Men’s Varsity 8+ Advances to Second Round
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010The GVSU Men’s Varsity 8+ advanced to the second round of the Temple Challenge Cup today, defeating the ‘B’ boat of Durham University with a margin of three and three-quarters boat lengths.
Two Grand Valley boats competed today, the Varsity 8+ as well as the Men’s Varsity 4+. The Varsity 4+ was comprised entirely of sophomores, with Tucker Anderson at stroke, Zak Armstrong at three, Marco Benedetti at two, Aaron Gesquire at bow, and Dayna Campbell as coxswain. The Men’s Varsity 4+ raced in the heats of the Prince Albert Challenge Cup at 2:20 p.m. local time, against Goldie Boat Club of Cambridge’s ‘A’ entry. Unfortunately, Goldie proved to be substantially faster, jumping off the start and holding ahead of GVSU throughout the race, overstroking GVSU 38 to 34 strokes per minute at one mile in. Goldie would finish four and a half boat lengths ahead of GVSU, with a final winning time of 7:33.
It is important to note, at the Henley Royal Regatta, only winning times and the margin of victory are recorded.
GVSU hit the water again for the Varsity 8+ race, which started at 7:05 p.m. local time. Facing off against Durham University ‘B’, the varsity 8+ again finished with three and three-quarters boat lengths ahead of Durham University, qualifying for the next round of competition with a winning time of 6:55. The Men’s Varsity 8+ will race again Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against Brock University, the 2010 Dad Vail Regatta champions.
For official results, click here.