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Away
B Crew
Sat, 04/09/2011 - 4:00pm
Salisbury School
NMH @ Salisbury
Lake Washinee, CT
Saturday, April 9th
Distance: 1500 m
Conditions: light chop, moderate headwind, no ice!
Racing results:
Varsity:
1. Salisbury 4:49
2. NMH 4:54
Junior Varsity:
1. NMH 5:19
2. Salisbury-A 5:34
3. Salisbury-B 5:44
Racing summary:
Salisbury School hosted the NMH crews for a beautiful Saturday afternoon at their sparkling and spacious boathouse on the shores of Lake Washinee. This was an early opener for us, but we have had a cooperative river for the last two weeks and some great training rows so far. The results were mixed, with the B2 winning by 15 seconds and the B1 losing by 5, but we gained valuable racing experience that cannot be simulated in practice.
The junior varsities raced first and the NMH eight, coxswained by sophomore Henry Weis, established an eight-seat lead within the first thirty strokes. Senior Alex Breau set a strong and sustainable tempo that his crew matched well, and NMH moved into an open-water lead over the Salisbury crews by the 500-meter mark. Salisbury settled down during the second half of the race and began to row with more confidence and power, but the NMH lead continued to widen and we crossed the line well ahead. This was an excellent first race for the B2 - six of the oarsmen in the boat began rowing within the past year, but their more veteran teammates Alex, Jordan, and Tucker provided confidence and poise that brought the best out of each. Well done, guys!
Salisbury's varsity had a fantastic year in 2010, winning silver medals at the NEIRA championships and racing deep into the summer at the National championships in Cincinnati and the Reading and Henley regattas in England. NMH were excited to test themselves against such strong competition, as we have hopes of earning some medals of our own this year. The varsity crews started evenly and well. Salisbury began to eke out a slight lead after the first twenty strokes, and NMH had trouble settling their rating to the tempo we had planned. The seasoning of the Salisbury eight showed as they lengthened to a solid tempo that allowed them to apply their power more effectively than the NMH rating. Salisbury slowly moved out to a six-seat lead by the 500-m mark and it was still anybody's race to win as the coaches marveled at the early season speed from both crews. Salisbury continued to move well against NMH and opened up a length lead by 800 meters, but NMH began a very strong push that regained four seats in a span of 10-15 strokes coming into the last 500 meters of the race. Salisbury were able to respond effectively to the NMH challenge, and as they brought their rating up for the sprint, NMH did not have the legs to keep up. Salisbury finished with a glimpse of open water between the crews, and NMH finished knowing that winning races at the varsity level requires poise as well as power. We can learn a lot from this race, and if we take the lessons to heart, we will have some great racing stories to tell this spring.
Racing lineups:
Varsity (B1): Erica Stuke (cox), Ned Benning, Owen Monahan, Michael O'Donnell, Travis Galowski, Tenzin Masselli, Tyler Hudgins, Junius Ross-Martin, Perry Savas
Junior varsity (B2); Henry Weis (cox), Alex Breau, Jack Prassus, Jordan Short, Bo Dermont, Ryan Seltz, Nasr Maswood, Nick Fletcher, Tucker Emery
Home
BV Crew - Scrimmage - Canceled
Sat, 04/16/2011 - 2:00pm
Deerfield Academy
Away
B Crew - Invitational - Canceled
Sat, 04/23/2011 - 1:00pm
Exeter
Andover
St Johns High School
Brookline H.S.
Simsbury H.S.
Away
B Crew
Sat, 04/30/2011 - 3:00pm
Tabor Academy
Boston College High School
NMH boys crew vs Tabor and BC High
Saturday, April 30th
Sekonk River, Providence RI
distance: 1500 m
conditions: gusty tailwind, moderate chop and swells, no trees and tires!
Racing summary:
A flooding river on our home course necessitated moving our race to Rhode Island Saturday, and we appreciated the generosity of the host Narragansett Boat Club which gave us a chance to row on real water, let alone race! We have been doing a lot of land training in the past three weeks while our river carries the runoff from a deep winter snowpack and a wet April. The lack of water time for NMH showed on Saturday, with tough losses for all our crews in moderately rough conditions. We have a group of guys who are in great shape and possess great determination, however, and we expect that we will get much faster in the next few weeks once we can get back in the boats.
