Among the six boats competing, the Men’s Junior Varsity 8 earned a silver medal in the Grand Final to finish second overall in a large and talented field. The Men’s Varsity 8 was the only other Dolphin boat to reach the grand final but placed fifth to narrowly miss a medal.

“Our biggest result of the weekend was a silver medal in the Junior Varsity 8,” said JU head men’s coach Jim Mitchell. “Our guys raced a great race in the grand final against competition similar to what we expect to see in the finals of Dad Vails. These guys showed some real skill and toughness this weekend, and still have plenty of speed to gain before we go to Philly.

“The Varsity 8 won their heat and semi-final before finishing 5th in the grand final. The guys rowed excellent races in the heats and semis. In the grand final, we lost a little composure in a hotly contested race and just came up short. I think we learned a lot from that race. Now, we have three weeks to capitalize on our learning experience as we will see most of these crews in the finals of Dad Vails.”

In a strong women’s field, the Women’s Varsity 4 placed fourth in the C Semifinal, the Women’s Novice 8 finished fourth in the Petite Final and the Women’s Varsity 8 finished sixth in the Petite Final.

“It is a great accomplishment to see our crews be competitive against top programs,” said JU women’s head coach Anna Talucci. “This is just another step in our analysis of the year before we finish things up at Dad Vails. We are going to see a lot of these same crews and now we know what we need to work on to try and improve.”

The Men’s Novice 8 consisting of coxswain Andrew Soloway, Mike Vasaya, Brandon Makrides, Tyler Smoot, Chris DeRay, Luke Bauman, Ben Keister, Dan Hutchinson and Nick Spitzer advanced to the AB Semifinal by placing second in its initial heat with a time of 6:55.71 behind Purdue (6:36.80) but ahead of Tennessee-Chattanooga (7:11.18), Tennessee (7:16.57) and Florida (7:18.35).

In the Semifinals, the squad fell two spots short of the Grand Final by placing fifth with a time of 6:36.56 behind Grand Valley State (6:21.50), Notre Dame (6:22.30), North Carolina (6:31.38), Georgia Tech (6:35.64) and Texas (6:53.75).

In the Petite Final, the squad placed fifth with a time of 6:48.40 behind Purdue (6:34.60), Emory (6:42.50), Georgia Tech (6:45.40) and Texas (6:47.00) but ahead of Tennessee-Chattanooga (7:22.50).

The Women’s Varsity 4 with coxswain Carolyn Barquist, Caitlin Halloran, Alison Sobiech, Julia Fairchild and Morgan McTiernan fell one spot short of the AB Semifinal by placing fourth with a time of 8:26.33 behind Stetson (7:48.30), Kansas (7:49.09) and Georgia Tech (8:01.19) but ahead of Purdue (8:34.30)

In the C Semifinal, the squad missed the C Final by two spots by placing fourth with a mark of 8:36.90 behind Kansas State (8:13.40), Mercyhurst (8:32.03) and UCF (8:35.57) but ahead of Murray State (8:49.21).

The Men’s Varsity 8 with coxswain Tom Richards, Dylan Kosten, Richmond Jones, Erich Negaard, Bradley Woodrum, Issac LaCount, Isaiah LaCount, Tyler Humphrey and Stefan Negaard advanced to the AB Semifinal by placing first with a time of 6:06.80 ahead of Virginia (6:12.57), Ohio State (6:14.25), Florida (6:16.50), Michigan State (6:31.49) and LSU (6:53.19)

In the Semifinals, the squad advanced to the Grand Final by placing first with a mark of 6:01.40 ahead of Temple (6:03.60), Notre Dame (6:04.92), St. Joseph’s (6:06.35), Ohio State (6:15.32) and Texas (6:25.78).

In the Grand Final, the squad placed fifth with a time of 6:15.70 behind Florida Tech (6:09.60), Grand Valley State (6:13.13), Temple (6:14.00) and Purdue (6:15.30) but ahead of Notre Dame (6:24.00).

The Women’s Novice 8 made up of coxswain Leigh Taylor, Jenna Manis, Lynn Samatulski, Allison Justice, Marina Arishina, Lydia Erdelt, Lauren Leone, Maria Ollen-Smith and Sarah Willats missed the Grand Final by two spots by placing fifth with a time of 7:48.98 behind Alabama (7:04.00), Kansas State (7:08.24), Grand Valley State (7:08.53) and Purdue (7:09.59). In the Petite Final, the squad finished fourth behind Purdue (7:27.60), West Virginia (7:37.90) and Oklahoma (7:45.00) but ahead of Louisville (8:04.60).

The Men’s Junior Varsity 8 with coxswain Anthony Magro, Andy Davis, Kevin Friedlander, John Gerety, Joey Civello, Chris Ottie, Parker Lawler, Tom Richards and Chris Barse advanced to the Grand Final by placing second with a time of 6:24.78 behind Temple (6:19.60) but ahead of Purdue (6:25.57), Marietta (6:34.88) and Dayton (7:15.83).

In the Grand Final, the squad earned silver with a mark of 6:25.00 behind Temple (6:21.10) but ahead of Delaware (6:25.30), Purdue (6:26.30), Grand Valley State (6:26.80) and St. Joseph’s (6:27.70).

The Women’s Varsity 8 with coxswain Jamie Goldstein, Stephanie Bechtold, Adelina Anderson, Jennifer Barker, Danielle Fournier, Jill Carmody, Karly Greer, Kelly Burke and Candace Barber fell three spots short of the Grand Final by placing sixth with a time of 7:09.07 behind Kansas State (6:42.90), Purdue (6:46.47), Kansas (6:52.47), Alabama (6:56.73) and Oklahoma (6:58.04).

In the Petite Final, the squad placed sixth with a mark of 7:26.00 behind SMU (7:07.60), Oklahoma (7:08.00), Alabama (7:09.60), Tulsa (7:16.30) and West Virginia (7:25.50).

The Dolphins will next compete in the Dad Vail Regatta on May 8 in Philadelphia.