Men’s Crew Sweeps Past Holy Cross, Trinity in Return to Competition

Saturday, April 17

Worcester, MA

12:00 PM

Brown University

Holy Cross

Men’s Crew Sweeps Past Holy Cross, Trinity in Return to Competition

4/17/2021 3:52:00 PM | Men's Crew

Results

WORCESTER, Mass. – Brown University men's crew swept past host Holy Cross and Trinity College in the first, second, and third varsity eight as the Bears returned to competition for the first time in 518 days in their season opener on Saturday afternoon at Lake Quinsigamond.

"It was really wonderful just to see the teams out competing again," Brown head coach Paul Cooke said. "I was happy to see all the oarsmen racing and grateful to have the seniors, who have stuck in there for so long, back on the racecourse."

In a race rescheduled from April 10, the Bears took all three events, competing for the first time since the Tail of the Charles on November 16, 2019 – a span of 518 days – and racing for the first time in the spring season since the IRA National Championships on June 2, 2019 – a span of 685 days.

"I'd like to thank all of the people who worked hard to get the racing back underway, especially Colin Sullivan, who has been tireless," Cooke said. "I really appreciate the work by the organizers and our coaching staff."

Opening the day with the first varsity eight, Brown won the race with a time of 5:50.8 topping second-place Trinity (5:58.4) by 7.6 seconds and third-place Holy Cross (6:00.8) by 10.0 seconds.

In the second varsity eight, the Bears took the race behind a time of 5:57.0 beating the Crusaders (6:12.4) by 15.4 seconds and the Bantams (6:28.1) by 31.1 seconds.

Closing the day with the third varsity eight, Brown captured the event in a time of 6:09.5, eclipsing Holy Cross (6:19.2) by 9.7 seconds and Trinity (6:24.1) by 14.6 seconds.

"The performance by the entire team was strong," Cooke said. "All the crews were able to find good strokes together. We have a lot to build on."

In Brown's last full season of racing in 2018-19, the Bears finished third in the first varsity eight and fourth as a team at the Eastern Sprints before placing seventh in the first varsity eight and sixth as a team at the IRA National Championships.

Brown Schedule/Results
12:00 p.m. – First Varsity Eight – First Place (2-0) – 5:50.8
12:10 p.m. – Second Varsity Eight – First Place (2-0) – 5:57.0
12:35 p.m. – Third Varsity Eight – First Place (2-0) – 6:09.5

Race Results
First Varsity Eight
Brown: 5:50.8
Trinity: 5:58.4
Holy Cross: 6:00.8

Second Varsity Eight
Brown: 5:57.0
Holy Cross: 6:12.4
Trinity: 6:28.1

Third Varsity Eight
Brown: 6:09.5
Holy Cross: 6:19.2
Trinity: 6:24.1

Boat Lineups
First Varsity Eight
Bow: Ben Olsen
2: Charlie Lucas
3: Savas Koutsouras
4: Finn Jenkins
5: Henry Hollingsworth
6: Willem Stoop
7: Jaap de Jong
Stroke: Gabriel Mahler
Coxswain: Matthew Rose

Second Varsity Eight
Bow: Mathijs Deetman
2: Thomas Phelps
3: Josh Golbus
4: Parker Vanamee
5: Owen Corr
6: Adrian Johansen
7: Nathan Swidler
Stroke: Gustav Hirschfeld
Coxswain: Ian Emery

Third Varsity Eight
Bow: Ryan Lehmann
2: Maanuv Allu
3: Brian Mundelius
4: Tim Zhao
5: John Norton
6: Thomas Gilmore
7: Matthew Boranian
Stroke: Andrew Cooke
Coxswain: Lucy Anderson