Gonzaga University
WIRA Championships
Gonzaga Men Finish Third, Fourth
5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Crew
May. 1, 2005
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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. - Gonzaga University's men's rowing team captured a third and a fourth at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship on Sunday at Lake Natoma.
The junior varsity 8+ was third in a photo finish with the University of Puget Sound, and the varsity 8+ was fourth as both boats competed in the Grand Final.
The men's varsity 8+, which won Saturday's heat, finished in 6:06.9, just three-tenths of a second behind third place UC-San Diego. UC-Davis won the title in 6:02.7.
The Bulldogs and UPS were so close for third place in the JV8+ that the photo finish was replayed several times before the edge was finally given to the Bulldogs, both teams timed in 6:18.6. UC-Davis captured the crown in 6:14.7 and UCSD was second in 6:16.8. Gonzaga won its Saturday heat.
"I knew both races would be close," Gonzaga head coach Dan Gehn said. "We just came up a little short."
The men's varsity 8+ was comprised of sophomore coxswain Lauren Gadeken (Sammamish, Wash.), junior stroke Connor Barry (Walla Walla, Wash.), senior Pat Haffey (Spokane, Wash.), freshman Scott McCoy (Fair Oaks, Calif.), senior Nathan Wilson (Post Falls, Idaho), senior Ben Foley Boulder, Colo.), sophomore David Hinshaw (Soldotna, Alaska), freshman Joe Dudley (San Francisco, Calif.) and freshman bow Warren North (Seattle, Wash.).Those in the JV 8+ were senior coxswain Elaine Parry (Gresham, Ore.), freshman stroke Ben Rosenblatt (Mill Valley, Calif.), freshman Drew Hastings (Portland, Ore.), sophomore Matthew Wernette (Lodi, Calif.), sophomore Derek Clemmensen (Carson, Nev.), sophomore Matthew White (Seattle, Wash.), freshman Brett Boissevain (Boulder, Colo.), freshman Drew Smith (Santee, Calif.) and freshman bow Michael Smoot (Clackamas, Ore.).
WIRA Championship Men's ResultsGrand Final
Varsity 8+ - 1. UC-Davis 6:02.7. 2. Colorado 6:04.6. 3. UC-San Diego 6:06.6. 4. Gonzaga 6:06.9. 5. Cal Lightweights 6:07.8. 6. Washington State 6:12.7.
Junior Varsity 8+ - 1. UC-Davis 6:14.7. 2. UC-San Diego 6:16.8. 3. Gonzaga 6:18.6. 4. Puget Sound 6:18.6. 5. Cal Lightweights 6:26.2. 6. Cal-Irvine 6:26.8.
