Temple University Athletics
MEN'S CREW HAS TOUGH DAY ON POTOMAC AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED GEORGETOWN
4.23.06 | Men's Crew
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Temple Men's Crew team had a rough day on the Potomac River against a strong Georgetown crew. The Owls won only one of five events they competed in against the Hoyas Saturday.
The Owls' 2nd Varsity 8, comprised of Rory Roberts (cox), Andreas Mantzoukas (stroke), Matt Hanlin (7), Bill Gennaro (6), Don Powers (5), Chris Bushek (4), Joseph Welch (3), Cy Haines (2) and Timothy Malloy (bow), posted the team's lone win. The Cherry and White boat won by 17 seconds over the 11th-ranked Georgetown 2nd Varsity 8 in conditions that were good over the first 1,000 meters but deteriorated slightly over the final 400 meters.
Temple lost by five seconds to the 13th-ranked Georgetown crew in the Varsity 8 race. The Owls varsity 8 of Thomas Goldner (cox), Peter Gostling (stroke), James Harding (7-seat), Dante Cammarata (6), Chris Thomas (5), Tom Haubrich (4), Robert Protesto (3), T.J. Burke (2) and Mike Shisler (bow).
Georgetown won the Varsity four by six seconds and took the Freshman Novice 4 by a mere four seconds. The 11th-ranked Hoya crew overwhelmed the Owls in the Freshmen Novice 8 race, winning by 28.9 seconds.
The Owls next take the water against Syracuse on the Schuylkill River on Saturday, April 29.
