Men’s Crew Claims College Gold in Championship Four at Head of the Charles

Sunday, October 20

Cambridge, MA

1:45 PM, 2:15 PM

Brown University

Head of the Charles

Men’s Crew Claims College Gold in Championship Four at Head of the Charles

10/20/2019 5:10:00 PM | Men's Crew

Results

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Brown University men's crew captured second place – and first among college crews – in the men's championship four and placed sixth overall – and third among college crews – in the men's championship eight at the 55^th Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday afternoon on the Charles River.

"From the start of the fall season, we have been focused building a strong squad in which everyone adds value," Brown head coach Paul Cooke said. "This weekend at the Head of the Charles, everyone on the team contributed. The energy has been good from day one, and we look forward to building on successes. We have a lot of work to do, and I am confident that athletes on this team will enjoy pushing each other."

The Bears captured a silver medal and placed first among collegiate crews in the men's championship four race (event 55) as Brown's top boat (bow 1) in the event finished in a time of 15:52.888 out of a field of 15 crews. The Bears trailed first-place Italian entry Fiamme Gialle (15:48.855) by 4.033, while topping third-place Dartmouth (15:57.371) by 4.483 seconds.

Brown's entry (bow 3) in the men's championship eight race (event 59) finished in third place among collegiate crews and placed sixth overall out of 30 entries behind a time of 13:53.358. The Bears beat seventh-place Harvard (13:54.352) by 0.994 seconds, while trailing fifth-place California (13:45.085) by eight seconds.

Brown's second boat (bow 13) in the men's championship four finished in eighth place behind a time of 16:17.822.

"Coach Graham Willoughby has made a big impact this fall," Cooke said. "I've really enjoyed seeing him work with the oarsmen. The progress the crews have made has been impressive."

On Saturday, Brown posted third and 17^th-place finishes out of a field of 39 entries in the men's club eight while the Bears' alumni boat took sixth place out of 52 entries in the men's alumni eight race.

Next, Brown concludes its fall season at the Tail of the Charles on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Brown Schedule/Results
Saturday, Oct. 19
1:02 p.m. – Event 23 – Men's Alumni Eight – Bow 16 – 52 Entries – Sixth Place (15:32.755)
2:28 p.m. – Event 27 – Men's Club Eight – Bow 2 – 39 Entries – Third Place (14:49.530)
2:28 p.m. – Event 27 – Men's Club Eight – Bow 12 – 39 Entries – 17^th Place (15:38.781)

Sunday, Oct. 20
1:45 p.m. – Event 55 – Men's Championship Four – Bow 1 – 15 Entries – Second Place (15:52.888)
1:45 p.m. – Event 55 – Men's Championship Four – Bow 13 – 15 Entries – Eighth Place (16:17.822)
2:15 p.m. – Event 59 – Men's Championship Eight – Bow 3 – 30 Entries – Sixth Place (13:53.358)

Boat Lineups
Club 8A
C: Jack Digiovanni
8: Ari Rosen
7: Mathijs Deetman
6: Gardner Howe
5: Simon Hatcher
4: Adrian Johansen
3: Brian Mundelius
2: Michael Cuellar
1: John Norton

Club 8B
C: Lauren Parker
8: Luke Rossi
7: Andrew Simpson
6: Parker Vanamee
5: Andrew Ding
4: George Lawton
3: Andrew Cooke
2: Ben Shore
1: John Fay

Championship 8:
C: Ryan Williams
8: Augustine Rodriguez
7: Finn Jenkins
6: Harry Church
5: Ian Burnett
4: Henry Hollingsworth
3: Will Legenzowski
2: Jaap de Jong
1: Thomas Phelps

Championship 4A:
C: Orly Mansbach
4: Kai Hoite
3: Ben Olsen
2: Charlie Fargo
1: Alex Kelly

Championship 4B:
C: Ian Emery
4: Matias Hoite
3: Maxim Beekenkamp
2: Connor Brown
1: Gus Hirschfeld