Racing results:
B1: Will Werblow, Ned Benning, Owen Monahan, Tenzin Masselli, Michael O'Donnell, Junius Ross-Martin, Tyler Hudgins, Travis Galowski, Perry Savas
1. Tabor 4:34.5
2. BC High 4:38.0
3. NMH 4:44.8
B2: Henry Weis, Alex Breau, Jack Prassus, Ryan Seltz, Bo Dermont, Nick Fletcher, Nasr Maswood, David Anderson, Tucker Emery
1. Tabor 4:53.5
2. BC High 4:59.4
3. NMH 5:03.8
B3: Erica Stuke, Jamie Williams, Ricky Hynninen, John Cortner, Daniel Packard, Wilson Josephson, David Kim, Will Capitani, Charles Son
1. Tabor 5:06.3
2. BC High 5:15.6
3. NMH 5:29.9
Home
NMH boys varsity wins against Simsbury and Concord
Sat, 05/07/2011 - 4:00pm
Concord H.S.
Simsbury H.S.
NMH vs Concord (NH) and Simsbury (CT)
Saturday, May 7th
Connecticut River, Gill MA
distance 1400 meters upstream against strong current
conditions: 35,000 cfs head current, flat water, light winds
Racing summary:
A beautiful day for racing and a full week of water time to get ready for it - finally! Two skilled and deep public high school crew programs came to race at NMH on Saturday, and the conditions were excellent for our first home race of the season. NMH earned first place in the varsity race, two second-place finishes in the B2 and B3 races, and fourth place in the B4 event. A remarkable potluck/BBQ between all three teams closed out the racing, and thanks to our amazing parents, I don't believe anyone went home hungry.
B1 results:
1. NMH 5:07.0
2. Simsbury 5:16.5
3. Concord 5:43.7
NMH lineup: Will Werblow (c), Ned Benning, Michael O'Donnell, Tenzin Masselli, Tyler Hudgins, Alex Breau, Perry Savas, Junius Ross-Martin, Owen Monahan
B2 results:
1. Simsbury 5:25.2
2. NMH 5:32.8
3. Concord 5:50.0
NMH lineup: Henry Weis (c), Travis Galowski, Jack Prassus, Jordan Short, Bo Dermont, Ryan Seltz, Nasr Maswood, Nick Fletcher, Tucker Emery
B3 results:
1. Simsbury 5:31.0
2. NMH 5:48.0
3. Concord 6:31.0
NMH lineup: Noah Gamble (c), David Anderson, Ricky Hynninen, Sina Sadeghi-Isfahani, Daniel Packard, Jamie Williams, Wilson Josephson, Will Capitani, Charles Son
B4 results:
1. Simsbury A 5:58.2
2. Concord 6:10.3
3. Simsbury B 6:19.3
4. NMH 6:39.9
NMH lineup: Victor Lin (c), Alex Breau (late sub), Ben Sang, David Kim, Chenguang Liang, Ko Dokmai, Jake Anderson, Ben Knapp, Matthew Dews
Away
B Crew - Lowell Invitational
Sun, 05/15/2011
Various
NMH boys crew @ Lowell Invitational
Sunday, May 15th
Merrimac River, Lowell MA
distance: 2000 meters (1500 meters for boys novice)
conditions: light tail current, light crosswind, light chop, heavy rain
Racing summary:
A long day for the team and its supporters, but some very good racing sprinkled in between the downpours. The boys varsity had a strong race to put up the fourth fastest time out of sixteen crews, with the top four boats finishing within 5 seconds of each other. Deep thanks to our parents for taking good care of our food and drink needs on a very wet day - they kept our spirits up throughout!
Racing results:
B1 Varsity: Werblow, Benning, O'Donnell, Masselli, Hudgins, Breau, Savas, Ross-Martin, Monahan
Racing against some very good clubs and high school programs from eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire, NMH shook off a surprise start that caught a number of crews off balance and settled into a powerful tempo going into the bridge at 700 meters. Coming out of the bridge, NMH were in a close race with five out of the six crews in the fastest flight, and had established a slight lead over three of them. Race leader Wayland began to move out strongly during the third 500 and BC High and Essex shifted into a higher gear as well. NMH were unable to maintain their advantage during this critical part of the race, but continued to keep good speed as Will Werblow urged his crew onward. With 500 meters to go, it was five boats in contact across the course and the crowd shook off the raindrops and began yelling with abandon as the crews battled for position. NMH finished with a good closing sprint, three seats down to Essex and perhaps six seats up on Bromfield, and came off the water knowing we had rowed well but wanting just a little bit more speed during crunch time. Two weeks till the NEIRA championship, and we are ready to find out just how fast we can be with top seed Andover coming to the Connecticut River this Saturday.
