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RIT Men’s and Women’s Rowing participated in the Head of the Genesee  on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at Genesee Valley Park. (Elizabeth Robertson/RIT Athletics)
Elizabeth Robertson / RIT Athletics

Men's Rowing

Men’s Rowing competes at the Head of the Genesee

ROCHESTER, N.Y.   – The RIT men's rowing team competed in the annual Head of the Genesee, Saturday.
 
The Tigers' Open 4x boat earned a second-place finish with a time of 20:00, as the Open 4+ boat finished fourth overall with an 18:25 clocking.
 
RIT's Collegiate 8+ Boat 1 earned a sixth-place finish (17:08), beating out a boat from St. Lawrence that finished seventh (17:09).
 

 Collegiate 4
Andrew Meyer, Samuel Collier, Nick Ricotta, Nicholas Staley, Julia Gill (cox)
 
Collegiate 4+
Sam Ferreira, Shane Guasteferro, David Huelsmann, Riley McMichael, Evelyn Wheel (cox)
 
Open 1x
Sanskar Usha-Murali Gurappa
  
Open 2-
Bryce Edge, Tom Kirkham
 
Open 2x
Jarid Whitten, Gideon DeMarco
 
Collegiate 8+
1 – David Griffith, Liam Holman, Nick Ricotta, Samuel Collier, Tom Kirkham, Nicholas Staley, Andrew Meyer, Jack Weitekamp, Julia Gill (cox)
 
2 – Sam Ferreira, Shane Guasteferro, David Huelsmann, Gralyn Kinder, Riley McMichael, Bryce Edge, Taonga Pumulo, Gavin McIlvaine, Evelyn Wheel (cox)
 
Collegiate 4x
Joey Lazarus, Cole DiManno, Alexander Philip, Nathan Kambar, Lydia Jin (cox)
 
UP NEXT
The Tigers travel next Saturday (Oct. 18) to race in the Head of the Charles in Cambridge, Mass.
 

Players Mentioned

Gideon DeMarco

Gideon DeMarco

Starboard
6' 1"
Sophomore
Gralyn Kinder

Gralyn Kinder

Starboard
6' 4"
Junior
Gavin McIlvaine

Gavin McIlvaine

Bow/Star
6' 0"
Junior
Andrew Meyer

Andrew Meyer

Port
6' 0"
Junior
Sanskar Usha-Murali Gurappa

Sanskar Usha-Murali Gurappa

Port/Starboard
Junior
Alexander Philip

Alexander Philip

Port
5' 9"
Sophomore
Nick Ricotta

Nick Ricotta

Starboard
6' 0"
Junior
Nicholas Staley

Nicholas Staley

Starboard
6' 0"
Junior
Cole DiManno

Cole DiManno

First Year
David Griffith

David Griffith

First Year

Players Mentioned

Gideon DeMarco

Gideon DeMarco

6' 1"
Sophomore
Starboard
Gralyn Kinder

Gralyn Kinder

6' 4"
Junior
Starboard
Gavin McIlvaine

Gavin McIlvaine

6' 0"
Junior
Bow/Star
Andrew Meyer

Andrew Meyer

6' 0"
Junior
Port
Sanskar Usha-Murali Gurappa

Sanskar Usha-Murali Gurappa

Junior
Port/Starboard
Alexander Philip

Alexander Philip

5' 9"
Sophomore
Port
Nick Ricotta

Nick Ricotta

6' 0"
Junior
Starboard
Nicholas Staley

Nicholas Staley

6' 0"
Junior
Starboard
Cole DiManno

Cole DiManno

First Year
David Griffith

David Griffith

First Year