ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell men's heavyweight rowing team protected its home waters on the Cayuga Inlet on a picturesque Friday afternoon, sweeping a trio of races against visiting Oregon State.
Cornell has swept Oregon State in its last four meetings, which have come in Las Vegas (2019), Philadelphia (2023), and Ithaca (2022 and 2024).
In addition to the races between the Big Red and Beavers, crews from Penn and Holy Cross squared off on the Cayuga Inlet with the Quakers prevailing in all three races. The quartet of programs rowed with 8-10 mph tailwinds and no chop on the water.
Cornell's third varsity eight posted the first of the Big Red's three victories on the day behind a time of 5:54.5, edging the Beavers' crew by three seconds.
The Big Red's JV crew registered the largest margin of victory on the day, crossing the finish line at the 5:47.5 mark, 10.5 seconds ahead of Oregon State (5:58.0).
In the final race of the day, Cornell's varsity crew posted the fastest time of all four crews on the day, posting a clip of 5:41.2, winning by 3.3 seconds.
RESULTS
1V8:
1. Cornell — 5:41.2
2. Oregon State — 5:44.5
2V8:
1. Cornell — 5:47.5
2. Oregon State — 5:58.0
3V8:
1. Cornell — 5:54.5
2. Oregon State — 5:57.5
BOATINGS
1V8: Topher Luzarraga (coxswain),
Thomas Kunkler (stroke),
Kyle Howe,
Tucker Poff,
Tony Klar,
Geoffrey Miller,
Finn Lynch,
Jake Lawson,
Ethan Waxman (bow).
2V8: J. Maxwell Zirkman (coxswain),
Ben Aquilina-Piscitello (stroke),
Alex Bloom,
Adam Campain,
Constantino Oberto Calleri,
Paul Stone,
Walid Ghamra,
Marko Djuranovic,
Christiaan Eikeboom (bow).
3V8: Abbey Charlamb (coxswain),
Joe Welling (stroke), Zach Vorrath,
Robert Walker,
Harrison Sremac,
Mark Krneta,
Charles Bierden,
Abe Litvak,
Evan McGowan (bow).
4V8: Sofie Cole (coxswain),
Matteo Banducci (stroke),
Johnnie Moriarty,
Luke Brust,
Iason Diogenous,
Jackson Stone,
Henry Joyner,
Nicholas Hebard,
Alessandro Topa (bow).
5V8:
Caroline Grove (coxswain),
Edan Blecher (stroke),
Timothy Walsh,
Kyle Fowler,
Grant Stephanz,
Bennett Dodge,
Robert Holton,
Michael Meneshian,
Everado Lujan IV (bow).
A LOOK UPSTREAM
Cornell will return to the Cayuga Inlet for its final home race of the season. The Big Red will square off against Penn for the Madeira and Wray Cups, beginning at 8:20 a.m., before facing Holy Cross later on in the morning. Races between the Big Red and Crusaders are scheduled to launch at 10:55 a.m.
The Big Red has won 18 of the last 20 Madeira Cup races against Penn, with the lone setbacks coming in 2007 in Philadelphia and 2018 in Ithaca. The Big Red has won nine of the last 10 races against the Quakers on its home waters.
