WORCESTER, MA (April 19, 2026) -- The No. 3 Tufts University men's rowing squad rowed well in a strong field at the Baker Cup Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond, winning the first varsity to highlight the day's action in Worcester on a rainy morning.
The Jumbos started the morning by winning first race launched for the first varsity, as Tufts posted a strong time of 5:59.9 to best the Williams 1V8+ by 2.56 seconds. Williams came in also tied for third in the latest IRCA rankings. No. 6 Marietta was 12.03 seconds behind Tufts with a 6:11.93, while No. 8 WPI was 5.2 seconds behind Marietta with a 6:17.13.
The 1V8+ was coxswained by
Aidan Keusch with
Vince Mezzanotte,
Peter McLaughlin,
Patrick Moran,
Maxwell Rosenberger,
Peter Conard,
JT Machle,
Mark Machle and
Theo Balavoine.
In the second varsity, Tufts was neck-and-neck with the Williams 2V8+ through the opening 500 meters but the second Eph boat was able to pull away for a win with a time of 6:07.28. Tufts was 4.4 seconds behind Williams with a 6:11.68, while Marietta was third with a 6:20.16 and WPI rounded out the four-boat race with a 6:31.91.
The second varsity consisted of coxswain
Lucas Resnik,
Whit Smyers,
Peter McCormick,
Harrison Sweet,
Owen McKendry,
Oliver Sjoholm,
Ben Sackrey,
Seamus Ruiseal and
Alex Flynn.
The third race featured a pair of Williams and Tufts boats, and the Jumbos won both match-ups with Williams to finish first and third overall. The Tufts "A" boat, which was the third varsity for the Jumbos, rowed to a time of 6:17.1 to narrowly edge the Williams 3V8+ by just 0.69 seconds in a battle.
The Jumbos 3V8+ was led by cox
Jamie Forman, while
Jack Donovan,
Logan Thom,
Charlie Aber, Leo Tolkoff,
Hayden Stone,
Alex Matthews,
Parker Mace and
Mason Sibley.
The fourth varsity finished third only 5.83 seconds behind the 3V8+ for the Jumbos, coming across the finish line in 6:22.93 while edging the Williams fourth boat by 0.9 seconds in another thrilling finish. The 4V8+ was made up of
Lexi Acosta in the coxswain chair with COlin Cooper,
Yahir Ramos,
Justin Sun,
Harrison Hutzel,
Nathan Henderson,
Abe Nelson,
Fritz Oldenburg and
Ethan Seidner.
Tufts also rowed a pair of fours, and the Tufts "B" boat won the five-boat race with a time of 7:07.5, while the Tufts "A" boat was 11.25 seconds behind the first four with a 7:18.75 to post a 1-2 finish.
The 2V4+ was
Mallory Atkinson with
Jack Craig,
Saul Meacham,
Jett Pedersen and
Robert Arsenault while the 1V4+ was coxswain
Whitney Critchfield with
Finn Barrett,
Alex Dremov,
Gustav Seevers and
Colin Hart.
The Jumbos will have a weekend off before returning to action for the New England Rowing Championships on Lake Quinsigamond Saturday, May 2.
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