PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The No. 14-ranked Cornell men's heavyweight rowing team cruised past No. 19-ranked Holy Cross on Friday afternoon, sweeping all four races held on the Cooper River in suburban Philadelphia.
All four races featured a variable cross tailwind across the 2000-meter course, including a slight chop over the second 1000 meters.
Opening the quartet of races, Cornell's 3V8+ registered a 14-second victory after posting a time of 5:45.6, the second-fastest clip posted by the Big Red on the day.
Following an 8.6-second victory by the 2V8+, Cornell's 1V8+ edged Holy Cross by 4.9 seconds with the fastest piece of the day, 5:41.6.
Rounding out Friday's slate, Cornell's 4V8+ had the closest margin of victory on the day, crossing the finish line 4.7 seconds ahead of Holy Cross. Cornell's 5V8+ also competed, posting a time of 6:21.2.
RESULTS
1V8+:
Cornell: 5:41.6
Holy Cross: 5:46.5
2V8+:
Cornell: 5:49.6
Holy Cross: 5:58.2
3V8+:
Cornell: 5:45.6
Holy Cross: 5:59.6
4V8+:
Cornell: 5:59.4
Holy Cross: 6:04.1
Cornell 5V8: 6:21.2
BOATINGS
1V8+: Sofie Cole (coxswain),
Thomas Kunkler (stroke),
Iasonas Exarchou,
Paul Stone,
Tony Klar,
Geoffrey Miller,
Walid Ghamra,
Luke Brust,
Christiaan Eikeboom (bow).
2V8+: Abbey Charlamb (coxswain),
Matteo Banducci (stroke),
Zachary Vorrath,
Ward Dobeck,
Joost Schirm,
Finn Hayes,
Constantino Oberto-Calleri,
Joe Savell,
Michael Goodall (bow).
3V8+: Jack Walker (coxswain),
Abe Litvak (stroke),
Johnnie Moriarty,
Bennett Dodge,
Zachary Kano,
Veeran Dhaliwal,
Harrison Sremac,
Nicholas Hebard,
Liam Ardrey (bow).
4V8+: Danielle Unson (coxswain),
Morley Pendred (stroke),
Justin Umbrasas,
Robert Walker,
Xavier Wendt,
Nate Stoulil,
James Larrabee,
Michael Meneshian,
Iason Diogenous (bow).
5V8+: Kevin Ha (coxswain),
Marco Burrows (stroke),
Timothy Walsh,
Oles Spodin,
Shane Gazdus, Bo Graham,
William Kim-Shoemaker,
Griffin Fitzpatrick,
Findley Hartzell (bow).
A LOOK UPSTREAM
Cornell will return to Cooper River Park tomorrow where it will face No. 8-ranked Penn for the annual Madeira Cup race before squaring off against No. 21-ranked Oregon State in the afternoon.
Racing against Penn will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the 4V8+, which will also feature Cornell's 5V8+ crew. The 3V8+ crew will launch at 11 a.m. before the 2V8+ and 1V8+ will follow in 20-minute intervals. After an hour break, Cornell will return to the water, where it will battle Oregon State. Three races will take place, beginning with the 3V8+ at 1:20 p.m., before the 2V8+ and 1V8+ follow at 1:40 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
SATURDAY'S RACING SCHEDULE
vs. Penn
10:30 a.m. — 4V8+ (with Cornell 5V8+)
11:00 a.m. — 3V8+
11:20 a.m. — 2V8+
11:40 a.m. — 1V8+
vs. Oregon State
1:20 p.m. — 3V8+ (with Cornell 4V8+ and 5V8+)
1:40 p.m. — 2V8+
2:00 p.m. — 1V8+
