CLEMSON, S.C. – The RIT men's crew teams kicked off spring rowing against the United States Coast Guard Academy, Friday.
The RIT men's varsity eight had winning times of 3:10.0, 3:08.6 and 3:09.2 in a best-of-three 1,000-meter piece runs.
The RIT men's varsity eight boat included
Ben Clements,
Alex Carey,
Tommy Moore,
Dan Shaw,
Matthew Lindstedt,
Keenan Gildea,
Andrew Cuomo,
Gage Blackwell and
Jake Michalski.
The RIT men's novice eights finished behind the USCGA's varsity eights with times of 3:27.2, 3:28.0 and 3:25.6.
The RIT men's novice eight boat consisted of
Jason Klugman,
Nicolas Langdon,
Jack Weitekamp, Jacob O'Connor,
Alex Nenadic, Brady Grow,
Oliver Vinneras,
Michael DeFranco and
Jacob Marrer.
Men's Crew begins Liberty League action on Saturday, April 2 at 9 a.m. against the University of Rochester at Genesee Valley Park.