SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York - The Marist Men's Rowing Team competed today in the annual Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs,NY. The Head of the Fish is a "head race" or time trial style race where the crews race over a 3,200m section of the Fish Creek finishing at the Saratoga Rowing Association Boathouse next to Saratoga Lake. The Marist Crews racing represented mostly the members of the Marist 4
th and 5
th varsity crews with a few members of the recent varsity eight Head of the Charles winners racing in some of the small boat categories.
Collegiate Double
The collegiate double (2x) consisted of
Tristan Wistuba (stroke) and Reed Livingston(bow). This crew was racing on what felt like "home water" as they have both been training as part of the ARION High Performance Training Team at SRA over the last two summers. They set a blistering pace on the race-course finishing in a time of 11:34.02 to win the event over 7 other teams.
Collegiate Pairs
The collegiate pair (2-) A boat consisted of Will Shockley (stroke) and
Ryan Tuttle (bow). This crew posted a time of 11:54.6 and placed 2
nd with on 0.3 sec between themselves and the winning crew from Cambridge Boat Club. The B boat consisted of
Ethan King (stroke) and
Andrii Onizhuk (bow). This team placed 4
th in the event with a time of 13:23.3. There were 10 crews in the race.
Collegiate Fours
Marist raced 3 separate crews in this race. The A boat consisted of Evie Disque (cox), Will Shockley (stroke),
Ryan Tuttle (3), JP Sprayberry (2), and
Nicholas Scarano (bow). This crew pulled a time of 11:14.18 and won the event. The B boat consisted of
Anthony Proia (cox),
Dante Karaiskos (stroke),
Caden Todd (3),
Christopher Franco-Toro (2), and
Ethan King (bow). This crew posted a time of 12:46.2 and placed 11
th in the event. The C Boat consisted of Joe Wyrozemski (cox),
Alexander Bitton (stroke),
Guy Dviri (3),
Carter Brandel (2), and
Julius Stratton (bow). This crew posted a time of 13:07.1 and placed 17
th in the event. There were 25 crews racing in the event.
Collegiate Freshman Eight
The Marist Frosh Eight consisted of
Madeline Lebed (cox), Lucas Castro-Seguro (stroke),
Jacob Poissant (7),
Andrii Onizhuk (6),
Nate Jacob (5)
Aidan Baker (4),
Gardner Corrigan (3),
Hugo MacDonald (2), TJ O'Brien (bow). This crew pulled a time of 11:22.2 and won their event over 9 other teams with Army being the next closest crew in a time of 12:06.3.
Collegiate Varsity Eight
This crew was the Marist 4
th Varsity Eight consisting of Joe Wyrozemski (cox),
Dante Karaiskos (stroke),
Jacob Poissant (7),
Andrii Onizhuk (6),
Ethan King (5),
Alexander Bitton (4),
Caden Todd (3),
Christopher Franco-Toro (2), and
Julius Stratton (bow). This crew posted a time of 10:55.1 and placed 7
th in their event where the winner was Middlebury. There were 13 crews racing
Collegiate JV Eight
This crew was the Marist 5
th Varsity Eight consisting of
Madeline Lebed (cox), Lucas Castro-Seguro (stroke),
Nate Jacob (7), JP Sprayberry (6),
Guy Dviri (5),
Aidan Baker (4),
Gardner Corrigan (3),
Carter Brandel (2), and TJ O'Brien (bow). This crew posted a time of 11:10.6 and placed 4
th out of 8 crews and behind winner Ithaca College.
Coach's Comments:
"It was a beautiful day on the Fish Creek here in Saratoga Springs and a fantastic opportunity to get some racing opportunities for our 4th and 5th varsity crews who have been working hard and developing well this fall. A special shout out to coach Connor Tandy Marist Class of '26 who has been the point person working with these crews. Their performances today were a great demonstration of the current depth of our Marist rowing team and it was fun for them to shake it up with the varsity and 2nd varsity crews from some of the other New York and New England rowing programs. We're looking forward to one more race weekend at the Chase next week before leaping into winter development!" Campbell Woods, Head Coach of Men's Rowing.
What's Next
The Marist Rowing Team will close out their fall racing slate this coming Sunday at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase in Princeton NJ.
