Long

6 Evan Ketcham

5 Cameron Delo

4 River Haberle

3 Thomas Jones

2 Gabe Cronish

1 Asa Krieger

Up Next – vs. RIT on Saturday, April 27 on the St. Lawrence River in Waddington, New York