Temple University Athletics
TEMPLE MEN TIE FOR THIRD IN POINTS AT THE 67TH DAD VAIL REGATTA
5.14.05 | Men's Crew
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"I was very proud of the boys when they came through the bridge first," stated White in reference to his team's lead at the
"This is the most progress a crew of mine has made in six weeks, and to do what they did today was a tribute to them," he added.
The Varsity 8 comprised of Michael Fitzpatrick (cox), Andreas Mantzoukas (stroke), Matt Hanlin (7-seat), Thomas Haubrich (6-seat), Robert Protesto (5-seat), Thomas Burke (4-seat), Joe Spencer (3-seat), Michael McVeigh (2-seat), and James Harding (bow) raced hard to claim second place finishes in their heat, rep and semi to advance them into the Saturday's final. Michigan won the race in a time of 6:12.27 followed by Florida Tech (6:15.76), Marietta (6:17.48), Temple (6:21.05), Minnesota (6:22.21) and Saint Joseph's (6:26.88). It marked the first time since 1981 that the Owls had not claimed a gold or silver medal.
Besides the V-8,
The JV 8 comprised of Carmen Conicelli (cox), Logan Hoffman (stroke), Brian Campbell (7-seat), Chris Bushek (6-seat), Don Powers (5-seat), Dante Cammarata (4-seat), Pat McMahon (3-seat), Cyrus Haines (2-seat), and Mike Shisler (bow) raced hard to the line capturing a bronze medal.
The Varsity 4 of Garho Kametani (cox), Ben Carroll (stroke), Don Powers (3-seat), Jason Hart (2-seat), and Tim Malloy (bow) raced hard but was unable to advance out of their heat Friday.
The men's crew will be back in action in three weeks at the IRA Regatta on the