B2 Junior Varsity: Weis, Galowski, Prassus, Short, Dermont, Seltz, Maswood, Fletcher, Emery
Warming up on the way to the start line, NMH found out that our 1500m race had just been rescheduled for a 2000m race! Although the change in distance might have caused some anxiety among the guys, we didn't let it show in our race performance. Racing against a deep set of JV crews, NMH held our own with a good race, finishing fifth in a fast flight of six crews and posting the fifth fastest time in an eleven-boat field. Our finish time was only 20 seconds off the varsity's, so it's clear that these boys are moving the boat well right now. We have two more races this week against Hanover and Andover, and need to continue to race well in order to earn a spot in the NEIRA championship field.
Our novice and thirds boats also got in some good racing and finished with mixed results. The novice boat had a good row in the fastest flight, placing fifth but racing to a very good 5:14.9 time over the 1500m distance. There were 32 crews racing as novice Sunday, and NMH's time would have placed us thirteenth in the field. Our third boat was in a close battle with Brookline and Concord for the first thousand meters, but we were not able to maintain a straight course during the middle of the race. As race officials tried to provide directions to avoid collision, confusion over the instructions led to more steering difficulty and other crews began to oversteer as well. The end result was disqualification for NMH and the Concord crew, but no collisions fortunately - a race to learn a lot from for our newer oarsmen and coxswains.
Away
B Crew
Wed, 05/18/2011
Hanover H.S.
NMH at Hanover
Wednesday, May 18th
Connecticut River, Hanover NH
Distance: 1500m downstream
Conditions: fast current, flat water, quick racing!
B1- NMH beats Hanover by 3 seconds:
Down by four seats early in the race, NMH learned how to race from behind Wednesday and got stronger with each stroke. A strong move in the middle earned a slight advantage for NMH, and we were able to extend the move during the last 500 meters, with a quick and positive sprint that opened up an eight-seat lead across the line. An important win against a good crew that always races us strong.
1. NMH 3:41.57
2. Hanover 3:44.52
B2 - NMH beats Hanover by 7 seconds:
Strong and patient race from the junior varsity, who have only beaten Hanover perhaps three times out of the last 10 years. The B2 earned a slight advantage off the start and then continued to move well in the middle of the race. By the halfway point, NMH had our stern on Hanover's bow, and were able to reach open water by the sprint.
1. NMH 3:57.12
2. Hanover 4:04.85
B3 - Hanover beats NMH in a close race:
Our thirds boat was stuck in the middle of two Hanover crews who were closely matched, and although course issues in all three crews caused a few more gray hairs in the coaches' hair, NMH would not give in and maintained its speed through the entire race. In the closing sprint, both Hanover boats began to establish an eight-seat lead on NMH, but the novice 8 caught a crab that could not be corrected. NMH gained a seat with every stroke, but Hanover just managed to nose its bow across the line ahead of our CKH. An exciting race in more ways than one . . .
1. HHS 3V 3:58.84
2. HHS 1N 4:04.38
3. NMH 4:04.57
B4 - Hanover beats NMH by 2 seconds:
NMH has a fourth eight of boys this spring, and they know how to race! This was our B4's third race of the season, and our third race without a single boat-stopping crab. Observers at the finish line saw two crews racing relatively even through the 1000m mark, and coxswain Noah Gamble reported later that NMH had a slight lead for much of the race. In the last 500, NMH began to tire and Hanover were able to maintain their speed, but it was a good race for our boys to remember and learn from.
1. HHS 4V 4:21.85
2. NMH 4:23.92
Home
B Crew
Sat, 05/21/2011 - 2:00pm
Andover
NMH vs Andover
Saturday, May 21st
Connecticut River, Gill MA
distance: 1400 meters upstream (33,000cfs)
conditions: flat water, light winds, thunderstorm delay forced cancellation of B4 race
Racing summary:
The Andover crew program has built itself in recent years into one of the strongest and deepest teams in the country, but we are always excited and challenged to race at our best when they visit. Their top-seeded crews showed their speed on the Connecticut River Saturday, with the most competitive race coming from our junior varsity, who refused to quit and maintained their speed throughout the race to finish only ten seconds slower than our varsity's time. This was the final race for our B2 and B3 crews who have developed so well this spring. Our varsity did not race well in the second half of the B1 race (Andover opened up a five-second lead at the halfway point into a very large twenty second victory by the finish line), which was surprising for all of us since we have raced much more strongly in recent weeks. Fortunately, the B1 have the New England championships next Saturday to finish their season with, and we hope to demonstrate better speed and determination in our final races in Worcester.
Racing results:
B1:
1. Andover 4:39.2
2. NMH 4:59.2
B2:
1. Andover 4:58.0
2. NMH 5:09.4
B3:
1. Andover 5:08.7
2. NMH 5:37.6
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