Georgetown crew finished first overall on Saturday at the George Washington Invitational Crew Classic here in Washington, D.C. on the Potomac River. They tallied 73 points on the fast 2,000-meter course in a whipping current and a slight head wind.
Two Georgetown boats had first-place finishes in the regatta, in which The U.S. Naval Academy, University of Virginia, George Washington University, Temple University, St. Joseph’s University, Marietta University, Princeton University, University of Massachusetts, University of New Hampshire, George Mason University, LaSalle University and William & Mary College also competed.
The men’s varsity four made up of sophomore Matt Johnson, senior Nick Marshall, junior Sam Snyder and sophomore Alex Lazur won their heat and their final, defeating Temple, Marietta and LaSalle with a time of 6:13.03. The Georgetown men’s varsity lightweight eight defeated Navy in the finals with a time of 5:16.5.
Senior coxswain J.P. Van Arsdale, senior stroke Geoff Sonn, senior Jim Hurley, sophomore Brian McLaughlin, senior Jeff Anchukaitis, junior Brian Godoy, sophomore Andrew Adler and senior bow Brian Kane rowed the lightweight boat that gained a No. 2 ranking in the EARC coaches poll after defeating former No. 2 Princeton, fifth-ranked Rutgers and sixth-ranked Columbia.
Currently the No. 2 Hoyas are ahead of No. 3 Princeton and No. 4 Columbia. Yale is ranked first, but if the Hoyas keep up their impressive rowing, they could unseat the defending No. 1 Bulldogs when they compete next Sunday in Connecticut.
The second varsity lightweight boat finished third in the finals behind the Navy “A” boat and the Navy “B” boat with a time of 5:31.21. The novice lightweight men were able to defeat the Navy “B” boat in their race but placed second to the Navy “A” boat with a time of 5:34.93.
The Georgetown heavyweight men won their heats in both the varsity and second varsity races. Both boats placed second in their finals. The varsity eight placed second to Temple but defeated Navy and Virginia. Temple is a very competitive and notoriously young varsity program, which makes cuts and usually places freshmen in its top eight. Last week they were ranked 13th, and the Hoyas were ranked 18th.
The Georgetown varsity eight came within four seconds of breaking the course record set in 1998. The second varsity boat was defeated by Navy and finished with a time of 5:29.37. Despite the losses, the Hoyas rowed strongly in both races.
The women, coming off big wins over Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Drexel University, were not able to post any first-place finishes on Saturday. They did, however, make the finals in every division. The women’s varsity open weight eight placed second in its heat and came in second to Massachusetts in the petite final with a time of 6:09.2. The novice women also placed second in their heat and finished fourth in the finals to Virginia, Columbia and George Washington with a time of 6:21.33.
Georgetown’s lightweight women raced two boats in the same heat. They placed second and third, both advancing to the next round. In the petite final, the novice boat racing as a Georgetown “B” boat finished second to Massachusetts with a time of 6:27.73. The Georgetown “A” boat also placed second in the final with a time of 6:13.34, not enough to catch first-place Princeton.
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