Huskies Headed To Grand Finals In All 4 Boats

Saturday, June 2

West Windsor, NJ

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University of Washington

IRA National Championships

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June 02, 2018 | Men's Rowing

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WEST WINSDOR, N.J. – The No. 1-ranked Washington men's rowing team had all four of its boats advance to Sunday's grand finals, as three of the four finished first in their semifinals Saturday, with the second varsity eight taking second.

The Huskies will row for national championships in the first, second and third varsity eights, as well as the varsity four, Sunday at Mercer Lake. In men's rowing, the winner of the varsity eight grand final is considered the "national champion." Due to forecasts for bad weather, the schedule has been revised, with the grand finals pushed to the start of the Sunday slate. The UW will race in the varsity eight grand final at 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT, with the 2V8+ and 3V8+ both inside the following half hour. See the "Sunday Heat Sheet" link for the full schedule.

"Round two is in the books," UW head coach Michael Callahan said after Saturday's results. "Now we go back to our corners, reassess and tomorrow, we'll come out swinging."

Washington's varsity eight opened Saturday morning in the first heavyweight event of the day. The Huskies, rowing next to rival Cal, trailed Brown in the early stages as the Ivy League crew looked to earn its way into the grand final. The Brown crew led until about the 1,000-meter mark, when the Huskies moved in front. Meanwhile, the Golden Bears had to fend off Northeastern to guarantee their spot in the grand final.

In the end, the Husky boat crossed the line in 5:37.124, about six seats ahead of Brown (5.38.879), who just beat California (5.39.057), less than two-tenths of a second behind.

The Huskies, Cal and Brown will row along with Yale, Harvard and Princeton in Sunday's grand final.

In the Huskies' next semifinal, the second varsity eight, it was California that took charge from the start, rowing aggressively to take the lead. Washington went with the Bears and, for the majority of the race, it was clear that those two would finish first and second, with others fighting it out for the all-important third slot for the grand final.

Cal held off the Huskies, winning by eight seats in a time of 5:41.314. Washington was second in 5:44.128 with Princeton claiming the third spot. In the other semifinal, Yale, Harvard and Northeastern went through to the grand final.

Washington won its third varsity eight A/B semifinal, Cal took to the front for the first 1,000 meters or so before the Huskies caught them around the midway point. As the Huskies slowly and steadily increased their lead, Northeastern, sitting fourth, gained on Princeton for the last qualifying spot. Northeastern timed its move well as the Huskies from Boston rowed past both the Tigers and Cal to earn second place.

Washington beat Northeastern by about eight seats, winning in a time of 5:50.155. Northeastern finished in 5:52.50, just ahead of California (5:30.016). In the other 3V8+ semifinal, Harvard, Boston University and Yale finished in the top three spots to move on to the grand final.

The Huskies wrapped up their Saturday in the second of two varsity four semis. It was a good fight most of the way between the top three: UW, Cal and Princeton. Those three traded spots through most of the race before the Huskies pushed in front just after the halfway point.

The UW won the race with a time of 6:26.013, about a half a length in front of the Golden Bears, who came across in 6:27.943. Princeton held on for third place and a berth in the grand final.

In the first V4+ semifinal, Drexel, Boston University and Holy Cross earned the top-three spots to move into the grand final.

Washington and Cal were the only two schools to qualify a boat in all four grand finals. Harvard and Yale qualified for all three eights finals.

NEXT UP:
Sunday, all four Washington boats will race for national championships. The Sunday schedule begins with the varsity eight grand final at 7:30 a.m. ET. After a pair of lightweight grand finals not involving the Huskies, the second varsity eight (7:51 a.m.) and third varsity eight (7:58 a.m.) grand finals will be run. The varsity four grand final is scheduled to begin at 9:08 a.m. ET.

As always, the schedule is subject to change. Make sure to check the @UW_Rowing Twitter account for the latest information.

UW'S IRA LINEUPS:

VARSITY 8+
Shell: Carl Lovsted
Cox: Rielly Milne (Sr., Woodinville, Wash./Brentwood School)
Stroke: Bram Schwarz (So., Haarlem, Netherlands)
7: Viktor Pivac (Sr., Belgrade, Serbia)
6: Samuel Halbert (So., Redmond, Wash./Woodinville)
5: Madison Molitor (Jr., Moses Lake, Wash./Moses Lake)
4: Andrew Gaard (Jr., Madison, Wis./West)
3: Chris Carlson (Jr., Bedford, N.H./Brewster Academy)
2: Sean Kelly (Sr., Princeton, N.J./Plainsboro South)
Bow: Elijah Maesner (Jr., Duvall, Wash./Eastlake)

SECOND VARSITY 8+
Shell: Grand Challenger
Cox: Kimmons Wilson (Jr., Orlando, Fla./Winter Park)
Stroke: Michiel Mantel (Jr., Amsterdam, Netherlands)
7: Simon van Dorp (So., Amsterdam, Netherlands)
6: George Esau (So., Long Lake, Minn./Orono)
5: Tennyson Federspiel (Jr., Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue)
4: Ben Davison (Jr., Inverness, Fla./Citrus)
3: Arne Landboe (Sr., Shoreline, Wash./Shorewood)
2: Robert Karlen (Sr., Everett, Wash./Walter Johnson (Md.))
Bow: Philipp Nonnast (Jr., Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

THIRD VARSITY 8+
Shell: Chuck Holtz
Cox: Braedan Daste (Sr., Redmond, Wash./Interlake)
Stroke: Gert-Jan van Doorn (Fr., Leiden, Netherlands)
7: Sam Goertz (Sr., Bellevue, Wash/Issaquah/Bellevue College)
6: Steve Rosts (Fr., Jordan, Ont., Canada/Eden)
5: Peter Lancashire (Fr., Port Macquarie, Australia)
4: Alexander Vollmer (So., Hamburg, Germany)
3: Connor Gann (So., El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge)
2: Evan Olson (Jr., Bothell, Wash./Bothell)
Bow: David Bridges (So., Portland, Ore./Jesuit)

VARSITY 4+
Shell: Lou Gellermann
Stroke: Cole Zwierzynski (So., Portland, Ore./Franklin)
3: Sam Pettet (Sr., Seattle, Wash./Garfield)
2: Mason Pollock (Sr., Los Angeles, Calif./Gunnary School)
Bow: Max Rennie (Jr., Deniliquin, Australia)
Cox: Adam Gold (Fr., Seattle, Wash./Seattle Academy)