PRINCETON, N.J. - On Sunday, the Marist University men's rowing team competed in its final competition of the fall racing season at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase, a head race hosted by the Princeton University rowing team on its home course at Lake Carnegie. Marist was entered in 3 categories with 6 different crews. The crews raced against athletes from 15 other teams in a head race or time trial style where the athletes raced down a fixed 3 mile course in an effort to post the fastest possible time. The conditions were ideal with temperatures in the 50's and 60's, clear skies and negligible winds.

Collegiate Eights
Marist had two crews racing in this event:
The Marist Varsity Eight Crew consisted of Tessa Kurtzman (cox), Will Shockley (stroke), Ryan Tuttle (7), Charlie Latimer (6), Reed Livingston (5), Kevin Murray (4), Matthias (3), Ian Sondhof (2), James Hadjandreas (bow). The Varsity eight pulled a time of 13:21.8 to place 19^th in a field of 42 crews. This was an improvement of 7 positions from their 2024 showing in 26th .

The Marist 2V8 crew consisted of Matthew Wright (cox), Jackson Bower (stroke), Nolan Libby (7), Jesse Hinkle (6), Austin Thomas (5), Matthew Roscoe (4), Mark Carguello (3), Connor Tandy (2), Drew Ngo (bow). The 2^nd varsity eight posted a time of 13.46.6 to place 29^th in the same field of 42 crews.

The winner of the event was Princeton in a time of 12:23.4

Collegiate Fours with Coxswain
Marist had four crews racing in this event:
The Marist A Boat consisted of Tessa Kurtzman (cox), Will Shockley (stroke), Ryan Tuttle (3), Reed Livingston (2), and Charlie Latimer (bow) The crew posted a time of 15:00.9 to place 10^th in the event and the top non-ivy league crew.

The Marist B Boat consisted of Maddie Lebed (cox), Ian Sondhof (stroke), James Hadjandreas (3), Kevin Murray (2), and Matthias Topping (bow). This crew got involved in some minor collisions on the race course that slowed their progress and posted a time of 16:02.0 to place 24^th in the event.

The Marist C Boat consisted of Evie Disque (cox), Jackson Bower(stroke), Nolan Libby (3), Austin Thomas (2), and Jesse Hinkle (bow), this crew posted a time of 16:28.7 to place 29^th in the event

The Marist D Boat consisted of Liam Ventresca (cox), Matthew Roscoe (stroke), Mark Carguello (3), Connor Tandy (2) and Drew Ngo (bow), this crew posted a time of 16:09.8 and placed 25^th in the event

There were a total of 31 crews racing in the fours and the winner was Princeton in a time of 14:15.3

Coach's Comments:
We had a perfect morning for racing at in Princeton today with exceptional conditions on the race course and exceptional crews to race against! This was a very difficult week for preparation with the weather at home pushing us off the water for 4 days and very little time to develop the lineups (particularly the fours) With more movement in an out of our top V8 crew it was a week for adaptation and the crews all did a great job of taking this in stride. In particular our 2^nd varsity eight seemed to find some new swing and energy this week that paid off in a strong race performance that was considerably faster than what the same boat showed a week ago at the Head of the Schuylkill. The crew got an opportunity to race the fours in the afternoon. Overall it was a great opportunity to mix it up with some top tier teams from around the nation and the crew showed overall improvement from last fall to this fall. With the fall season coming to close we're now looking forward to leaping into winter training and beginning our prep for a competitive spring campaign! A very special thanks to the families and alumni who turned out to support the crew!



What's Next:
The rowing team's next travel event will be to our winter training camp in January at Deland, FL.