Men's Crew Opens Season at Princeton Chase

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Syracuse men’s rowing team opens its 2008-09 season on Sunday, October 26 at the Princeton Chase. The Orange will enter six boats; four in the men’s varsity open four and two in the men’s varsity open eight. The Princeton 3-Mile Chase is an invitational head-race hosted by the Princeton University crew coaching staff for men and women collegiate crews (including freshmen/novice; new this year). The Princeton 3-Mile Chase regatta is composed of races for Lightweight Women, Open Women, Lightweight Men, Heavyweight Men and a small boats event competing over a distance of 2¾ miles.

The Belly Bowl trophy awarded to the school with the combined best time for the top boats in all three freshmen/novice events. The start of the race is the normal finish line at the Kingston end of Lake Carnegie. The finish is just before the Washington Road Bridge. Spectators may watch the racing from the start located just off Route 27 (Nassau Street) at the Kingston end of the lake, the Harrison Street Bridge or the finish at the Washington Road Bridge located near the boathouse.

Syracuse hits the water at 11 a.m. in the men’s varsity open eight and then again at 1 p.m. for the men’s varsity open four.

Boatings

Open 4’s

SU A

Bow- Vince Berry, 2-Dan Turner, 3-Dan Berry, Stroke-Mike Gennaro, Coxswain- Kenny Marfilius

SUB

Bow- Brian Azeff, 2-Clai White, 3-Mike Bagnall, Stroke-Martin Etem, Coxswain- Jamie Hubbell

SU C

Bow- Ryan Patton, 2-Matt Hopeck, 3- Ryan Planer, Stroke- Chip Keyes, Coxswain-Emily Leister

SU D

Bow- Matt Sisk, 2-Julian Morrison, 3-Peter Themistocles, Stroke-Kevin Beargie, Coxswain-Isaac Budmen

Open 8’s