Men’s Crew Places Fourth at Head of the Housatonic in Fall Debut

Saturday, October 12

Derby, CT

10:45 AM

Brown University

Head of the Housatonic

Men’s Crew Places Fourth at Head of the Housatonic in Fall Debut

10/12/2019 1:08:00 PM | Men's Crew

Results

DERBY, Conn. – Brown University men's crew finished in fourth place in the men's collegiate 8+ race at the 2019 Head of the Housatonic on Saturday morning on the Housatonic River at Indian Well State Park.

"This team is off to a very good start, and the athletes clearly have the capacity to make big gains," Brown head coach Paul Cooke said. "I'm confident this coaching staff will continue be successful at developing our crews. Graham Willoughby has been terrific at working on the fundamentals."

Competing in its fall season opener, the Bears' top entry in the event navigated the 2.7-mile course in a time of 12:58.4, finishing in fourth place out of 21 entries in event number 21. Brown topped fifth-place Northeastern (13:01.6) by 3.2 seconds, while falling to third-place Syracuse (12:54.7) by 3.7 seconds.

"We have seen good teamwork and leadership, and that will serve us well in the coming weeks," Cooke said. "I expect it will be a strength we can rely on throughout the year."

Brown's B boat crossed the finish in a time of 13:27.3, coming in 11^th place out of the field of 21. The crew topped Northeastern's 12^th-place C boat (13:29.6) by 2.3 seconds while trailing Yale's 10^th-place D boat (13:25.8) by 1.5 seconds.

The Bears' C boat finished in a time of 13:43.7 for 16^th place, and the program's D boat posted a time of 13:57.3 for 20^th place.

Yale won the race in a time of 12:38.9 while the Bulldogs' B entry took second place in a time of 12:53.9.

Brown embarked on its 2019-20 competitive racing season on Saturday, coming off a 2018-19 season that saw the Bears place third at Eastern Sprints and seventh at the IRA National Championships in the first varsity eight.

Next, Brown will compete at the 55^th Head of the Charles Regatta from Saturday, Oct. 19 to Sunday, Oct. 20.

Brown Schedule/Results
10:45 a.m. – Event 21 – Collegiate 8+ Men – Bow 277 – 4^th/21 (12:58.4)
10:45 a.m. – Event 21 – Collegiate 8+ Men – Bow 281 – 11^th/21 (13:27.3)
10:45 a.m. – Event 21 – Collegiate 8+ Men – Bow 288 – 16^th/21 (13:43.7)
10:45 a.m. – Event 21 – Collegiate 8+ Men – Bow 291 – 20^th/21 (13:57.3)

Brown Boat Lineups:

First Varsity Eight:
Cox: Ryan Williams
8: Gus Rodriguez
7: Will Legenzowski
6: Harry Church
5: Charlie Fargo
4: Henry Hollingsworth
3: Ian Burnett
2: Jaap de Jong
1: Thomas Phelps

Second Varsity Eight:
Cox: Ian Emery
8: Gus Hirschfeld
7: Ben Olsen
6: Kai Hoite
5: Matias Hoite
4: Adrian Johansen
3: Alex Kelly
2: Michael Cuellar
1: Mathijs Deetman

Third Varsity Eight:
Cox: Jack DiGiovanni
8: Ari Rosen
7: Maxim Beekenkamp
6: Parker Vanamee
5: Simon Hatcher
4: Gardner Howe
3: Brian Mundelius
2: Ben Shore
1: Connor Brown

Fourth Varsity Eight:
Cox: Lauren Parker
8: Luke Rossi
7: John Norton
6: George Lawton
5. Andrew Simpson
4: Andrew Cooke
3: Andrew Ding
2: Theo Golstein
1: John Fay