The Maryland Men had the team’s first record board installed in their erging facility in Cole Fieldhouse recently, and is already in need of an update. After last Friday’s March 2k test, a new record was set by Peter Frechette (’10), Derek Miller (’09) improved his record, and Sam Davies (’10) and Adam Gradski (’12) both worked their way onto the board. Gradski also took the freshmen 2k record. Nick Lituchy (’11) tied for 10th place overall, but will be back next year to work his way up. Congratulations to the new record holders.
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Maryland recently took delivery of a new Vespoli M2, the team’s first new boat in several years. The Varsity 8 will be putting the as-yet-unnamed new boat through its paces over the next few weeks, getting ready for the season opener at the Occoquan Sprints on April 5th. The honor of naming the new boat will go to the winner of the Maryland Men’s Crew Alumni’s class challenge, which runs until the season finale at ACRAs on Memorial Day weekend. It will be christened at the team’s 10-year reunion in June.
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The crew of the Launi (background) was victorious in the 2009 Head of the Anacostia.
Spring training heated up with the varsity’s Head of the Anacostia race. In a grueling battle that lasted almost an hour, two fours made up of the varsity 8 traded the lead for the first half down the Anacostia. After spinning and heading towards the finish, however, the crew of the Launi (C - Fineberg, Gradski, Reid, Brown, Frechette) took a decisive move to take the lead and never let up until crossing the finish line in a time 55:43.87, taking nearly 30 seconds over the other crew who finished in 56:12.01. Next up is the team’s first race at the Occoquan Sprints on April 5.
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After a long winter spent indoors on the erg, the men’s team held a series of events between teams on the varsity squad. The big points awarded in the team competition were the deciding factor, and one team came out on top.
2009 Winter Training Champs - Nick Lituchy ('11), Myles Reid ('09) and Derek Miller ('09)
The winter training team composed of Nick Lituchy (’11), Myles Reid (’09) and Derek Miller (’09) was victorious, with a commanding victory in the team competition of 60-15. Congratualations. The team returns to the water this week for spring break, gearing up for their first race against Virginia Tech on March 28th.
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Today’s regatta saw the MD crew establishing a starting point for the rest of the season. The Varsity A and B boats came in 8th and 9th, respectively. The A boat, stroked by senior Kevin Brown came in at 15:12.2, and the B boat stroked by sophomore Kellin Smith came in at 16:37.8, and was issued a 30 second penalty for being on the wrong side of a race buoy.
The Open Four was unable to make it to the starting line on time, but rowed with a later heat, and came in 4th.
The Fall race schedule has been finalized. Here’s that schedule, and looking ahead, the spring race schedule:
9/21/2008 - Head of the Potomac
10/12/2008 - Occoquan Chase (novices first race!)
11/1/2008 - Head of the Occoquan
11/8/2008 - Overnight Dual Race, Blacksburg, VA (tentative)
3/21/2009 - VA Tech Duel
3/28/2009 - Occoquan Sprints
4/4/2009 - Johns Hopkins Invitational
4/10-11/2009 - Knecht Cup
5/9-10/2009 - Dad Vail Regatta
5/23-24/2009 - American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA)
Championship Regatta
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