SU alum Justin Stangel and pair partner Tom Peszek finished a second-and-a-half behind the winner, taking second in this weekend's pair final in the Princeton Speed Orders aka the National Selection Regatta II.
This comes after the Stangel/Peszek pair's second in the first speed orders of the year last month.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Men's Eastern Sprints Photos
Apologies in advance for some of the blurry ones. The rainy weather did not help either. These will be edited down the next few days...in the meantime, here is the full flight:
photos here
V8 Fifth; JV Takes Bronze at Sprints
Coach Dave Reischman’s Varsity battled with the big boys at the Eastern Sprints, finishing fifth in the Grand Final and avenging an earlier loss to Boston University.
Harvard’s top-seeded Crimson completed a sweep with a length victory over Princeton, with Wisconsin, Brown, SU and BU following.
The six-seeded Orange rowed the race in the outside lane, as Harvard blew out to an early lead, gave it up for a few strokes to Brown and then steadily built the lead. Princeton and Wisconsin got by Brown in the last part of the race and all three were within a length of Harvard. SU was a length or so back, edging BU in sixth.
Harvard 5:40.38 Princeton 5:42.37 Wisconsin 5:42.50 Brown 5:43.59 SU 5:47.10 BU 5:48.75
JV Comes from Behind to Medal
Syracuse’s JV Eight rallied from last place halfway through the Grand Final and rowed into third place, holding off Princeton in the sprint for the first SU medal at the Eastern Sprints in ages. Harvard won the race, with Wisconsin a length back and then the Orange and Tigers charging right behind.
SU went in as the seven seed and may have given the impression early in the final that it was out of gas after the morning heat. No such thing. The Orange powered back with about 500 meters to go, rowing past Yale, Brown and Princeton and into third, just running out of water before catching the Badgers.
The Orangemen sat up and slapped hands when it was over. A celebration SU is hoping to see more of.
Harvard 5:49.13 Wisconsin 5: 52.52 SU 5:53. 18 Princeton 5:54.32 Brown 5:57.31 Yale 5:58.99
Men's Frosh 4th in Petites
The SU Frosh came into the EARC Sprints seeded tenth and that’s where they wound up, although Coach Shawn Bagnall’s eight gave it a fight in the Petite Finals, finishing half a length behind second place Wisconsin and less than a second behind third place Yale. Brown was the Petite winner.
Brown 6:02.40 Wisconsin 6:06.09 Yale 6:06.85 SU 6:07.71 Columbia 6:10.20 Dartmouth 6:13.09
Harvard’s frosh won the Grand Final easily, with Princeton taking silver and Northeastern bronze.
Harvard’s top-seeded Crimson completed a sweep with a length victory over Princeton, with Wisconsin, Brown, SU and BU following.
The six-seeded Orange rowed the race in the outside lane, as Harvard blew out to an early lead, gave it up for a few strokes to Brown and then steadily built the lead. Princeton and Wisconsin got by Brown in the last part of the race and all three were within a length of Harvard. SU was a length or so back, edging BU in sixth.
Harvard 5:40.38 Princeton 5:42.37 Wisconsin 5:42.50 Brown 5:43.59 SU 5:47.10 BU 5:48.75
JV Comes from Behind to Medal
Syracuse’s JV Eight rallied from last place halfway through the Grand Final and rowed into third place, holding off Princeton in the sprint for the first SU medal at the Eastern Sprints in ages. Harvard won the race, with Wisconsin a length back and then the Orange and Tigers charging right behind.
SU went in as the seven seed and may have given the impression early in the final that it was out of gas after the morning heat. No such thing. The Orange powered back with about 500 meters to go, rowing past Yale, Brown and Princeton and into third, just running out of water before catching the Badgers.
The Orangemen sat up and slapped hands when it was over. A celebration SU is hoping to see more of.
Harvard 5:49.13 Wisconsin 5: 52.52 SU 5:53. 18 Princeton 5:54.32 Brown 5:57.31 Yale 5:58.99
Men's Frosh 4th in Petites
The SU Frosh came into the EARC Sprints seeded tenth and that’s where they wound up, although Coach Shawn Bagnall’s eight gave it a fight in the Petite Finals, finishing half a length behind second place Wisconsin and less than a second behind third place Yale. Brown was the Petite winner.
Brown 6:02.40 Wisconsin 6:06.09 Yale 6:06.85 SU 6:07.71 Columbia 6:10.20 Dartmouth 6:13.09
Harvard’s frosh won the Grand Final easily, with Princeton taking silver and Northeastern bronze.
