On Saturday, October 24th, the Aggies travelled to Saratoga Springs, New York, to compete in the Head of the Fish Regatta. The Aggies competed with 12 boats across 8 events. The events are as follows: Men’s Collegiate Singles (2 entries), Men’s Collegiate/Open Pairs (3 entries), Men’s Open/Collegiate Quad (1 entry), Men’s Collegiate Fours (2 entries), Men’s Collegiate Eight (1 entry), Men’s 2V Collegiate Eight (1 entry), Men’s Collegiate Novice Four (1 entries), and Men’s Collegiate Novice Eight (1 entry). The day began with a frigid feel and some heavy fog but cleared away to a beautiful race. Many Aggies raced multiple times, allowing for a full day of Massachusetts Crew competition.
The first event of the day was the Men’s Collegiate Singles, whereDanny Smith (6th) and Kayan Volpe (8th). The Aggies raced in a category of 12 boats, during the foggy morning.
UMass Mens 4x
Finishing the sculling for the Aggies for the day was the Men’s Open/Collegiate Quad (pictured above), where a crew composed of Daniel Smith (stroke), Ryan Greenwood (3), Graham Schwendt (2), and Anders Borger (bow) raced to a strong 6th place finish.
Moving over to sweeping, the Aggies raced three boats in the Men’s Collegiate/Open Pairs event. The first pair consisted of David Leroy (stroke) and Teddy Tsekov (bow), who came in 7th place. The second pair made up of Augustus Elam (stroke) and Parker Cole (bow) took 5th place. The third pair which consisted of Josh Mastromatteo (stroke) and Ryan Perry (bow) took 8th place.
UMass Men’s 1v4+
Next up was the Men’s Collegiate Fours, where the Aggies raced two boats. The first of which (pictured above) had Abby Quinby (C), Ryan Tessitore (stroke), Marcus Rooney (3), Corbin Howard (2), and Sam Haynes (bow). They placed 13th in a category with 25 boats. The second four (pictured below) had Datya Kurzban (C), Ale Iavarone (stroke), Josh Mastromatteo (3), Henry Wilson-WInter (2), and Shane Hess (bow). They finished 20th place.
UMass Men’s 2V4+
Moving to the larger varsity boats, the Aggies competed in the Men’s Collegiate Eight and Men’s 2V Collegiate Eight events. In the Collegiate Eight event, the Aggies boat was made of Skyler Ellis (C), David Leroy (stroke), Teddy Tsekov (7), Danny Smith (6), Ryan Greenwood (5), Parker Cole (4), Marcus Rooney (3), Ryan Tessitore (2), and Anders Borger (bow). They raced to an 8th place finish, with less than one second of a difference between the boat in front of them. The varsity fielded another eight in the Mens 2V event, where the boat comprised Chad Zannotti (C), Augustus Elam (stroke), Graham Schwendt (7), Henry Wilson-Winter (6), Sam Haynes (5), Corbin Howard (4), Shane Hess (3), Ale Iavarone (2), and Ryan Perry (bow) finished in 5th place.
UMass Men’s 1V8+
UMass Men’s 2V8+
UMass Men’s Novice 8+
The Noivce competed in the Men’s Collegiate Novice Eight and Men’s Collegiate Novice Fours to round out the day. The Men’s Collegiate Novice Eight had one entry for Aggies (pictured above) composed of Alina Kenney (C), Henry Geyer (stroke), Asher Furman (7), Brenan Anderson (6), Chad Zannotti (5), Kasra Varasteh (4), Ryan Smithwick (3), Adrian Chang (2), and Hans Chen (bow) raced to a 7th place finish. The novice fielded a Men’s Novice Four (pictured below) comprised of Alina Kenney (C), Henry Geyer (stroke), Asher Furman (3), Kasra Varasteh (2), and Hans Chen (bow). This four raced to a strong finish, coming in second place and winning a medal.
UMass Men’s Novice 4+
The Head of the Fish closed out the fall racing season for the Aggies, as they will transition to move indoors shortly with the weather getting colder, looking to build strength and speed for the upcoming spring season. Thank you to everyone who helped and supported the Aggies at all fall regattas, and we hope to see you and your support in the Spring.
Results: https://crewtimer.com/regatta/r16426
