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Men's Rowing Competes at National Invitational

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Men's Rowing Competes at National Invitational

WORCESTER, Massachusetts – The Marist men's rowing team competed at the National Invitational Rowing Championships this past Sunday in Worchester, Massachusetts. The Red Foxes sent a first varsity eight, a second varsity eight, and a varsity four crew into competition as the team faced nationally ranked programs such as #21 Michigan and #24 Hobart in strong wind and rainy conditions.

The first varsity eight took on crews from Michigan, Wesleyan, Washington College, Bucknell, the University of New Hampshire, and Skidmore College and came in 6th in their first heat with a time of 6:50.298. The crew beat out Skidmore but trailed their next closest competitor UNH by three seconds.

The Red Foxes then went on to the third finals where they finished in third place behind Colby College and Hamilton and ahead of UMass, UNH, and Tufts. The team's third place finish in the third finals was good for 15th overall.

The second varsity eight finished fourth in the first heat behind Michigan, Bates College, Bucknell, and Boston College but beat out Saint Lawrence by a 20 plus second margin. The fifth place finish moved the Red Foxes into the third level finals where they won their heat, beating out four other schools with a time of 6:25.405.

After taking part in the varsity eights, the men's varsity four took on Bucknell, Hamilton, and BC. The varsity four finished in third place with a time of 8:03.359 and moved on to the grand final. In the grand final the Red Foxes finished in fifth place, beating out UMass but trailed behind Michigan, Hamilton, Bucknell, and WPI.

Up next the Red Foxes head to the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, May 13th and, Saturday May 14th. Capping off a busy weekend, the team then heads to the MAAC Championship in Mercer Park, New Jersey on Sunday, May 15th.

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