V8, JV on to Grands

Syracuse’s Varsity Eight got it done this morning, taking second behind top-seed Harvard and advancing to the Grand Final at the Eastern Sprints.

Rowing in the rain on Lake Quinsigamond, the Orange blasted off the line at 44 strokes-per minute, then settled at 36 for the body of the race. With Harvard taking the lead, the Orange moved out on Cornell little by little, holding a length at the 1,000 meter mark.

SU took it up to 38 in the sprint to close a bit on Harvard, which had the win safely tucked away. The Orange looked smooth and strong, with Cornell never able to challenge. Georgetown was fourth and Penn fifth.

Harvard 5:47.82 SU 5:50.86 Cornell 5:55.72 Georgetown 5:56.98 Penn 6:01.97

Syracuse goes against Harvard, Princeton, Wisconsin, BU and Brown in the Grand Final.

JV Takes Second - Moves to Grand Final

The Syracuse JV 8, over-stroking all the way,rowed its way into the Grand Finals this morning, taking second behind Harvard and beating Boston U easily. The Orange rowed the body of the race around 36 and ramped it up to 39 in the sprint, as Harvard, well ahead, hung onto its race pace of 34 to win by about a length.

Harvard 5:57.33 SU 5:59.74 BU 6:06.34 COL 6:15.20 GWU 6:21.40

The Orange go up against Harvard, Brown, Wisconsin, Princeton and Yale in the Grand Final.

Men's V4 Wins at Worcester

The Orange Varsity Four + won the first race of the day at the EARC Sprints, taking the lead over Northeastern off the start and steadily widening it to several lengths of open water. Harvard was third in this Grand Final race which included varsity and freshman fours. MIT and Holy Cross trailed.

SU 6:54.19 NE 7:01.89 Harvard 7:05.33 MIT 7:28.79 HC 7:42.3

Matt Cosman coxed it with Kyle Rogers at stroke, Jim Behr at three, Tim Daigle at two and Chip Keyes in the bow.

Frosh Fourth - Move on to Petites

The Orange Frosh advanced to the Petite Final with a fourth place finish in the morning heat. SU came off the start, close to Northeastern, which wound up winning the heat wire to wire. BU finished strong to take second and advance to the Grand Final.

Ten-seed SU held onto third through the midway point, but #9 Columbia moved through just after the halfway point and while the Orange kept it close, the Lions took third.

Holy Cross and Georgetown trailed.

NE 6:09.7 BU 6:10. 8 COL 6:17.1 SU 6:19.2 HC 6:26.6 GU 6:27.1