Men's Results

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IRA 2016: All Orange Crews Place 15th

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The Orange capped off their 2016 campaign with a 15th place overall finish from all three crews at the IRA Championships. Each crew faced some of the strongest collegiate rowers in the nation. They faced many of the same teams from the cup races and Eastern Sprints, in addition to some west coast powerhouses like Washington and Cal. Overall, the Orange improved from last year's results, with their most successful season since a 5th place finish by the Varsity eight in 2012 and sees the progress as a step forward to keep pushing off of. 

Syracuse recorded a 17th place showing for the Ten Eyck Award (named after Syracuse's very own legend) which was presented to the 2016 National Champion: Cal. For the Chapman Award, which is determined by a team's improvement from the previous year, Syracuse tied for 5th. 

Due to an injury in the top boat, all of the line-ups shifted last-minute during the regatta, but the men adapted and continued to stay positive. They demonstrated the same resiliency and grit as they had during the cup races in some very tough, close races. The mentality was evident among all of the SU rowers regardless of which boat they were in. Ultimately the younger or less experienced athletes learned some valuable lessons to take away and got to do some good racing. Although qualification for the IRA Championship is at the individual boat level, it's clear that SU is in it for the collective success of the team, making sure that each boat makes it to the national championship. Together, they are gaining speed. 

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2V8+

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LINE-UPS

1V8
C – Santora, Reichard, McKenney, Douglas, Tavares, Messner, Dawson, Staprans, Schiera
 
2V8
C – Kollman, Walker, Leimeister, Kelley, Barni, Busco, Johnson, Conroy, Oster
 
3V8
C – Wagner, Will, Marks, Vanderberg, Hunt, Bauerfeld, Weitekamp, Glaude, Shober

next steps

“The build back up certainly has to do with amassing talent (recruiting) but also building the right fitness, technique, and racing mentality/instincts. We are going to have to do it step by step.”
— Head Coach Dave Reischman

All in all, the men's program had a successful 2016 season with many small wins for the program and a rise up in the rankings. They got on the right side in some close races and proved to themselves that they are making strides in the upward direction. It will take time to build back to where the team was in 2012, but step-by-step and stroke-by-stroke the men are putting in the work to get back there. And there never seems to be any question about the effort with these guys, so we're excited to see them maintain the enthusiasm and race even smarter. 

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10th Place Finishes for All Crews at 2016 Sprints

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Row2k re-cap

No. 10 Syracuse placed 10th overall in the 1V, 2V, and 3V with fourth place finishes in each crew's respective Petite Finals. The Orange bettered their results from 2015 as they competed against many of the top collegiate crews in the country. Medaling in four out of five events, Princeton took home the Heavyweight Team Points Trophy. The 18 competing teams included: Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Brown, Boston University, Cornell, Navy, Northeastern, Dartmouth, Columbia, Penn, Wisconsin, Georgetown, George Washington, Rutgers, Holy Cross, and MIT. 

Can you spot the Syracuse blades? [photo credit: Igor Belakovskiy]

Can you spot the Syracuse blades? [photo credit: Igor Belakovskiy]

The First Varsity 8+ in the morning heats. [photo credit: Igor Belakovskiy]

The Varsity 8+ was seeded 8th coming into the regatta, but finished 10th overall with a fourth place finish in the Petite Final. Northeastern won the Petite Final with a time of 5:43.2. The Yale crew, coached by Syracuse Hall of Famer Steve Gladstone was the repeat champ in the event in 5:37.5, roughly 10.5 seconds ahead of the Orange's time of 5:47.0. 

The Second Varsity 8+ came in with the 11th seed and improved by one spot, also finishing fourth in the Petite Final for 10th place overall. Again, Northeastern won the Petite Final, but it was the Harvard crew who won the event in the Grand Final with a time of 5:48.7, just over 17.5 seconds ahead of the Orange's 6:06.3 result. 

Second Varsity 8+ in the morning heats. [photo credit: Igor Belakovskiy]

Third Varsity 8+ in the morning heats. [photo credit: Igor Belakovskiy]

The Third Varsity 8+ was seeded 9th and like the other Syracuse crews, ended up 10th overall with a fourth place finish in the Petite Final. Princeton won the event with a time of 5:53.5, while Yale won the Petite Final in 5:58.3 over the Orange's 6:05.3 result. 

Varsity launching for 924am race time #OrangeNation #believeinORANGE #Sprints2016

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2v launching for 1024 heat time #OrangeNation #believeinORANGE #Sprints2016

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3v has launched, race time is 9am #OrangeNation #believeinORANGE #Sprints2016

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LINE-UPS
1V
C – Santora, Reichard, Dawson, Staprans, McKenney, Messner, Schiera, Douglas, Tavares
2V
C – Kollman, Walker, Leimeister, Barni, Kelley, Johnson, Busco, Oster, Conroy
3V
C – Wagner, Marks, Vanderberg, Weitekamp, Will, Hunt, Bauerfield, Shober, Glaude

NEXT STEPS
The competitors for the IRA Championship will be announced later this week. Based on the season's results and the crews' performances at Sprints, the team is confident that all three crews will be able to earn a spot. The IRAs will be held in West Windsor, NJ the weekend of June 3-5, giving the Orange just under three weeks to prepare.  

