PENNSAUKEN, N.J. – The men's novice 8 picked up a first-place finish in its time-trial at the Dad Vail Regatta, earning a spot in the Grand Final on Saturday. The Stags placed three entries in prestigious event with the varsity 8 and the second varsity 8 also competing today.
The novice 8 was the first crew in the water for Fairfield and it responded with an impressive time of 6:27.50 to clip runner-up Temple University (6:29.33) by just over two seconds. Army West Point rounded out the top three with its time of 6:39.60. The winning time put the Stags into the Grand Final which sets off 1:10 pm on Saturday.
Fairfield was represented by
Andrew Herman,
Anthony Tapinis,
John Blaney,
Trevor Buti, Vincent DiPalo,
Matthew Benestad,
Braeden Gibbons, Grant Retelny, and coxswain
Cedric Wysocki.
The men's second varsity 8 started next and completed the distance 6:30.56 to take 10
th place in its time trail. In the second semifinal, the boat clocked in at 6:51.74 which ranked fifth in the results. With their performance, the group will compete in the second final on Saturday beginning at 9:18 am.
George Voegele,
Jack Cartnick,
Thomas McLaughlin,
Lanyon Henwood,
Frank DiNatale,
James Casper,
Zalan Kovacs,
James Penczak, and coxswain
Patrick Arsenault.
The men's varsity 8 ended its time trial with a time of 6:05.40 to finish 14
th and earn a spot in the third final on Saturday beginning at 10 am. The boat included
Luca Tarricone,
Ean Ray,
Ryan Wrynn,
Brian Peknic,
Nicholas Tapinis,
Connor Carroll,
Samuel Elliott,
Eamon Tonna, and coxswain
Skye Deraffele.