12-Seed SU Women Take Tenth in V8s at Sprints
The SU Women’s Varsity Eight may very well have saved its best race for last, finishing two spots ahead of their seed at the EAWRC Sprints and just missing third in a bang-bang-bang battle with Penn and Rutgers in the last 20 strokes of the Petite Final.
Columbia won the race, grabbing a length with a huge move 500 meters in. Northeastern took second, with the Quakers, Orange and Scarlet Knights battling for third. SU seemed to have edged past Penn near the finish, but Penn wound up crossing the line first, then SU in fourth and Rutgers a beat behind, with Georgetown trailing.
Columbia 6:38.62 NE 6:42.91 Penn 6:48.54 SU 6:49.69 Rutgers 6:49.89 GU 6:56.02
The finish meets one of Coach Justin Moore's goals going in as the Orange finished two spots ahead of where it was seeded.
Princeton out-rowed Brown to take the Grand Final.
2V and V 4+ Fifth in Petites
The Second Varsity wound up fifth in its Petite Final, to take eleventh place overall.
Penn won it by a length over Northeastern, with Columbia in third, then Navy, the Orange and George Washington.
Penn 6:58.26 NE 7:01.74 COL 7:04.51 Navy 7:05.36 SU 7:09.10 GWU 7:19.19
The Orange women’s Varsity 4 + also finished fifth in the Petite Final of the EAWRC Sprints this afternoon, giving SU eleventh place overall. Navy edged Northeastern to win the race. Dartmouth was third, well behind, then BU, SU and Columbia.
SU went in seeded 12th, so the Orange women finished a spot higher than their seed.
Navy 7:36.04 NE 7:38.01 Dartmouth 752.25 BU 7:55.71 SU 8:00 .92 COL 8:03.98
Columbia won the race, grabbing a length with a huge move 500 meters in. Northeastern took second, with the Quakers, Orange and Scarlet Knights battling for third. SU seemed to have edged past Penn near the finish, but Penn wound up crossing the line first, then SU in fourth and Rutgers a beat behind, with Georgetown trailing.
Columbia 6:38.62 NE 6:42.91 Penn 6:48.54 SU 6:49.69 Rutgers 6:49.89 GU 6:56.02
The finish meets one of Coach Justin Moore's goals going in as the Orange finished two spots ahead of where it was seeded.
Princeton out-rowed Brown to take the Grand Final.
2V and V 4+ Fifth in Petites
The Second Varsity wound up fifth in its Petite Final, to take eleventh place overall.
Penn won it by a length over Northeastern, with Columbia in third, then Navy, the Orange and George Washington.
Penn 6:58.26 NE 7:01.74 COL 7:04.51 Navy 7:05.36 SU 7:09.10 GWU 7:19.19
The Orange women’s Varsity 4 + also finished fifth in the Petite Final of the EAWRC Sprints this afternoon, giving SU eleventh place overall. Navy edged Northeastern to win the race. Dartmouth was third, well behind, then BU, SU and Columbia.
SU went in seeded 12th, so the Orange women finished a spot higher than their seed.
Navy 7:36.04 NE 7:38.01 Dartmouth 752.25 BU 7:55.71 SU 8:00 .92 COL 8:03.98
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
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
Women's V8 Qualifies for Petite Finals; Beats BU
The Orange women V8 rowed to its seed in the opening heat at the EAWRC sprints his morning, taking fourth and advancing to the B-final. SU beat Boston University for the second straight time, consigning the Terriers to the third level final.
Top seed Princeton grabbed the lead off the start and cruised home, with Dartmouth taking second by a length over Columbia. The Lions move to the B-final along with SU which was several lengths behind.
Princeton 6:34.85 Dartmouth 6:39.62 Columbia 6:46.25 SU 7:00.87 BU7:05.57
The Orange go against Columbia, Penn, Rutgers, Northeastern and Georgetown in the Petite Final.
2V8, V4+ Take Third; Also Move to Petites
The Orange women second varsity and varsity four+ also advanced to the B-level final.
The 2V battled Columbia for third over the second half of the heat and held on by a tenth of a second! Both would qualify for the Petites. Yale and Radliffe moved to the Grand Final.
