April 10, 2006

CHERRY HILL, N.J.—The Hobart College crew team earned a pair of third place finishes in a highly competitive field at the Knecht Cup Regatta, hosted by Villanova University, this past weekend.

The Statesmen varsity eight of Dan Gilbert, Alex Tye, Gardner Loring, JM Chadonic, Sep Levatich, Mike Grenier, Tim Faxon, Richard Klein, and Drew Meunier advanced to the grand finals with a second place showing in Saturday’s heat, outdistancing Division III rival Rochester by 8.1 seconds. The following morning, the varsity eight shaved nearly six second off last weekend’s time to avenge their loss to Marist, placing third with a time of 6.09.3. Division I powerhouses Temple and Holy Cross took home top honors.

Hobart’s second varsity eight of Mario Sola, Mark Wasmund, Mike Guglielmo, Joe Jameson, Tim Starr, Alex Caruthers, JD Pribor, and Nate Kress also advanced to the grand finals with a second place finish in Saturday’s heat, trailing Marist by 7.8 seconds. In the grand finals, the Statesmen closed the gap on the Red Foxes by nearly five seconds, earning a third place showing with a time of 6:41.3. The second varsity eight powered past Massachusetts, Delaware, and LaSalle.

Fueled by Mike Talarico, Andrew O’Donnell, Jake Podkaminer, Chris Moore, John Heavey, Ben Ramsey, Aaron Matyac, Matt Gruppo, and Dan Allen the novice eight earned Hobart’s third spot in the grand finals by capturing Saturday’s first heat, besting their closest competitor, Boston College, by nearly five seconds. In the grand finals, the Statesmen turned in a fourth place showing with a time of 6:35.0, trailing Holy Cross by 10 seconds.

Hobart returns to action on April 15, hosting Colgate and RIT on the Seneca-Cayuga Canal.

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