UW Wins Ten Eyck; Finishes Second In Varsity Eight Final

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UW Wins Ten Eyck; Finishes Second In Varsity Eight Final

June 02, 2019 | Men's Rowing

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GOLD RIVER, Calif. – Washington's men's rowing team won the James Ten Eyck overall points championship for the 12th time in the last 13 years, but for the third year in a row, Yale took home the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championship with a win in the varsity eight grand final Sunday at Lake Natoma.

The Huskies won the third varsity eight and varsity four national championships and took the silver medal in both the second varsity eight and the varsity eight. Their 207 total points was two more than the Bulldogs' 205, thanks to higher finishes than Yale in the 2V8+ and 3V8+ finals. Cal, which won the second varsity eight final, finished third in the Ten Eyck. In men's collegiate rowing, the winner of the varsity eight is considered the "national champion."

"I'm definitely really proud of the depth of the team and winning the Ten Eyck," said UW men's coach Michael Callahan. "The field in men's rowing is getting deeper and stronger, so it's a really hard trophy to win."

Washington's morning got off to a strong start as the varsity four and third varsity eights both finished their seasons undefeated with victories in their grand finals. That was followed by second-place finishes in the second eight, followed by the varsity eight, which suffered its first loss of the year in the IRA final.

After not having won it since 1970, the Huskies have won the Ten Eyck every year dating back to 2007, other than in 2016, an unprecedented run of success.

"I'm really proud of the character of the team," Callahan added. "We have really high-quality young men on our team right now and it's makes all the difference. Before the races, we told them that as coaches, we've already won. We're very proud of who they are as people."

VARSITY EIGHT
The final race of the regatta featured a familiar field of the top crews in men's rowing with UW, Cal and Harvard all looking to spoil No. 1-ranked Yale's bid for a third consecutive title.

From the start, Yale, Washington and Harvard formed the lead pack off of the starting dock, with the two Ivy League rivals vying for top position in the early strokes. The Bulldogs moved in front, followed by Harvard, Cal and Washington.

By 750 meters, Yale had stretched out its lead over the rest of the field, but Washington had moved past the Crimson and the Bears to take over second position, but by 1,000, the defending champions had a full length on all the others. It had additionally become apparent that the Huskies had a better shot than any of the others of catching Yale.

Washington turned up its rate in the final few hundred meters and made some headway, but couldn't track down the Elis. Yale won the race with a time of 5:32.939 while Washington crossed in 5:36.079, nearly a full length behind.

"Yale had a great day," Callahan said. "They have a dynamic, strong crew. We knew they were really fast and I think our guys performed really well. As the old adage goes, I think they left it all out there. There was nothing more they could have given. I'm super proud of them."

SECOND VARSITY EIGHT
In the next-to-last race of the day for the UW – the second varsity eight final – Cal took the lead off of the starting line. The Golden Bears, who won the semifinal over UW on Saturday to give that Husky crew its first loss of the year, took control of the race by the start of the second 500 meters, with UW following in second for the entire race.

By 1,000 meters, the Bears had an open-water lead over the Huskies. Washington increased its pace and closed the gap, but the margin was too big for them to overcome.

Cal won the race by eight seats, with a time of 5:38.205 while Washington finished in 5:40.347. Yale was third and Harvard fourth.

THIRD VARSITY EIGHT
Washington won its second grand final of the day in the third varsity eight. The Huskies' undefeated 3V8+ grabbed the early lead with Yale and Cal close behind. No crew was out of contention at 500 meters, but the Huskies increased their edge through the second 500 and led by seven or eight seats over Yale at 1,000 meters.

From there, the Huskies commanded the race and rowed to an eight-seat victory over the Elis. Washington finished in 5:43.668 while Yale's time was 5:46.083.

The victory was the Huskies' 28th all-time Stewards Cup (awarded to the freshman eight winners through the 2016 season and to the third varsity eight since). Washington has won the cup eight straight seasons.

VARSITY FOUR
Not surprisingly, the men's varsity four was a battle between old rivals Cal and Washington. Those two, along with Princeton, went to the front of the pack off of the start. Those three remained close in the early going, but with the two Pac-12 crews in command. It was back-and-forth between the UW and Cal, but at 1,000 meters, the Bears went in front.

The two continued to trade the lead, but Cal entered the final 500 meters out in front. With less than 200 to go, Washington rowed past the Bears and beat them to the finish line for the win, by about one seat.

The Huskies won their 12th Eric W. Will Trophy and their ninth in a row (last year, due to weather, the MV4+ grand final was canceled). The UW time was 6:19.868. Cal finished second in 6:20.963.

WASHINGTON IRA LINEUPS

Varsity Eight
Shell: Chuck Holtz III
Cox: Adam Gold (Seattle, Wash./Seattle Academy)
Stroke: Andrew Gaard (Madison, Wis./West)
7: Ben Davison (Inverness, Fla./Citrus)
6: Samuel Halbert (Woodinville, Wash./Woodinville)
5: Madison Molitor (Moses Lake, Wash./Moses Lake)
4: Simon van Dorp (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
3: Chris Carlson (Bedford, N.H./Brewster Academy)
2: Harvey Kay (Nottingham, U.K.)
Bow: George Esau (Long Lake, Minn./Orono)

Second Varsity Eight
Shell: Grand Challenger
Cox: Kimmons Wilson (Orlando, Fla./Winter Park)
Stroke: Elijah Maesner (Duvall, Wash./Eastlake)
7: Peter Lancashire (Port Macquarie, Australia)
6: Michiel Mantel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
5: Tennyson Federspiel (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue)
4: David Bridges (Portland, Ore./Jesuit)
3: Gert-Jan van Doorn (Leiden, Netherlands)
2: Philipp Nonnast (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Bow: Chase Deitner (Perth, Australia)

Third Varsity Eight
Shell: Carl Lovsted
Cox: Thomas Wenk (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier)
Stroke: Max Rennie (Deniniquin, Australia)
7: Mattijs Holler (Vienna, Austria)
6: Evan Olson (Bothell, Wash./Bothell)
5: Paolo Bifulco (Portland, Ore./Lincoln)
4: Felix Reinhold (Cape Town, South Africa)
3: Nick Everett (Brockville, Ont., Canada)
2: Pau Turina (Portland Ore./Benson Tech)
Bow: Ian Engstrom (Lincoln, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury)

Varsity Four
Shell: Lou Gellermann
Stroke: Cole Zwierzynski (Portland, Ore./Franklin)
3: Alexander Vollmer (Hamburg, Germany)
2: Carsten Rossen (Seattle, Wash./Cleveland)
Bow: Elliott de Bruin (San Francisco, Calif./Lowell)
Cox: Isabel Klein (Seattle, Wash./University Prep)

UW's IRA HISTORY

Varsity Challenge Cups (MV8+)
1923, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937,
1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1970,
1997, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015

Kennedy Challenge Cups (M2V8+)
1925, 1926, 1927, 1935, 1936,
1937, 1938, 1940, 1948, 1949,
1950, 1953, 1956, 1964, 1972,
1993, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2015, 2017, 2018

Stewards Cups
(Given to F8+ 1900-2016; 3V8+ 2017-)
1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937,
1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950,
1951, 1953, 1961, 1969, 1997,
2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019

Eric W. Will Trophies (MV4+)
2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2019

Third Varsity Eight (M3V8+)
2015

Freshman Four (MF4+)
2008

Ten Eyck Trophies (Men's Points Champion)
1953, 1959, 1964, 1970, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
2019