PENNSAUKEN, N.J. –  The Men's Rowing team wrapped up competition at the Dad Vail Regatta on the Cooper River Saturday with a sixth-place finish in the grand final for the double and a third-place finish in the second final for the Varsity 8+.
 
The double of Onat Cakici and Akos Hajagos got the Panthers started in the grand final in the early afternoon. The Panthers rowed to a sixth-place finish with a time of 7:59.169, just five seconds behind VCU and six seconds behind Pittsburgh. Oklahoma City A took gold (7:19.359), with William and Mary (7:21.535) and Dominican (7:46.959) rounding out the top three.
 
The Varsity 8+ second final was a compeititive race, as each crew was fighting until end. There was only a five-second difference between first place and sixth place.
 
In the final 250, Tech was sitting in fourth. The Panthers made a strong push to power pass Steston and claim third in 6:06.374, just 0.937 behind Jacksonville and 2.064 behind first-place Colgate. Stetson (6:08.837), Delaware (6:09.334), and Marietta (6:09.407) rounded out the bottom three.
 
 
Double
Stroke / Onat Cakici
Bow / Akos Hajagos
 
Varsity 8+
Coxswain / Justin Woodyard
8 / Sandro Gardella
7 / Arnedas Kelmelis
6 / Domantas Marocka
5 / Justas Kuskevicius
4 / Hugo Ruzicka
3 / Omer Bayram
2 / Thomas Matt
Bow / Hayden Linkel
 
 
UP NEXT: The Panthers are back in action on May 31 in Lake Mercer, N.J. for the IRA Championships.
 
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