April 25, 2004

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—Hobart College's varsity eight and freshman eight remain undefeated after convincing wins at the inaugural UCAA Rowing Championships. The Statesmen finished the day of racing with 25 points for second place in the overall standings. Rensselaer capture the title with 28 points.

In difficult cross-headwind conditions, Hobart's varsity eight crossed the line with a time of 6:32.0, 16.5 seconds ahead of runner-up University of Rochester and the rest of the field of eight.

Racing for the Statesmen were sophomore coxswain Dan Gilbert (Rochester/Rochester, N.Y.), senior stroke Havilland Campbell (LaSalle/Philadelphia, Pa.), sophomore seventh seat Gardner Loring (Middlesex/Duxbury, Mass.), sophomore sixth seat John Michael Chadonic (Lawrenceville/New York, N.Y.), sophomore fifth seat Tim Faxon (Salisbury School/Pelham, Mass.), sophomore fourth seat Gavin Johnstone-Butcher (St. Paul’s School/Bulawayo, Zimbabwe), first-year third seat Sep Levatich (Ithaca/Brooktondale, N.Y.), first-year second seat Michael Grenier (Brooks School/Methuen, Mass.), and junior bow Michael Hoepp (Choate Rosemary Hall/Bedford, N.H.).

The freshmen boat comprised of coxswain Nick Hoagland (Millbrook School/New York, N.Y.), stroke Ben Draper (The Branson School/San Anselmo, Calif.), seventh seat Nate Kress (Ithaca/Ithaca, N.Y.), sixth seat Paul Wasmund (Fabius-Pompey/Fabius, N.Y.), fifth seat Joe Jameson (Brebeuf Jesuit/Indianapolis, Ind.), fourth seat David Drennan (Greenhills School/Ann Arbor, Mich.), third seat Robert Reinheimer (Cheverus/Bowdoinham, Maine), second seat Alex Caruthers (Bishop O’Dowd/Kensington, Calif.), and bow Jared Desrochers (Shenendehowa/Clifton Park, N.Y.) logged an impressive win in a time of 6:39.8, 30 seconds in front of Union College.

"The team has remained on track to fulfill its spring sprint racing goals thus far," said Head Coach Mike Guerrieri. "Our biggest tests come in the next few weeks as we face competitive programs from around the state and nation."

In other racing, the Hobart varsity four of senior coxswain Sarah Roberts (Burnt Hills Ballston Lake/Burnt Hills, N.Y.), junior stroke Tyler Spence (St. Ignatius College Prep/Lake Shore, Ill.), first-year third seat Chip Armstrong (St. Anthony’s/Mt. Sinai, N.Y.), first-year second seat Mike Guglielmo (Northern Highlands/New York, N.Y.), and first-year bow Andy King (Bethlehem Central/Delmar, N.Y.) finished second out of four boats, covering the course in a time of 7:35.2.

Hobart travels to Whitney Point, N.Y., May 1-2, for the New York State Championships and travels to Worcester, Massachusetts, the following weekend for the ECAC Championships.

Results

First Varsity Eight
1.Hobart: 6:32.0
2.Rochester: 6:48.5
3.Rensselaer: 6:49.8
4.Hamilton: 6:54.5

Freshmen Eight
1.Hobart: 6:39.8
2.Union: 7:09.8
3.Rensselaer: 7:19.2

Varsity Four
1.Union: 7:23.3
2.Hobart: 7:35.2
3.Clarkson: 8:46.5
4.Rensselaer: 9:40.0