PENNSAUKEN, NJ - Stetson men's rowing traveled to the Cooper River for the 85th annual Dad Vail Regatta May 10th and 11th earning bronze in the single and silver in the pair. Over the weekend, the Hatters raced three boats the single, pair and varsity 8+. Time trials and semi finals took place on Friday with the petite and grand finals to be held on Saturday. All Stetson boats qualified for the semifinals and the Hatter single and pair qualified for the Grand Final, while the varsity 8+ was in the petite final.
The regatta gets its name from Harry Emerson "Dad" Vail who was one of America's early collegiate coaches. Vail was a coach at the University of Wisconsin between 1911 and the late 1920's. Vail's teams faced great odds as there was little support for rowing, despite the odds Vail was able to grow the sport with hard work and a lovable personality. The Dad Vail Regatta is one of the largest collegiate events as it continues to draw over 100 universities from the United States and Canada.
Friday Results:
All three Stetson boats qualified for the semifinals. In the time trials for the single
Gary Rought came across the line with a time of 8:59.739.
Ethan Hogan and
Christopher Furton rowed a time of 8:21.871, putting them in the semifinals. The varsity 8+ also qualified for the semifinals with a time of 6:22.361.
Two Hatter boats qualified for the Grand Final, as Rought in the single and the pair of Hogan and Furton each came across the line first in their respective semifinals. Rought had a time of 8:55.422 over six seconds faster than the next competitor. The pair of Hogan and Furton rowed a time of 8:19.797, almost 8.5 seconds ahead of the Drexel boat. The Hatter varsity 8+ had a time of 6:24.75, which puts them in the petite final on Saturday.
Saturday Results:
In the Grand Final for the single Rought would continue his medal streak by bringing home the bronze medal with a time of 7:46.710. The bronze was Rought's third medal this spring as he also medaled at the Knecht Cup and SIRA regattas.
The pair of Hogan and Furton continued their medal streak on Saturday as they would take home the silver in the pair with a time of 7:38.076. Hogan and Furton took home the silver at the Knecht Cup and Gold at the SIRA.
The varsity 8+ finished fourth in the petite final crossing the line in 6:08.837, ahead of boats from Delaware and Marietta.
Lineups:
Up Next:
The Hatter men will finish out the season at the IRA National Championship scheduled for Friday May 31 through June 2nd.
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