CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Florida Tech Men's Crew opened its season this afternoon with a podium finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta.
 
Competing in the Men's Collegiate Fours against two dozen Division I opponents and other small college boats. Tech came in second place overall, posting a time of 16:16.265.

The Panthers shot out of the gate hard, posting a time of 3:41.788 at the first checkpoint. This strong start was the fourth fastest in the field of 35. Through the second checkpoint, Tech moved into third place behind Stetson and UC Santa Barbara and was only two seconds behind first place with a time of 8:56.975. T Coming into the final checkpoint of the 3-mile course, the Panthers were still two seconds off the leader and sitting in third place. In the final stretch, the Panthers made their move and exploded through the finish line to pass UC Santa Barbara and claim second place.
 
Stetson's "A" boat won the race with a time of 16:12.943 and UC Santa Barbara rounded out the podium with a time of 16:17.612. Other notable teams that finished behind the Panthers were Jacksonville's "A", Marist's "A", and Loyola (MD) "A".
 
COACHES CORNER:
 
"I'm super proud with the result from our team; they went out on the water and executed to the best of their ability", said Head Coach Adam Thorstad, "Walking away with a second-place medal at Charles is no easy feat; super proud of their effort."
 
Men's Collegiate Four Lineup
4 / Mykolas Montvila
3 / Konradas Minkus
2 / Ben Wegner
1 / Renger Hakkenberg
Coxswain / Caroline Morris

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