Yale 6:51.06 Radcliffe 7:00.55 SU 7:04.52 Columbia 7:04.66 Georgetown 7:14.84 MIT 7:33.45
The Orange will face Columbia, Penn, Northeastern, George Washington and Navy in the Petite Final
In the fours, the Orange fought Dartmouth down the stretch for third and wound up taking the Big Green by about a length, with both advancing to the Petites. Brown and Radcliffe were out ahead.
Brown 7:41.09 Radcliffe 7:46.49 SU 8:10.16 Dartmouth 8:13.57 Georgetown 8:17.09
In the Petite it will be SU, Dartmouth, Columbia, Northeastern, Navy and BU.
Top seed Princeton grabbed the lead off the start and cruised home, with Dartmouth taking second by a length over Columbia. The Lions move to the B-final along with SU which was several lengths behind.
Princeton 6:34.85 Dartmouth 6:39.62 Columbia 6:46.25 SU 7:00.87 BU7:05.57
The Orange go against Columbia, Penn, Rutgers, Northeastern and Georgetown in the Petite Final.
2V8, V4+ Take Third; Also Move to Petites
The Orange women second varsity and varsity four+ also advanced to the B-level final.
The 2V battled Columbia for third over the second half of the heat and held on by a tenth of a second! Both would qualify for the Petites. Yale and Radliffe moved to the Grand Final.
Yale 6:51.06 Radcliffe 7:00.55 SU 7:04.52 Columbia 7:04.66 Georgetown 7:14.84 MIT 7:33.45
The Orange will face Columbia, Penn, Northeastern, George Washington and Navy in the Petite Final
In the fours, the Orange fought Dartmouth down the stretch for third and wound up taking the Big Green by about a length, with both advancing to the Petites. Brown and Radcliffe were out ahead.
Brown 7:41.09 Radcliffe 7:46.49 SU 8:10.16 Dartmouth 8:13.57 Georgetown 8:17.09
In the Petite it will be SU, Dartmouth, Columbia, Northeastern, Navy and BU.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Men's Team Graduation
After 4 years, a few hundred thousand strokes, and many hours (or not so many in some cases) of studying the class of 2011 has finally made it through college and have diplomas in hand. It was an evening spent with good friends and family and filled with some well deserved laughs and congratulations. Congratulations to the Senior Class of 2011, you guys will certainly be missed around the boathouse next year.
Seniors Class 2011
Diplomas in hand
Coach enjoying the speeches
It's been 4 years already?
Congratulations fellas
Seniors Class 2011
Diplomas in hand
Coach enjoying the speeches
It's been 4 years already?
Congratulations fellas
Men's Team on News Channel 3 CNY Central
Full Story (click on link to see video with interviews)
Orange with Oars Making Their Mark
When you think of marque Syracuse Orange seniors from this past season, guys like Delone Carter and Rick Jackson might be the first to come to mind. But Jackson isn't the only hardworking senior from Philadelphia on the SU hill, just ask SU Rowing Head Coach Dave Reischman. Mike Gennaro, Kenny Merfeelius and the Berry brothers may not be household names in Syracuse, but the four seniors from philadelphia are looking to wrap up their senior season in style. And as they travel to Worcester, Massachusetts this weekend for the 2011 Eastern Sprints, they're reflecting back to the reason why they came to Syracuse in the first place. They had other options like Cal and Washington, two of the more successful rowing programs in the country, but they wanted to make their mark in Syracuse.
"They just sort of looked at each other and said you know what this is the place we want to be, recalls Reischman, "and we want to try and have an impact on a National level here."
"We wanted to come to a place that was on the rise," says Vince Berry, "that was on the border of being a really good competitive team, and push it over the top."
And their skills and hardworking mentality have rubbed off on the other rowers.
"I think a lot of the magic of this particular group is it's driven by four guys from Philadelphia," explains Reischman, "very blue collar kids. Kids that come from families that have strong work ethics. And the other seniors that have sort of fit into the group are cut from the same cloth."
A group of guys that don't seem to notice that it's the SU Basketball players and Football players who are getting all of the media coverage and hoopla.
"I just keep telling myself that that's not what I'm here for," explains Gennaro, "I didn't come to Syracuse to row and be the superstar of the city or school."
"If they're looking in the history books," explains Berry, "I want it to be like, a few years from now they're getting medals, consistently getting medals and then a couple years further they're getting gold medals and they're gonna look back a couple years and say those guys started it, those guys started it."
This weekend's races will go along way in helping SU's positioning at this year's Nationals. '
Story courtesy of CNYCentral.com, NBC 3, CBS5, CW6
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