Boys Crew Schedule

NMH @ St Johns/Shrewsbury Invitational
Saturday, April 21st
Lake Quinsigamond, Shrewsbury MA

distance:  1500m
conditions:  strong, gusty headwinds; moderate chop building into rollers during second half

Results:

B1 Varsity
1. Exeter   5:14.1
2. St. John's  5:18.8
3. Andover  5:22.0
4. NMH   5:33.5
5. Brookline  5:34.9
6. Simsbury  5:37.6
7. Shrewsbury 6:06.2

B2 Junior Varsity
1. Andover  5:10.1
2. Exeter   5:13.0
3. St. John's  5:27.3
4. Brookline  5:36.6
5. Simsbury  5:53.9
6. NMH   6:02.9
7. Shrewsbury 6:23.0

Racing summary:
Difficult conditions in the second half of the NEIRA course turned this important race into a slogfest. Our junior varsity raced fairly cleanly despite the conditions, but were not able to sustain their power in the wind and waves. Our varsity raced well for the first half of their race, gaining open-water advantage on Brookline and Simsbury, and challenging Andover and St Johns as Exeter moved out strongly on the field. The conditions got the better of us in the last 600 meters of the race, however, and although we managed to hold on to fourth place, it was a wet and sober crew that landed their shell afterwards. Our primary goal was to race well, as we have done in our previous races, and we know we did not meet today's test with our best. The result does help our seeding for the NEIRA championships, and we look forward to another important race next Saturday against Tabor, BC High, and Brunswick.

Racing lineups:
B1 "Heat":  Henry Weis (coxswain), Ned Benning (stroke), Tyler Hudgins (7), Bo Dermont (6), Jack Prassas (5), David Kim (4), Travis Galowski (3), Tucker Emery (2), Charles Son (bow)

B2 "Chase":  Victor Lin (coxswain), Daniel Packard (stroke), Nasr Maswood (7), Jordan Short (6), Wilson Josephson (5), Will Capitani (4), Jody Desmond (3), Chandler Glass (2), Normand LeBlanc (bow)

Next up:  Saturday racing in Providence against Tabor, BC High, and Brunswick

NMH vs Concord (NH) and Simsbury (CT)<?xml:namespace prefix = o />
Saturday, May 5th
Connecticut River, Gill, MA

distance:  1400m (upstream)
conditions:  light to moderate headwinds, light chop, moderate current

Results:

B1 Varsity
1.  NMH                                4:42.5
2.  Simsbury                        4:46.7
3.  Concord                         5:05.4

B2 Junior Varsity
1.  Simsbury                        5:15.6
2.  NMH                                5:18.5
3.  Concord                         5:29.4

B3 Thirds
1.  Concord                         5:19.1
2.  Simsbury                        5:23.1
3.  NMH                                6:26.4

B4 Fourths
1.  Simsbury                        5:33.1
2.  Concord                         5:55.3
3.  Concord/NMH             6:02.9

Racing summary:
A great day of crew racing on our home course - a big crowd, fantastic weather, a cooperative river, and some good close racing.  NMH took the varsity event with a patient and confident race, while the JV was in a great race with Simsbury as well.  Our novices found themselves overmatched against two stronger and deeper crews, but the four NMH boys who joined the Concord 5th boat got in a great boat race with the Concord 4th.

Racing lineups:
B1 "Heat":  Henry Weis (coxswain), Ned Benning (stroke), Tyler Hudgins (7), Bo Dermont (6), Jack Prassas (5), David Kim (4), Travis Galowski (3), Tucker Emery (2), Charles Son (bow)

B2 "Chase":  Anna Kaufman (coxswain), Daniel Packard (stroke), Nasr Maswood (7), Steve Huber (6), Wilson Josephson (5), Will Capitani (4), Jody Desmond (3), Ben Sang (2), Normand Leblanc (bow)

B3 "CKH":  Jae Song (coxswain), David Chardack (stroke), Gunnar Knost (7), Brian Lim (6), Chandler Glass (5), Alex Ahn (4), Chris Ahn (3), Hansen Wu (2), Chris Lee (bow)

Rowing with Concord B5 in the B4 race:  Win Tanchavanich (4), Chris Lee (3), Hansen Wu (2), Justin Wu (bow)

This week:  Wednesday racing at home against Salisbury; Saturday racing in Mystic seaport against Stonington

NMH vs Stonington High School<?xml:namespace prefix = o />
Saturday, May 12th
Mystic River, Mystic, CT

distance:  1500m
conditions:  strong headwind, with moderate chop

Results:

B1 Varsity
1.  NMH                         5:19.9
2.  Stonington                5:21.7

B2 Junior Varsity
1.  Stonington                5:45.8
2.  NMH                         6:16.2

B3 Thirds
1.  Stonington                 6:07.3
2.  Stonington novice      6:39.6
3.  NMH                          6:51.4

Racing summary:
This was our first dual meet with Stonington High School, and our hosts in Mystic were great, the setting was gorgeous, and the Stonington crews were skilled and ready to race.  NMH earned a close victory in the varsity event with a strong start, while the JV and novice crews were defeated.