Saint Joseph's men's rowing team advanced all three of its Varsity 8s to the Grand Finals as the Hawks competed at the Kerr Cup on Saturday.

Results

How It Happened
• Saint Joseph's 3rd Varsity 8 opened the morning with a second-place finish in its heat as the Hawks crossed the finish line in 7:13.68 to advance to the Grand Final.
• The Hawks' 2nd Varsity 8 followed with a similar performance as St. Joe's placed second in 7:00.48 to earn a spot in the Grand Final.
• St. Joe's Varsity 8 clocked the top time in its heat, 6:43.27, to earn the third Grand Final participant for the Hawks.
• In the Grand Final, Saint Joseph's 3rd Varsity 8 completed the course in 7:21.25 to place fifth.
• The Hawks' 2nd Varsity 8 improved upon its earlier time as it finished in 6:59.85 for a fourth-place finish.
• Facing a field of local rivals and Big 5 foes in the Grand Final 6:45.46, Saint Joseph's Varsity 8 posted a second-place finish as the Hawks crossed the finish line in 6:45.46.

Coach's Corner
"We were excited to have the opportunity to go through a full heat and final progression today. All three boats advanced to Grand Finals and we needed to get a trial run at Dad Vail type scenarios," said head coach Mike Irwin. "I am not sure we have seen river conditions change so drastically from one weekend to the next. The conditions today were over one minute slower than the Schuylkill Invitational, which is definitely unusual. All three boats did a good job of adjusting, but we need to continue to improve our consistency. Bergen Cup is up next and this means it is Dad Vail rivalry week on the Schuylkill. It's a great time to be on the river and we are going to keep our fingers crossed for some neutral conditions on April 26th!"


Lineups
Varsity 8
C. Katherine Kernan
8. Colin Lewandowski
7. Max Stoltzmann
6. Mauritz Wilshusen
5. Malwin Grosser
4. Patrick Miklus
3. Charles Penza
2. Peyton Lewis
1. Ryan Passetti

2nd Varsity 8
C. Sarah Decker
8. Kevin O'Sullivan
7. Brady King
6. Andrew Skakal
5. Aaron Williams
4. Skylor Wentzell
3. Zach Bell
2. Simon Sheppard
1. Peter Darling

3rd Varsity 8
C. Pierce Young
8. Rodrigo Miranda
7. Spencer Scutti
6. Air Dunkley
5. Nicolas Leon
4. Luc Wagner
3. Nicholas White
2. Mihir Steingard
1. Dan Kelly

Up Next
The Hawks compete at the Bergen Cup on April 26.