PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Marietta College men's crew began its final weekend of the fall season by sending five shells to compete in different events at the Frostbite Regatta on the Schuylkill River Saturday (Nov. 14). The Pioneer Navy picked up wins in both the Varsity Lightweight 8+ and Freshmen/Novice 4+, a second place finish in the Varsity 8+ and third place finishes in both the Junior Varsity 8+ and Freshmen/Novice 8+. [Results (PDF)]

Marietta's Freshmen/Novice 4+ opened the team's day by beating its nearest competitor to the line by over 15 seconds. The Pioneers, who featured coxswain Chad Rummler (Seaville, NJ, Ocean City), stroke Andrew Parenti (Vineland, NJ, St. Augustine), Nico Richey (Egg Harbor Township, N.J., St. Augustine), Nicholas Blanzy (Grosse Point Park, MI, Grosse Point) and bow Connor Walters (Bayvillage, St. Ignatius), covered the course in 7:39.28. West Virginia was runner-up with a time of 7:54.85. Massachusetts placed third with a time of 7:55.30, while Penn State was fourth with a time of 8:31.82 and Binghamton was fifth with a time of 9:10.23.

The Pioneers' Junior Varsity 8+ was the next on the water and took third place in its race. Drexel won the race after crossing the line in 6:29.72. Temple finished runner-up with a time of 6:34.82, while Marietta finished in 6:38.35. The Pioneers' boat included junior coxswain Thomas Dougherty (Lansdowne, Pa., Monsignor Bonner), sophomore stroke Tim Shields (Seaville, N.J., St. Augustine Prep.), senior Mike Flanagan (Absecon, N.J., Holy Spirit), sophomore Patrick Cleveland (New Canaan, Conn.), sophomore Brian Timlin (Aston, Pa., Sun Valley), senior John Porter (Bethesda, Md., Walt Whitman), sophomore James Inks (McDonald, Pa., Seton-La Salle), junior Gregory Clair (Pittsburgh, Pa., Central Catholic) and junior bow Michael Cute (Philadelphia, Pa., Roman Catholic). Ithaca took fourth with a time of 6:49.06, and St. Mary was fifth with a time of 7:30.19.

Marietta's Freshmen/Novice 8+ also took third in its race during the afternoon. Once again, Drexel took first with a time of 6:30.32, while Delaware was second with a time of 6:31.47. The Pioneers, who sat coxswain Alyssa Hogan (Marietta, Marietta), stroke Andrew Parenti (Vineland, NJ, St. Augustine), Nico Richey (Egg Harbor Township, N.J., St. Augustine), Nicholas Blanzy (Grosse Point Park, MI, Grosse Point), Connor Walters (Bayvillage, St. Ignatius), Nathaniel Porter (Bethesda, Md., Walt Whitman), Will Hamilton (Dublin, Coffman), Chad Rummler (Seaville, NJ, Ocean City) and bow Daniel Clunies (Wexford, PA, North Allegheny Sr.), crossed the line in 7:00.79, ahead of both Ithaca, who finished fourth with a time of 7:05.77, and Massachusetts, who took fifth with a time of 7:17.00.

The Pioneer's Varsity Lightweight 8+ cruised to a victory over its five competing boats after rowing a time of 6:31.15. Marietta's shell featured junior coxswain Thomas Dougherty (Lansdowne, Pa., Monsignor Bonner), senior stroke Andrew Hazelrigg (Orlando, Fla., Olympia), senior Mike Flanagan (Absecon, N.J., Holy Spirit), sophomore Patrick Cleveland (New Canaan, Conn.), sophomore Jim Furl (Marietta, Marietta), sophomore Ethan Shoemaker (Westerville, North), sophomore Matt Newsome (Petersburg, N.J., Ocean City), sophomore Drew Schulte (Parma, St. Ignatius), and sophomore bow John Chester (Petersburg, N.J., Ocean City). SUNY-Maritime finished runner-up with a time of 6:47.30. Delaware placed third by crossing the line in 6:47.69. Binghamton finished in 6:53.35 and Scranton came in with a time of 7:38.73 to place fourth and fifth, respectively.

Marietta's Varsity 8+ closed the competition with a runner-up finish in its event. Temple beat Marietta to the line with a time of 6:12.65. The Pioneers, who sat sophomore coxswain Kendra Canter (Marietta, Marietta), sophomore stroke Steven Williamson (Moon Township, Pa., Central Catholic), junior Zach McGurk (Alexandria, Va., Bishop O'Connell), junior Devin Turley (Herndon, Va., Westfield), sophomore James Smith (Atlantic City, N.J., Holy Spirit), senior Steven Little (Seattle, Wash., Bishop Blanchet), sophomore Richie Fredericks (Seaville, N.J., Ocean City) and sophomore bow Ben Charley (Pittsburgh, Pa., Winchester Thurston), took second with a time of 6:19.22. Delaware finished third with a time of 6:22.48. Ithaca came in fourth with a time of 6:24.08, and Philadelphia placed fifth with a time of 6:50.17.

The Pioneers remain in Philadelphia on Sunday (Nov. 15) to close out the season at the Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta. The last regatta of the fall season on the Schuylkill, the Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta was founded by the Braxton family and friends to honor the memory of Bill Braxton, Jr., a popular and highly-motivated lightweight rower that attended Marietta College. In 1972, the Marietta lightweight 8+, in which Braxton rowed bow seat, finished second in the Dad Vail Regatta. The following year, with Braxton rowing seven seat, the Marietta lightweight 8+ went undefeated during the season and won the Dad Vail championship. Braxton was killed later that summer in an auto accident.