FAIRFAX STATION, Virginia -  The Marist Men's Rowing Team raced on Sunday at the Occoquan Duals event in Fairfax Virginia. The regatta was a series of races between Marist, St. Joe's, Hobart, Loyola, Jacksonville, the University of San Diego, and Marietta.
 

VARSITY EIGHT

The Varsity Eight crew consisted of Tessa Kurtzman (cox), Will Shockley (stroke), Ryan Tuttle (7), Charlie Latimer (6), Reed Livingston (5), Kevin Murray (4), Nicholas Scarano (3), Tristan Wistuba (2), and Holden Kopscik (bow). The V8 first raced in their morning heat against Jacksonville and San Diego. Marist had a firm start and took an early lead. San Diego maintained a close pursuit but Marist held off their repeated attacks eventually taking the win in a time of 5:46.3. In the afternoon final Marist faced Hobart, St. Joe's and San Diego. Hobart got a few seats lead at the start and both San Diego and St. Joe's made big pushes in the earlier meters of the race. The Hobart crew made a huge statement in the 2^nd 500m pushing ahead to a 7 seat lead over St Joe's who took a 2 seat lead over Marist. At the 1000m mark Marist made a push to get back on terms with St. Joe's and their push began to carry both crews back into contention with Hobart. Hobart began to fade while Marist and St. Joe's continued to fight pushing hard to the finish line. Marist and St. Joe's came to the finish at a dead sprint and Marist held off the Hawks for a tight win in a time of 5:36.3.
 

2nd VARSITY EIGHT

The 2V8 consisted of Liam Ventresca (cox), Ian Sondhof (stroke), James Hadjandreas (7), Jesse Hinkle (6), Nolan Libby (5), Matthew Roscoe (4), Mark Carguello (3) Dane Valenti (2), and Matthias Topping (bow). The 2V8 raced in a morning heat with Jacksonville and Loyola. The 2V got out to an early lead in this race as well and cruised to an open water win in a time of 5:59.5. The Afternoon final featured Marist Hobart, St Joe's and Jacksonville. Hobart got out to a quick 2 seat lead in this race but the Marist crew latched on to them and as the first 1000m went by the two crews battled side by side gradually walking away from the Jacksonville and St. Joe's crews. In the 3^rd 500m, Marist made a move to get even with Hobart and the two crews fought side by side trading blows throughout the final meters of the race. With 300m left Marist managed to eke out a 1 seat advantage and carried that to the finish line for another close win in a time of 5:44.0.
 

3rd VARSITY EIGHT

The 3V8 consisted of Matthew Wright (cox), Peter Martinich (stroke), Finn Lyons (7), Dante Karaiskos (6), Austin Thomas (5), Connor Tandy (4), Zak Schwarz (3), Jack Taddei (2), and Drew Ngo (bow). The 3V8 raced against Jacksonville and a compilation crew of spare athletes in the morning race having a good battle with Jacksonville before breaking away for a clear win in a time of 6:10.1. In the afternoon, the 3V8 faced Hobart, St. Joe's and Jacksonville in the final. Hobart broke away in the early going of this race and then gradually pushed away from the pack taking a dominating lead and carrying it to the finish line. Marist once again had a good battle with Jacksonville before getting the better of them eventually taking 2^nd with a time of 5:56.4.
 

COACH'S COMMENTS

"We are super excited about our race today at Lake Occoquan! Our top crews have been looking extremely strong this spring so far, on the back of a lot of great work over the winter. The crew has been focused each week on improving all aspects of our stroke as well as continuing to progress with our fitness. While we're very proud of where the crew is right now, the team remains laser focused on the weeks ahead, and we're determined to find new speed as we approach championship season. GO RED FOXES!"

Coach's Recap and Race Videos Can Be Viewed Here:

https://rowmarist.com/coachs-communication/occoquan-duals-2026