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The Syracuse Men had a solid showing while competing for the Goes Trophy in Annapolis, MD against No. 8 Cornell and No. 11 Navy. Cornell retained the cup with a clean sweep, but No. 13 Syracuse wasn't far behind, beating Navy across the board.
2015 Goes Results
The Big Red claimed the Goes Trophy for the third consecutive year; the last time the Orange won the cup, which is given to the victor of the varsity eight race, was in 2011. In each race (1V, 2V, and 3V) the finishing order was consistent: Cornell, Syracuse, Navy. This was an improvement for the Orange from last year when they only finished ahead of the Midshipmen in the second varsity eight.
In the varsity race, Syracuse was less than two seconds behind winning Cornell, again bumping a team ranked higher than them in the polls after last week's victory over Wisconsin. The tightest race of the day was the second varsity, where all boats finished within three seconds of each other (approximately a boat length, so all shells overlapping). The Orange held off Navy in the sprint crossing less than half a second ahead. In the third varsity, the Orange came from behind to walk through Navy in the final 500 meters for another second place finish.
“The key for us is to keep getting better each and every week, regardless of who we are racing.”
LINE-UPS
1V
C – Santora, Reichard, Dawson, Staprans, McKenney, Messner, Schiera, Douglas, Tavares
2V
C – Kollman, Oster, Conroy, Barni, Leimeister, Walker, Kelley, Johnson, Busco
3V
C – Vlahandreas, Will, Weitekamp, Vanderberg, Marks, Graves, Hunt, Bauerfield, Shober
next steps
After moving up five spots in the US Rowing Collegiate Poll rankings from No. 18 to No. 13 after last week's varsity eight win over Wisconsin, the Orange beat out Navy who was ranked 11, but this time in all three boats. Despite the rankings, Coach Reischman was very pleased with the men's solid performances and reported that each crew was able to implement changes they had wanted to improve upon. He is proud of the steps forward the team is taking each week and looks forward to the championship races at the end of the season, especially if they keep the momentum going. Overall, it was a solid showing and the men continue to stay composed and display some grit on the race course.
Next week, Syracuse takes on Boston University and Columbia for the Conlan Cup. Stay tuned for more information on the race.