George Washington University
GEORGETOWN/RUTGERS
GW Men's Rowing Wins Three Races on Sunday
4/26/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Rowing
Official Results
WASHINGTON - The George Washington men's rowing team won three out of four races over Georgetown and Rutgers on Sunday morning on the Potomac River.
Conditions featured flat water with a light cross wind and tail current.
GW notched wins In the Second Varsity 8, Third Varsity 8 and Freshmen 8.
"Overall it was a really good day of racing with a number of close, competitive races," said Head Coach Mark Davis. "The speeds of us and Georgetown were very close throughout the morning."
The Varsity 8 was the closest race of the day as Georgetown edged out the Colonials at the finish line to win by one second. Georgetown tallied a time of 5:34.10, followed by GW in 5:35.10. Rutgers finished third in 5:47.40.
"The Varsity 8 had a two-seat advantage at about 500 meters and held that awhile, but Georgetown was able to row through that," said Coach Davis. "To our credit, we closed in the final 100 meters but ran out of course and ended up losing by just one second."
The Second Varsity 8 earned a narrow victory over the field after navigating the 2,000-meter course in 5:42.30. Georgetown followed close behind in 5:44.30 with Rutgers taking third place in 5:59.60.
GW's Freshmen 8 also notched a two-second victory, beating Georgetown's rookies with a time of 5:51.10. The Hoyas followed in 5:56.70.
The Colonials raced a pair of boats in the Third Varsity 8. The 3V8 won by open water in 5:48.80, followed by Georgetown (5:57.70), GW's 4V8 (5:59.60) and Rutgers (6:05.40).
GW returns to action with races against Navy and Columbia on Sunday, May 3 in Princeton, New Jersey.
Lineups
Varsity 8
Coxswain: Connor Barley
Bow: Jordan Tewksbury-Volpe
2: Taylor Evans
3: Scott Yanoff
4: Joe Gorman
5: Brendan Keegans
6: Jonathan Ghaul
7: Max Reisser
Stroke: Calvin Hamilton
2nd Varsity 8
Coxswain: Ellee Watson
Bow: Ben Delaney
2: Tom Garvis
3: Dan Henry
4: Maddux Castle
5: Alastair Watson
6: Stuart King
7: Ross Burnaman
Stroke: Matthew Coughlin
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