May 8, 2006

GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart crew team’s novice eight was named the Liberty League Boat of the Week by the conference office this afternoon. The Statesmen have laid claim to five of the six weekly award presented this spring.

The bronze medal winning Hobart Novice 8. (Photo by Alex Kahn '09)

In the grand final at the New York State Championships, first-years Mike Talarico (Falmouth/Falmouth, Mass.), Andrew O’Donnell (Salisbury School/Ancramdale, N.Y.), John Heavey (Poughkeepsie/Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Chris Moore (CB West/Doylestown, Pa.), Jake Podkaminer (Charles O. Dickenson/Trumansburg, N.Y.), Ben Ramsey (Carnegie Vanguard/Houston, Texas), Garrett McIntyre (Fairport/Fairfield, Conn.), Matt Gruppo (Fairfield/Fairfield, Conn.), and Dan Allen (Cohasset/Cohasset, Mass.) produced a bronze medal-winning performance, trailing only Division I Army and Marist. The novice Statesmen crossed the finish line 6:23.8, 1.4 seconds ahead of fourth place RIT. Hobart’s Novice 8 won its preliminary heat, besting the boats from Army, Hamilton, RIT, and Rensselaer.

The Statesmen are back on the water on May 13-14 in the ECAC Championships in Worcester, Mass.

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