The men’s crew continued its recent trend of strong finishes at the New York State College Championships in Whitney Point, N.Y., on Sunday, winning the bronze medal by finishing third out of six in the varsity 8 final and winning the six-team novice 8 petite final.
The men’s crew concluded its regular season schedule today in Pittsfield, Mass., against four other teams.
The varsity eight finished in 6:14.0, good for third out of five teams in the Bombers’ first race of the meet, which Williams College finished first in.
The novice eight finished third out of three teams in 6:43.2, with Williams also winning the race.
Finally, the second varsity eight finished in 6:29.7, fourth out of four teams in Ithaca’s last race of the meet, won by Bates College and also featuring Marist College and the United States Coast Guard Academy.
The Bombers compete next at the New York State Championships in Whitney Point, N.Y., on May 1 and 2.
The men’s crew made sure its 2010 home season ended on a positive note Saturday, sweeping all four of its races against Skidmore College and St. Lawrence University.
Senior Kayleigh Melroy and sophomore Alex Bates are both coxswains, charged with coordinating their fellow rowers’ efforts and keeping them motivated. They are also the lone women in varsity boats for the men’s crew.
One of the main goals of the men’s crew this season was to avoid getting off to the same slow start they did last year. If Saturday’s varsity 8 and novice 8 wins against the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology is any indication, that shouldn’t be a problem.
The men’s crew began its 2010 season yesterday at Cayuga Inlet against Hobart College, Cornell University, Bucknell University, the Univerisity of Virginia and the University of Michigan.
