Pitt Rowing Club Office of Student Life Pitt Rowing Club 130 William Pitt Union Pittsburgh, PA 15260 www.pitt.edu/~crew
Press Release For Immediate Release October 5, 2013
Pitt Crew Starts 25th Year on High Note Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Pitt Crew kicked off their 25th year with a successful showing at the Head of the Ohio, bringing in nine top-five finishes between the varsity and novices. On the varsity level, the men opened the day with a commanding 25-second victory in the open four, Pitt’s first open four win at the Head of the Ohio since 2007. They followed up that success with a first place finish in the open 8, taking home the Dave Figgins trophy for the second year in a row. The women’s team brought home their own hardware, placing third in the open eight against a number of Division I schools.
The Men’s Open Eight celebrates their win
Competing for their first time together, the novices entered two men’s eights and fours, and two women’s eights. The men’s eights impressed, beginning their careers with strong second and fourth places finishes in the event. Not to be outdone, the novice women’s eights placed an outstanding first and third.
The Women’s Open Eight shows off their medals
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Pitt Crew’s alumni added two top-five finishes of their own to the tally. In the women’s open pair, Pitt placed first, more than thirty seconds ahead of Carnegie Mellon, while the men’s open eight finished fifth, ahead of much younger crews from Ohio, Carnegie Mellon, and Pittsburgh Rowing Club. The alumni women’s eight also had a strong showing, coming in eleventh out of eighteen boats The Women’s Novice team, after their race
RESULTS EVENT
PLACING
COMPETITORS
Men’s Open 4+
1st
(S. DeRubeis): Z. Amato, D. Ritter, T. Hinz, K. Minkus
Men’s Open 4+
5th
(J. Huang): M. Huff, C. Garver, I. Lee, D. Civiletti
Men’s Open 4+
6th
(B. Downey): S. Kieu, C. Naughton, C. Tabachnick, J. Lasky
Men’s Open 4+
11th
(M. Mann): R. Gehris, T. Michael, M. Dumancas, R. Purandare
Women’s Open 8+
3rd
(M. Cistrone): L. Schall, E. Sims, E. Hiergesell, E. Dvorchak, S. Skobeloff, A. Harleman, K. Paul, J. Maggio
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Alumni Women’s 8+
11th
(A. Cardo): C. Massarelli, S. Braun, K. Schaefer, L. Oleksiuk, M. Blake, E. Morgan, E. Stapleton, E. Riccobelli
Men’s Novice 8+
2nd
(S. Freedman): N. Bourdakos, A. Gackenbach, A. Snyder, D. Schmetterling, C. He, M. Steffl, J. Carne, R. McCormack
Men’s Novice 8+
4th
(E. Pergi): J. Heidecker, R. Liao, A. Brumbaugh, C. Skeriotis, T. Nerozzi, B. Little, J. Miller, B. Miller
Alumni Women’s 2-
1st
J. Hallinan, K. Cianciolo
Women’s Open 4+
8th
(E. Kaloyeropoulou): L. Schall, E. Sims, E. Dvorchak, A. Harleman
Women’s Open 4+
15th
(S. DeRubeis): S. Skobeloff, K. Paul, J. Maggio, C. Shin
Women’s Open 4+
24th
(B. Downey): A. Sennett, A. Waryanka, K. Brewer, M. Austin
Men’s Open 8+
1st
(J. Huang): Z. Amato, D. Ritter, T. Hinz, C. Tabachnick, D. Civiletti, C. Garver, M. Huff, K. Minkus
Men’s Open 8+
7th
(M. Cistrone): S. Kieu, J. Lasky, B. Cooper, M. Dumancas, R. Purandare, T. Michael, C. Naughton, I. Lee
Alumni Men’s Open 8+
5th
(A. Greenspan): R. Walker, J. Flickinger, M. Oleksiuk, A. Krueger, A. Voystock, J. Nery, R. Gehris, W. Massimini
Men’s Novice 4+
5th
(M. Mann): C. He, D. Schmetterling, A. Snyder, A. Gackenbach
Men’s Novice 4+
8th
(E: Kaloyeropoulou): J. Heidecker, R. Liao, A. Brumbaugh, R. McCormack
Women’s Novice 8+
1st
(E. Pergi): A. Cosmides, B. Byrne, H. Lawless, C. Benoit, M. Austin, M. Cosner, K. Brewer, T. Lucas
Women’s Novice 8+
3rd
(E. Marino): O. Gonsalves, T. Lutz, A. Sevcik, A. King, D. Mazzeo, M.
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McAteer, H. Guthy, M. Kelly
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[email protected] with any questions about races, locations, directions, or anything else. For complete schedules, results, and media, visit the team’s website at www.pitt.edu/~crew.
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