CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The Florida Tech men's rowing team rolled out three boats: the freshman 4+, the varsity 8+, and the varsity double. The freshman 4+ made the grand final after taking first in their semifinal.
The Panthers opened the Dad Vail Regatta with the men's freshman 4+ finishing second in the morning's time trial in a 10-crew field with a time of 7:06.222, just behind Rollins (7:03.142). Rounding out the top five times were Boston College (7:23.430), Carnegie Mellon (7:30.834), and California-Berkeley (7:31.028).
In the Men's Varsity 8+, Tech earned a time of 05:56.368 in the time trial, which earned them a 13-place finish. Tech will compete in the Petite Final on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Mitchel Davis and
Hayden Linkel represented Tech in the Varsity Doubles, producing a time of 7:21.812. After taking 10
th place, the duo earned a spot in the afternoon's second semi-final with Clarkson (6:58.838), Oklahoma City A-Team (6:49.004), Adrian (6:51.810), William and Mary (7:00.762), and Rhode Island (7:25.806).
Kicking off the afternoon's semifinals was the Freshman 4+. Tech took a significant lead right from the jump and never let up. The Panthers finished first with a time of 7:08.500, securing a spot in the Grand Final with Rollins (7:05.168), Carnegie Mellon (7:23.798), California-Berkeley (7:30.380), Boston College (7:34.352), and William and Mary (7:38.568). The Grand Final is set for Saturday at 8:45 a.m.
In the Double, the Panthers missed qualifying for the grand final with a fifth-place finish in the semifinals, clocking a 7:54.356. They will row in the Petite Final on Saturday at 12:05 p.m.
Freshman 4+
Coxswain /
Preston Widener
4 /
Nikolas Elwell
3 / Apostolos Bitzilekis Apostolodis
2 /
Liam Holle
Bow /
Anthony Tomic
Varsity 8+
Coxswain /
Alex Doeringer-Smith
8 /
Sandro Gardella
7 /
Omer Bayram
6 /
Domantas Marocka
5 /
Thomas Matt
4 /
Hugo Ruzicka
3 /
Tristan Pavlakis
2 /
Pedro Castro
Bow /
Maxwell Robinson
Freshman 4+
2 / Mitch Davis
Bow /
Hayden Linkel
UP NEXT: Florida Tech returns to the Cooper River on Saturday, starting at 8:45 a.m. ET.
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