Full Results
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Junior
Miles Ackerman and sophomore
Ethan Conrad of the Union College men's crew team won the men's double race as part of a strong day on the river for the Dutchmen at the New York State Championships held at Fish Creek.
Ackerman (stroke) and Conrad (bow) won with a time of 7:58.097, finishing 25.706 ahead of runner-up Clarkson University in a field that also hosted Dominican College, University of Rochester, and Skidmore College.
The nationally ranked Varisty 8+ team placed fourth in their race behind #11 Ithaca College, Army, and Ithaca's B team. The Dutchmen finished ahead of both Skidmore College and Vassar College with a time of 6:40.463, 34.457 behind Ithaca. The team consisted of sophomore
Tony Griffin (coxswain),
Miles Ackerman (stroke), junior
Aidan Kask (7 seat), sophomore
Harrison White (6 seat), first-year
Alex Chan (5 seat), sophomore
Giani DiGennaro (4 seat), sophomore
Braman Cronin (3 seat), first-year
Xander Forsyth (2 seat), and sophomore
Cole Abdinoor (bow).
The Varsity 4+ team had their hands full in their heat, with only 4.030 seconds separating the top finisher Iona College (7:16.007) and the third-place Dutchmen (7:20.037). Union's time sent them on to the finals where they finished fourth overall with a time of 7:22.422 which was 19.362 off from Iona. First-year
Sarah DeRosa (coxswain), first-year
Zachary McConnell (stroke), senior
Isaac Neustadt (3 seat), Conrad (2 seat) and junior
Leo Gagliardi (bow) made up the Varsity 4+.
The Novice 4+ team raced in a flight with Vassar College and St. John Fisher College, picking up a second-place finish behind the Brewers with a time of 8:29.460. Union's team was comprised of first-years DeRosa (coxswain),
Josh Vaidman (stroke),
Grant Bouvin (3 seat),
Strider Bennett (2 seat) and
Conor Fryer (bow).
The men's pair team of White (stroke) and Abdinoor (bow) finished third behind the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Iona with a time of 8:12.597, which was 20.517 behind the top finisher.
Union heads back to Saratoga Springs on Friday for the Liberty League Championships.