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Syracuse Takes Home the Packard Cup

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The No. 11 Syracuse's varsity 8+ pulled through with the sole Orange victory of the day, securing the Packard Cup against No. 10 Dartmouth. In the dual races, Dartmouth won the 2V8 and the 3V8, but Syracuse took home the trophy by winning the 1V8 in the closest race of the day. 

Photo from the 1000, going be fast conditions today #OrangeNation #believeinORANGE

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A strong current and slight tailwind made for fast conditions on the Connecticut River in Hanover, New Hampshire. It was a great day for some intense racing! The Packard Cup has been contested between Syracuse and Dartmouth since 1960, and Syracuse has claimed it 28 times since its inception. Special thanks to the coaches, our camera man Assistant Coach Justin Stangel, SARA race broadcast coordinator Colin Goodale '90, and our commentators Tyson Bry '10 and Noah Chase '08 for providing the live video and audio. Being able to watch this level of racing and to cheer on the Orange, whether at home, on the go, or from the shorelines with a stroke-by-stoke report was awesome! 

Last year, the Big Green made a clean sweep and after the first two races it appeared they might be able to do it again. The last time Syracuse claimed the Packard Cup was in 2012 while Dartmouth had claimed it the past three years and was looking for a fourth consecutive win. In the first race of the morning, Dartmouth's third varsity crossed the line about five seconds ahead of Syracuse. It was a similar result in the second varsity race, where Syracuse made an aggressive surge in the sprint, but it wasn't enough to overtake Dartmouth who finished in front with a slightly lesser margin of about four seconds, or just over a length. 

The varsity eight race was a suspenseful nail-biter that came down to the final strokes. Off the line in the first 500m the crews started out relatively even. When Dartmouth shifted to a powerful rhythm they took a couple of seats, but Syracuse responded to match the pace and started to push back. In the middle 1000m, the Orange were on the move. Coming through the 1000m buoy, it was back and forth, bow ball to bow ball. Once again, Dartmouth gained a few seats with a strong move, but the Orange responded to start taking the seats back. Coming into the last 500m, the Big Green out-stroked the Orange 37.5spm to 36spm and it was a tight race. Syracuse knew it was going to take some guts to secure the win so they shifted up a couple of beats to begin an early sprint before the final 250m. The Orange continued to make a move bumping the rate to 39, then 40spm, while Dartmouth still held 37spm. With 150m to go, the Orange had taken the lead and picked up the rate again to 42spm in the final sprint. Dartmouth couldn't respond and in the closest finish of the day, Syracuse crossed the line less than a full deck up. The official times were Cuse - 5:40.0 and Dartmouth - 5:40.2. And with that, the Orange took home the Packard Cup for the first time in four years. 

“It’s a group of guys that has the ability to focus in on the plan. Going in, the plan was to focus on us and keep our heads down and race really hard. We have a lot of respect for those Dartmouth guys. It was a pretty tall order to beat them. I thought we put our heads in our boat and focused on going as fast as we could.”
— Coach Dave Reischman

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 – Wagner, Marks, Vanderberg, Weitekamp, Graves, Hunt, Eisenberg, Shober, Bauerfeld

next steps

Once again, the varsity eight demonstrated some serious grit and aggression on the race course. They have been consistently improving and their desire to be in the fight and push through has been a common thread throughout the regular season. It was a thrilling close to the regular season and now the team has three weeks to prepare for the Eastern Sprints on May 15th in Worcester, MA. They are looking to keep building speed in an effort to realize their full potential during what will appear to be some very competitive racing given the close results among EARC crews this season. 

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BU Retains Conlan Cup, Syracuse Sweeps Columbia

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No. 7 Boston University swept the competition to defend the Conlan Cup, while No. 11 Syracuse continued to make strides as they fought hard down the course to defeat No. 18 Columbia in all races. Similar to the results of last week's races in Annapolis, Syracuse placed second in all three boats, showing consistency in their results and progress throughout the season. The finishing order of each race was: BU, Syracuse, Columbia. 

The Varsity 8+ in the fight for the Conlan Cup [photo credit Ray Stubblebine]

The Varsity 8+ in the fight for the Conlan Cup [photo credit Ray Stubblebine]

The Terriers took home the Conlan Cup for the fourth consecutive year. The cup has been contested between BU, Syracuse, and Columbia since 2001, named in honor of the 'father of Boston University Rowing' Jim Conlan, who put together a boat with some classmates in 1937 which gained varsity status from the university in 1939. Of the sixteen years the race has been held, the record now stands with eight wins each for BU and Syracuse. However, Syracuse and Boston University have been racing each other for over 75 years since 1940, and this race happened to mark the 50th match-up for the two programs. Special thanks to Columbia for hosting and to BU for providing live video and commentary. 

