Heavyweights Lead From the Start En Route to Donahue Cup
WORCESTER, Mass. - MIT's varsity heavyweights
retained the Donahue Cup with a decisive win over Williams and WPI
today on Lake Quinsigamond. The Engineers led from the start and
extended their lead to one boat-length by the 1500 meter mark.
Williams pushed back with a strong sprint and by the finish line
closed the margin to under three seconds, but the Ephs were unable
to prevent MIT from capturing its second consecutive victory in the
series.
The final results were:
MIT 6:09
Williams 6:11.5
WPI 6:12.8
MIT's varsity lineup was: Steve Young (cox), Luke Urban (stroke),
Rane Nolan (7), Tom Larsen (6), James Stenard (5), David Jenicek
(4), Alessandro Chiesa (3), Dave Stein (2), Lucas Goodman
(bow).
MIT's freshman crew, including one rower who had already raced in
the varsity contest, lost to a very fast Williams boat by eight
seconds. The Ephs finished in 6:24.7 while the Engineers crossed in
6:31.1.
The frosh lineup included: Christine Choi (cox), Owen Mays
(stroke), Michael Grinich (7), Peter Lamb (6), Lucas Goodman (5),
Dan Ainge (4), Matt Pegler (3), Keldin Sergheyev (2), Tobe Nwanna
(bow).




