WORCESTER, MA (May 11, 2025) – The Tufts University men's rowing team won the Points Trophy at the National Invitational Rowing Championships (NIRC) today on Lake Quinsigamond.
Representing the best overall team performance at the regatta, Tufts tallied a 170.00 score in the Points Trophy to defeat conference rivals Williams College (163.00) and Trinity College (159.00). It's the second time Tufts has won the NIRC Points Trophy including 2017. The Jumbos had been second for the NIRC Points Trophy last year and third in 2023.
The NESCAC Championship was also contested today in first varsity racing. After winning the third heat with a 5:49.035 mark to get into the grand final, the Jumbos were third overall among 18 teams and third out of eight conference squads with their 5:41.930 finals time. It marked the Tufts 1V8's first podium finish (top three) at NIRC. In the conference, they were behind Trinity and Bates College and in front of Williams and Wesleyan University.
Tufts' 1V8 had a line-up of coxswain
Aidan Keusch,
Patrick Moran,
Peter McCormick,
Harrison Sweet,
Maxwell Rosenberger,
Peter Conard,
Max Landers,
Mark Machle and
Theo Balavoine.
The Jumbo second varsity was second out of 16 teams total today. They had been second in their heat at a 5:57.798 mark across the 2000-meter course. In the grand final, the Jumbos timed 5:53.659, behind only Williams (5:50.975) and in front of teams from Wesleyan, Trinity and Bates.
Coxswain
Jamie Forman,
Charlie Guerra,
JT Machle,
Owen McKendry,
Lev Tolkoff,
Seamus Ruiseal,
Miles Smith,
Xander Mesires and
Mason Sibley were Tufts' second varsity team.
The Jumbo third varsity raced to a third-place finish out of 12 teams. They were second in the first heat at a 5:58.896 time, close behind Wesleyan (5:57.698). In the grand final, Tufts' 5:59.227 again trailed Wesleyan (5:53.197) and Hobart College as well (5:56.719).
For its third varsity, Tufts had coxswain
Lucas Resnik,
Justin Sun,
Gonzalo Escajadillo,
Chris Millay,
Logan Thom,
Finn Barrett,
Ryan Kane,
Alex Flynn and
Hayden Stone.
Tufts won a great battle against Williams in a straight fourth varsity final which included seven teams overall. The Jumbos' 5:59.079 nipped the Ephs' 5:59.185 time in a photo finish. It's the second consecutive NIRC win for the Jumbo 4V8. Tufts' winners were coxswain
Lexi Acosta,
Ethan Seidner,
Aleksi Sefanov,
Nathan Henderson,
Abe Nelson,
Jack Craig,
Dominic Svagdis,
Parker Mace and
Robert Arsenault.
Tufts also had a pair of fours that both won their heats today. The V4A timed 7:04.240 to win the first heat, while the V4B won the second heat in a 7:09.816 mark. In the grand final, the Jumbo A team won in 6:48.161 while the B four was fourth in 6:51.665 time. There were 16 total teams.
The Jumbos 1V4A lined up with coxswain
Whitney Critchfield,
Alden Taylor,
Jack Donovan,
Colin Cooper and
Brendan McHugh. The 1V4B had coxswain
Mallory Atkinson,
Griffin Hardy,
George Lakis,
Asher Lefkoff and
Colin Hart.
The Jumbos will now await word on an at-large berth into the ITA Division III Championships, which will be held May 30 to June 1 in Camden, New Jersey. The announcement will be made on May 20.
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