PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — The Marietta College men's rowing team closed out the fall racing season at the 46th annual Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta Sunday (Nov. 10) afternoon.
Held on the 2,000-meter Cooper River Course, the annual event is named in honor of Braxton, who was a member of Marietta's 1973 lightweight 8+ crew that went undefeated and captured Dad Vail gold.
"It was a good regatta today and a nice way to end the fall season," Marietta head coach
Greg Myhr said. "Colgate had our number today. But we raced very well and everyone got a whiff of what we may be able to do this spring if we're diligent in winter training."
The fours were first on the water. The three-boat freshman race saw Colgate (7:11.07) beat Marietta (7:34.70) to the line by 20-plus seconds. Stony Brook (8:43.58) finished a distant third over a minute behind the Pioneers.
The varsity 4+ race had two flights and both were won by Colgate with Marietta finishing second. In the first flight, Colgate (6:49.18) edged the Pioneer B crew (6:55.75) by six seconds. Marietta's A shell (7:10.39) was third, followed by Binghamton (7:16.37) and Stony Brook A (7:41.78).
Colgate B (6:48.63) won the second flight with open water on Marietta C (7:14.15). Loyola (7:38.61) and Stony Brook B (8:20.39) rounded out the second flight.
Six seconds is all that separated Colgate and Marietta in the varsity 8+ race. Colgate (6:07.02) was first across the line, followed by Marietta (6:13.01), Loyola (6:37.13) and Binghamton (7:45.84).
In the closest race of the day, Marietta finally turned the tables on Colgate in the junior varsity 8+ race. The Pioneer A crew (6:23.35) beat Colgate (6:25.56) to the line by three seconds. Marietta's B shell (6:38.45) was third.
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Results
Collegiate Freshman 4+:
1. Colgate (7:11.07),
2. Marietta (7:34.70), 3. Stony Brook (8:43.58).
Coxswain:
Rosie Frost (Norwich, N.Y.), Stroke:
Benjamin Dobrowski (Westlake, Ohio), 3:
Kade Hennacy (Columbus, Ohio), 2:
William Bentley (Haddonfield, N.J.), Bow:
Logan Stanley (Parkersburg, W.Va.).
Collegiate Varsity 4+ Flight 1:
1. Colgate A (6:49.18),
2. Marietta B (6:55.75), 3. Marietta A (7:10.39), 4. Binghamton (7:16.37), 5. Stony Brook A (7:41.78).
Marietta A: Coxswain:
Georgia Majka (Ocean View, N.J./Ocean City), Stroke:
Brooks Spires (Sebastian, Fla./Sebastian River), 3:
Joseph Madrid (Mineral Wells, W.Va./Parkersburg South), 2:
Michael Shrader (Clarence Center, N.Y./Clarence), Bow:
Tyler Heldt (Tampa, Fla./).
Marietta B: B: Coxswain:
Manning Shaw (Charleston, S.C./School of the Arts), Stroke:
George Riffle (San Diego, Calif./Point Loma), 3:
John Saunders (Buffalo, N.Y./Olmsted), 2:
Gregorio Puntarelli (Houston, Texas/), Bow:
Jonathan McWhite (Harvard, Mass./)
Collegiate Varsity 4+ Flight 2:
1. Colgate B (6:48.63),
2. Marietta C (7:14.15), 3. Loyola (7:38.61), 4. Stony Brook B (8:20.39).
Marietta C: Coxswain:
Johannah James (Folsom, Calif.), Stroke:
William Hoffman (Brigantine, N.J.), 3:
Samuel Rojas (Bronx, N.Y./), 2:
John Montano (Spring, Texas/College Park), Bow:
Dylan Dalpedri (Spring, Texas/The Woodlands).
Collegiate Varsity 8+:
1. Colgate (6:07.02),
2. Marietta (6:13.01), 3. Loyola (6:37.13), 4. Binghamton (7:45.84).
Coxswain: Majka, Stroke: Spires, 7: Madrid, 6: Shrader, 5: Saunders, 4: Riffle, 3: Heldt, 2:
William Rafferty (Moorestown, N.J./), Bow: Dalpedri.
Collegiate Junior Varsity 8+:
1. Marietta A (6:23.35), Colgate (6:26.56),
3. Marietta B (6:38.45).
Marietta A: Coxswain: Shaw, Stroke: Hoffman, 7: Rojas, 6: Puntarelli, 5:
Drayton Piper (Roswell, Ga./Roswell), 4:
Brett McGettigan (Absecon, N.J./), 3: McWhite, 2: Montano, Bow:
Benjamin Heckathorn (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North).
Marietta B: Coxswain: James, Stroke:
Cameron Short (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson), 7:
Edmund Lynch (Marietta, Ga./), 6: Dobrowski, 5: Hennacy, 4: Stanley, 3:
Griffin Gorman (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven), 2:
Eli Egyed (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland), Bow:
Patrick Malone (Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape).