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[photos courtesy of Ray Stubblebine]

After attending to an equipment issue at the start, the varsity eight had one of its best performances off the line, sticking its bow ball in front of the powerful BU crew. By the second 500m, the Terriers had overtaken the lead from the Orange by 3 seats and Columbia was falling off the pace, a length back of the leaders. However, the Orange never gave in, pushing hard through the toughest part of the race, the third 500m, and hanging on to remain in contact with the stern of BU through the finish. Syracuse crossed the line 2.6 seconds back of BU and 14.6 seconds ahead of Columbia with a considerable margin of open water. 
The second varsity race was the closest of the day. Although the Orange held the lead over the Lions from the first 500m, they had to respond to a strong surge from the Lions in the final strokes, winning by a slight margin of less than half a second. The crew may have used a lot of their energy in the first 1,000m, but again, they continued to fight for each inch until the race was over. 
The third varsity established an effective rhythm and maintained their second-place position in the field over the length of the course. They finished roughly four seconds back of the Terriers and 10 seconds ahead of the Lions to start off the morning of racing on a high note. 

“I think all three of our crews raced pretty hard. ”
— Coach Dave Reischman

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 – Wagner, Marks, Vanderberg, Weitekamp, Graves, Hunt, Eisenberg, Shober, Bauerfeld

next steps

This was the first of two cup races for Syracuse this weekend. The Orange head up to New Hampshire to battle for the Packard Cup against Dartmouth tomorrow morning where they intend to keep the momentum going. It will make for a busy weekend, which will certainly test the student-athletes, but will also prepare them for the intensity of the championship racing coming up as the regular season nears a close. 

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Captain James Schiera presents the Conlan Cup to Boston University. [photo credit: Ray Stubblebine]

Captain James Schiera presents the Conlan Cup to Boston University. [photo credit: Ray Stubblebine]

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Cornell Defends Goes Trophy and Syracuse Sweeps Navy

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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.

1V has launched! #OrangeNation #GoesTrophy #BeatNavy #BeatCornell

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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.”
— Coach Dave Reischman

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.

Proud to be ORANGE.

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Open Water Win for Syracuse's Varsity 8+

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The then ranked No. 18 Orange were victorious in the Varsity 8+, upsetting EARC rival No. 12 Wisconsin in their season opener dual on April 9th. Syracuse's top boat won convincingly with an open water lead over the Badgers. Wisconsin finished first in the second varsity and third varsity races.

We're back home and fighting for our water ~ Coach Moore takes the ice 2015 ❄️❄️@row2k

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The regatta was hosted by Wisconsin in Skokie, IL, just north of Chicago. Our very own SARA President, Joe Paduda voiced the live audio broadcasts throughout the morning. Races were contended in a narrow straight-away or an industrial canal that protected the crews from a 9-11mph tailwind. It was a beautiful, sunny day and despite the freezing 26 degree temperature, some men braved the cold in only a uni or short sleeves on their way to the start. Sure enough, the conditions were nothing compared to what the rowers had handled in the past. Last year the dual race was hosted by Syracuse on Cayuga Lake in Ithaca. Remember how much ice there was on Onondaga then?!

“We talked more about every stroke the attitude being that just another inch, just another inch. It is not a power crew, but it is a crew that will do their work over the race course. They are grinders.”
— Coach Dave Reischman

In 2015, Syracuse defeated Wisconsin in the second varsity competition, but had to hand over their Orange shirts to the Badgers in the first and third varsity events. This year, the Varsity 8+ was the highlight of the morning. Following the win, Paduda caught up with Varsity coxswain, sophomore Dom Santora for a recap. Off the line Syracuse reached a rate of 45spm, but Wisco began stronger, gaining a three-seat lead. The Orange then settled into their Syracuse rhythm at 36spm and focused on their race. Staying composed, the Orange began to pull away around the 1,000m mark, moving up to Wisconsin's three-seat and then bow-seat in the third 500m. Heading into the final 500m, Syracuse had a slight open water advantage, and continued widening the gap with 250m to go, gaining control of the outcome as they bumped the rating for the final sprint. Syracuse crossed the line in 5:42.7, 7.5 seconds ahead of the Badgers who clocked 5:50.2. Overall, it was a solid race. Despite tremendous efforts in the second varsity, Syracuse was unable to overtake Wisconsin's lead and crossed the finish 8 seconds back, while the third varsity finished 10 seconds behind the Badgers.

LINE-UPS:
1V
C – Santora, Reichard, Dawson, Staprans, McKenney, Messner, Schiera, Douglas, Tavares
 2V
C – Kollman, Oster, Conroy, Walker, Leimeister, Barni, Kelley, Johnson, Busco
3V
C – Vlahandreas, Vanderberg, Weitekamp, Will, Hunt, Graves, Marks, Bauerfield, Shober

The V8+'s impressive margin over the Badgers near the finish

The V8+'s impressive margin over the Badgers near the finish

UP NEXT

This weekend, the Orange will be in contention for the Goes Trophy against Navy and Cornell in Annapolis, MD. Race Info.

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