TAMPA, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's rowing team competed for the second time this spring on Saturday, traveling across the state to face off against USF and Holy Cross in Tampa. The Eagles entered a pair of boats in each of the three races that were held.
The first race of the day was the Varsity Eight, with ERAU's "A" boat of
David Tsnobiladze,
Guillermo Mazzilli,
Lucas Ferrando-Quilez,
Zachary Stith,
Galen Marteal,
Maxwell Katich,
Noah Thornburgh, Michael George, and
Chessie Newbold taking third place with a time of 5:45.0, just over six seconds behind Holy Cross's "A" boat and five seconds behind HC's "B" boat. Embry-Riddle's "B" boat of
Stirling Brandt,
Nick Horn,
Joe Gunther,
Peter Douglass,
Ethan Boone,
Caleb Truesdale,
Trevor Turpie,
Angelo Staniscia, and
Eric Vogel finished fourth with a time of 6:00.0.
In the Novice Four race, ERAU's "A" boat of Brandt,
Scott Bland,
William Lovelady,
Alexander Bryce Bogert, and
Nicholas D'Onofrio placed fourth in 6:57.0, only three seconds behind USF's boat and 18 seconds off the pace of Holy Cross's "A" boat, which won the race. Embry-Riddle's "B" boat, consisting of
Arik Palmer,
Vincent Romero, Jay Miller, Kyle Soukop, and
Alexander Ulman was fifth in 7:15.0.
The final race of the day was the Varsity Four, which saw ERAU's "A" boat of Tsnobiladze, Mazzilli, Ferrando-Quilez, Stith, and Marteal finish third in a very tight race, with Holy Cross "A" winning in 6:03.9 and HC "B" nipping the Eagles' "A" boat by less than a second with a time of 6:05.8. Embry-Riddle's "B" boat of Palmer, Douglass, Boone, Horn, and Gunther was not far behind in third place with a time of 6:12.3.
"Today's racing capped off a good week of training," Director of Rowing Jamie Francis said. "We've gotten rid of some of the racing nerves and were able to perform better this week compared to last week. Thanks to USF for hosting us and I'm glad we were able to line up against Holy Cross to get a feel for what speed is across the country. This was our first row down a buoyed course this spring and it provided a good opportunity for the coxswains and rowers to start getting used to that."
The Eagles will be back in the water on Wednesday, March 14, when they travel to Winter Park for a midweek dual against Rollins.
