ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College men's crew placed third overall, earning bronze in the grand final of the Knecht Cup held on Mercer Lake in West Windsor N.J. this past weekend.
The Bombers placed first overall in their respective heat on Saturday to earn a spot in the semifinals. Ithaca finished the heat in 5:58.49, beating out second place Delaware (6:02.88) and third place Trinity (6:05.19).
The team of
Darvin Perez (coxswain),
Matthew Kurz,
Erik Frid,
Charlie Enright,
Andrew Voorhees,
Paul Casey,
Ethan Freedman,
Keith MacDonald and
Tyler Edwards also took the top spot in the semifinals. They finished the race in 5:57.94 to pace the group of six. Delaware once again came in second, finishing in a time of 6:01.60. Boston College rounded out the top finishes in the semifinal, completing the course in 6:05.04.
Ithaca placed third in the grand final on Sunday, finishing in a time of 6:04.72. Hobart finished the race in a time of 5:57.35 to claim the top prize. Drexel finished in second with a time of 6:02.05.
GRAND FINAL
Place Team 1 Hobart - 5:57.35
2 Drexel - 6:02.05
3 Ithaca - 6:04.72 4 Delaware Lwt - 6:07.41
5 Bucknell - 6:10.35
6 Delaware - 6:13.24
SEMIFINALS
Place Team 1 Ithaca - 5:57.94 2 Delaware - 6:01.60
3 George Mason - 6:05.04
4 Boston College - 6:05.60
5 Rhode Island - 6:07.40
6 Mercyhurst Lwt - 6:10.09
HEAT 2
Place Team1 Ithaca - 5:58.49 2 Delaware Lwt - 6:02.88
3 Trinity - 6:05.19
4 Fordham -6:07.22
5 Rhode Island - 6:08.89
