Rowing Sunset

Privateers Compete in Head of the Occoquan to Start Off November

11/3/2014 1:03:00 PM

Full Results

LORTON, Va. - A strong second-place finish by the novice men's four and varsity men's ligthweight four highlighted a successful day for the Maritime Men's & Women's Rowing team at the Head of the Occoquan.

Maritime's novice four "A' boat placed second out of 15 boats with a time of 18:54.20, while the Privateer's "B" boat placed sixth with a time of 19:26.18.  Saint Joseph's (Pa.) won the race in 18:06.66, and George Mason was third in 18:57.87.

The Privateers also placed second in the men's varsity lightweight four event with a time of 18:16.89; Loyola won the event a mere 7.8 seconds ahead of the Maritime crew.
 
The Privateer's also had two boats in the 22-boat men's championship eight. Maritime's "A" boat finished 5th in 16:07.86, while the "B" boat was 15th in 17:08.18. Delaware won the race in 15:26.90, Saint Joseph's (Pa.) was second in 15:39.31, and George Mason third in 15:45.20.

Maritime's entry in the championship men's four placed 5th of 24 boats in 17:47.99, while our "B" boat finished 14th with a time of 18:57.16. Saint Joseph's finished first and third in 17:29.00 and 17:43.18, respectively, while George Mason was second in 17:33.34.

In the novice eight, the Privateers placed sixth of 23 boats in 17:27.07. Delaware won the race in 15:55.92, LaSalle was second in 16:08.41, and Saint Joseph's (Pa.) was third in 16:27.17.

The lady Privateer's were entered into the women's varsity four event, and placed 28th and 34th respectfully.  The "A" boat finished in a time of 21:55.60, and the "B" boat finished with a time of 24:29.08.

Sophomore Joe Mainella (Smithtown, N.Y.) was the coxswain of the Privateer's men's novice four. Freshman Quinlan McLoughlin (Valhalla, N.Y.) sat stroke, sophomore Ian Thomsen (Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County) was in the three seat, freshman Christopher DeMan (Millbrook, N.Y.) sat in the two seat, and freshman Sven Axelsson (Cape May, N.J.) was the bow.  In the "B" boat was coxswain Anthony Guarascio (Massapequa, N.Y.), stroke Noah Fletcher (Centreville, Va.), three seat Charles Burcham (Melville, N.Y.), two seat Davis Remler (Savannah, Ga.), and bowman Bryan Kane (Queensbury, N.Y./Lake George).

Sophomore Connor Hughes (Yonkers, N.Y./Fordham Prep.) was the coxswain of the Privateer's boat in the men's varsity lightweight four.  Sophomore and team co-captain Declan Albert (Danville, Ken./Canisius (N.Y.)) sat stroke, junior Albert Merz (Mathews, Va./Mathews) was in the three seat, sophomore Mike Kane (Lewes, Del.) was in the two seat, and junior Mark Nash (Buffalo, N.Y./Nichols School) was in bow.

Sophomore Rachel DeFroda (Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Academy) was the coxswain of the Privateer's "A" boat in the men's championship eight. Albert sat stroke, Merz was in the seven seat, sophomore Wellington Delone (Houston, Texas) was in the six seat, junior co-captain Brian Sweeney (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor) sat in the five seat, sophomore Corey Toscano (Union Vale, N.Y./Our Lady Of Lourdes) sat in the four seat, senior captain Devon Toscano (Millbrook, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes ) was in the three seat, Kane was in the two seat, and Nash was the bow.

Connor Hughes (Yonkers, N.Y./Fordham Prep.) was the coxswain of the Privateer's "B" boat in the men's championship eight. Sophomore Craig Lyon (Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North) sat stroke, sophomore Ethan Murray (Guilford, Conn.) was in the seven seat, sophomore John Rodriguez (Marion, Iowa) was in the six seat, sophomore Jeffrey Burgess (Sarasota, Fla.) was in the five seat, sophomore Liam Gagliano (Oyster Bay, N.Y./Oyster Bay) sat in the four seat, Andrew Stockstad (Hicksville, N.Y.) was in the three seat, sophomore Clay Dundas (Sparta Township, N.J./Blair Academy) sat in the two seat, and sophomore Ryan Wood (Sparta, N.J.) was the bow.

DeFroda was the coxswain of the Privateer's men's championship four. S. Delone sat stroke, Sweeney was in the three seat, C. Toscano sat in the two seat, and D. Toscano was bow.  In the "B" boat for the Privateers was coxswain Guarascio, stroke Lyon, three seat Burgess, two seat Gagliano, and bowman Dundas.

Mainella was the coxswain of the Privateer's men's novice eight. McLoughlin sat stroke, Thomsen was in the seven seat, DeMan was in the six seat, Axelsson sat in the five seat, Fletcher was in the four seat, Burcham sat three seat, Remler was in the two seat, and Wood was the bow.

Representing the Privateers women in the women's championship four was freshman coxswain Kayla Nolan (Howard Beach, N.Y./Scholars' Academy), stroke and women's team captain Ann Boston (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes), three seat and senior Victoria O'Reilly (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen), two seat and sophomore Hannah Pell (Southampton, N.Y./Westhampton Beach), and bow seat, freshman Andrea Mitchell (Pine Bush, N.Y./Pine Bush).  In the women's "B" shell was coxswain and junior William Link (East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora), stroke La'Quey Smith (Freeport, Bahamas/Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy), three seat and senior Faye Dohring (Schenectady, N.Y./Niskayuna), two seat and junior Elizabeth Higley (Palm City, Fla./Martin County) and sophomore bowman Casey McGlone (Farmingdale, N.Y.).   

The Privateers close out their fall regatta schedule next Saturday at the Frostbite Regatta and at the Braxton Cup on Sunday, both in West Windsor, N.J.
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