JU, which tallied 21 medals in three fall races, had 11-of-18 boats medal (six men, five women) as the squads made their final preparations going into the spring. Among the awards were seven gold (Men’s Championship 8, Women’s Championship 8, Women’s Championship 4, Men’s Lightweight 8, Men’s Freshman 4, Women’s Freshman 4, Men’s Pair “B”), two silver (Women’s Championship 4, Men’s Lightweight 4) and two bronze (Women’s Lightweight 4, Men’s Pair “C”).

“As an entire program, we had a pretty good weekend,” said JU director of rowing/head men’s coach Jim Mitchell. “All of our novice boats competed for the first time in the fall and our teams did very well. This weekend gave us a glimpse of where JU rowing is heading.

“As the men's head coach, I’m really proud of how they competed and how they have handled things throughout the fall. Our Championship boats faced some tough competition in back-to-back weeks and showed a lot of maturity. The Lightweights faced really tough boats as well and they did what they had to do. Our Freshman/Novice were really impressive and showed us that our future is bright.”

“This was the first weekend we had all of our boats competing and they all did a tremendous job,” said JU women’s head coach Anna Talucci. “Our Championship boats faced nationally ranked competition last weekend, but we built off of the experience and turned it into great results. This week’s success will definitely give us something to build on as we prepare for the spring.”

The Women’s Freshman 8 with coxswain Leigh Taylor, Jenna Manis, Lynn Samatulski, Allison Justice, Lauren Leone, Lydia Erdelt, Marina Arishina, Emma Fowler and Sarah Willats finished fifth with a time of 19:24.60.

The Men’s Lightweight 4 consisting of coxswain Rich O’Neill, Kevin Friedlander, John Gerety and Chris Barse finished second with a time of 17:22.09 behind Emory (17:12.20) but ahead of Virginia Tech (17:34.88), Georgia Tech (17:53.92), Georgia (17:55.41) and UNC-Wilmington (18:54.56).

In the Men’s Pair, Erich Negaard and Sebastian Kuhn (“B”) placed first with a time of 17:36.19 ahead of Georgia Tech (17:51.71), Dylan Kosten and Bradley Woodrum (“C”) – 18:28.03, Georgia Tech (18:28.25), Alabama (19:02.67), Tyler Humphrey and Richmond Jones (“A”) - 19:04.57, Georgia Tech “D” (19:10.98), Georgia Tech “B” (19:15.04) and Georgia Tech “E” (19:52.72).

The Men’s Championship Double with Wayne Reichard and Parker Lawler placed ninth with a time of 19:17.35).

The Men’s Freshman 4 with coxswain Andrew Soloway, Andy Davis, Isaiah LaCount, Isaac LaCount and Chris Ottie placed first with a mark of 17:19.38 ahead of Emory (17:43.44), Berry “A” (19:32.48), Berry “B” (22:16.09) and Rhodes College (25:10.75).

The Men’s Novice 4 with coxswain Kay Mullett, Steve Smith, Ben Keister, Luke Bauman and Brandon Makrides finished seventh with a mark of 18:45.38.

The Women’s Championship 4 “A” with coxswain Jamie Goldstein, Stephanie Bechtold, Adelina Anderson, Jenna Barker and Danielle Fournier placed first with a time of 18:04.70 ahead of Georgia (19:19.12), Emory (19:30.92), Tennessee (20:08.38), JU “B” with coxswain R. Maria Sotelo, Kelly Burke, Caitlin Halloran, Candace Barber and Elise Perna (20:27.16) and Chatham (20:59.72).

The Men’s Lightweight 8 with coxswain Anthony Magro, Rich O’Neill, Stefan Negaard, Joey Civello, Kevin Friedlander, Wayne Reichard, Parker Lawler, John Gerety and Chris Barse placed first with a time of 15:21.84 ahead of Clemson (15:41.01), Georgia Tech (15:57.66) and Georgia (16:26.91).

The Men’s Club 8 with coxswain Tom Richards, Andy Davis, Chris Ottie, Isaac LaCount, Isaiah LaCount, Tucker Smoot, Mike Vasaya, Dan Hutchinson and Jordan Bewley finished fourth with a mark of 16:04.30.

The Women’s Lightweight 4 consisting of coxswain Jamie Goldstein, Candace Barber, Allison Sobiech, Julia Fairchild and Elise Perna placed third with a time of 19:48.58 behind Virginia Tech (19:35.76) and Clemson (19:43.59). The squad placed ahead of Georgia Tech “A” (20:00.90), Georgia Tech “B” (21:14.20), Tampa (21:30.93) and Chatham (23:04.77).

The Women’s Club 4 with coxswain R. Maria Sotelo, Jill Carmody, Karly Greer, Kelly Burke and Morgan McTiernan placed second with a mark of 19:41.13 behind Davidson (19:23.26). The squad placed ahead of N.C. State (20:01.86), Emory “B” (20:05.64), Clemson (20:36.06), Tampa (20:40.02), Emory “A” (20:40.39), Wake Forest “A” (21:19.46), College of Charleston “A” (21:22.69), College of Charleston “B” (21:35.99), Wake Forest “B” (21:43.77) and Georgia Tech (22:00.20).

The Men’s Novice 8 with coxswain Kay Mullett, Mike Vasaya, Jordan Bewley, Tucker Smoot, Ben Keister, Luke Bauman, Gene Kang, Steve Smith and Brandon Makrides placed eighth with a time of 17:33.32.

The Women’s Freshman 4 consisting of coxswain Carolyn Barquist, Allison Sobiech, Marina Arishina, Allison Justice and Caitlin Halloran finished first with a mark of 20:03.28 ahead of N.C. State “A” (20:29.20), Clemson “A” (20:33.17), Georgia Tech “A” (20:47.95), Georgia “A” (20:51.92), Wake Forest (21:09.29), College of Charleston “A” (21:24.69), Georgia “B” (21:38.89), Clemson “A” (21:43.24), Georgia “C” (21:44.08), Virginia Tech “A” (21:56.85), Georgia Tech “B” (21:59.06) and UNC-Wilmington (22:16.98).

The Men’s Championship 8 with coxswain Dan Moore, Dylan Kosten, Richmond Jones, Erich Negaard, Sebastian Kuhn, Tyler Humphrey, Bradley Woodrum, Joey Civello and Stefan Negaard finished first with a mark of 14:55.55 ahead of Georgia Tech “A” (14:56.55), Emory (15:08.63), Georgia Tech “B” (15:38.14), Tennessee (15:42.37), Alabama (15:47.54), Clemson (16:01.60), Virginia Tech (16:03.70) and Georgia (16:52.22).

The Women’s Championship 8 with coxswain R. Maria Sotelo, Stephanie Bechtold, Adelina Anderson, Jenna Baker, Danielle Fournier, Morgan McTiernan, Julia Fairchild, Jill Carmody and Karly Greer finished out the day with JU’s final gold with a time of 17:15.16 ahead of Georgia (17:42.35), Virginia Tech “A” (18:01.50), Georgia Tech “A” (18:03.80), Emory (18:19.25) and Georgia Tech “B” (20:05.22).

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