SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The RIT men's rowing team competed in the 2024 Liberty League Championships at Fish Creek, Friday.
The 1st Varsity 8 boat finished third in the 1V8 final behind Ithaca and St. Lawrence, while beating Union and Skidmore, clocking a finishing time of 6:17.56. The boat was coxswained by
Jacob Marrer and consisted of
Nicolas Langdon,
Alex Nenadic,
Tyler Emerson,
Luka Lasic,
Nick Ricotta,
Tommy Moore,
Michael DeFranco and
Parker Kinsman.
The 2nd Varsity 8 boat placed second in the 2V8 final behind Ithaca and ahead of Union, Skidmore and St. Lawrence. The boat consisting of coxswain
Jackson Blazek,
Ben Baker,
Adam Hunt,
Sam Collier,
Jack Oden,
Emmet Christiansen,
Riley McMichael,
Keenan Gildea and
Nicholas Staley, finished in 6:26.45.
In the V4 race, the Tigers 2nd Varsity 4 boat consisting of coxswain Sunny Gurappa Murali,
David Huelsmann,
Gavin McIlvaine,
Sam Ferreira and
Adrian Edwards, placed third behind Rochester and Ithaca, finishing the course in 7:20.06. The 1st Varsity 4 boat with coxswain
Ivan Keenan,
Jarid Whitten,
Gideon DeMarco,
Aiden Moynihan and
Adam Dernis, placed fourth with a time of 7:20.37.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers return to the water next weekend (May 10-11), competing in the Dad Vail Regatta hosted by Thomas Jefferson University.
