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G1		G2		G3
Andover	5:26.329	Exeter	5:30.388	Kent	5:47.261
Kent	5:29.671	Andover	5:36.557	Andover	5:54.300
Exeter	5:35.563	Kent	5:38.979	Exeter	5:55.732
St. Paul’s	5:36.013	Hanover	5:45.840	St. Paul’s	5:58.234
Greenwich	5:40.548	Boston Ltn	5:55.662	Hanover	6:03.895
Hanover	5:52.042	Farmington	6:02.266	Tabor	6:26.331
B1		B2		B3
Kent	4:40.554	Andover	4:51.285	St John’s	4:59.750
Salisbury	4:45.619	Kent	4:58.043	Kent	5:04.746
Andover	4:45.621	St John’s	5:01.855	Exeter	5:05.287
Exeter	4:45.808	Exeter	5:02.997	Andover	5:11.720
St. Paul’s	4:55.714	Salisbury	5:10.317	Brunswick	5:13.040
Hanover	5:01.843	St. Paul’s	5:15.690	Salisbury	5:23.505

Weather conditions in Worcester were generally favorable, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s.  Crews rowed against a slight headwind throughout most of the day.

Race Photos

B1

G1

B2

G2

B3

G3

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The 1500 meter racecourse begins near the Donahue Rowing Center to the north and ends in front of Quinsigamond State Park to the south.  Boats will race once during the morning heats and again during the afternoon finals.  The second and third eights must place in the top three of their six-boat heats to proceed to the grand final, while the first eights must place in the top two for the grand final.  The lane assignments in the heats are determined by that boat’s record throughout the regular season.

The below table lists each boat’s record this season, its seed, lane assignment, heat time, and presumptive grand final time.

In addition to the gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to each of the top three boats in the finals, a number of ceremonial trophies are awarded on an annual basis to the winning crews. The Father Frederick H. Sill Bowl and Dixon “Tote” Walker Cup are awarded to the boys first and second eights respectively, as well as the Kenneth F. Burns Trophy and Converse Prudden Prize to the girls first and second eights respectively.

In addition to the medals and ceremonial event trophies, the Hart Perry Cup and Gilcreast Bowl are awarded to the programs which earned the most points in the boys and girls eights events respectively. Points are awarded based on the place in which each boat finishes in its event–with more points alloted from more competitive events.

A few reminders regarding the regatta:

• Crews will launch from Quinsigamond State Park near the finish line. Click here for directions.
• Lane 1 is to the west closer to Worcester, Lane 6 is to the east closer to Shrewsbury.
• Parking is limited along Lake Avenue and not allowed in the Quinsigamond State Park lot. However, plenty of parking is available only a few minutes West at the University of Massachusetts Medical School guest parking lot. All day parking costs $4.
• The entrance fee for the regatta is $5. Included with entrance fee is an official regatta program.
• A printable results sheet is available for download here.
• Additional rowing merchandise and memorabilia will be available from vendors at the regatta.

Best of luck to all crews!

G1		G2		G3		G4
Exeter	05:53.9	Exeter	05:47.4	Exeter	06:29.1	Exeter	06:29.6
St. Paul’s	06:12.1	St. Paul’s	06:12.2	St. Paul’s	06:52.7	St. Paul’s	06:45.1
Concord	06:28.2	Concord	06:51.6	Concord	07:27.0	Concord	07:03.2
B1		B2		B3		B4
St. Paul’s	04:49.4	Exeter	05:03.8	Exeter	05:35.6	Exeter	05:51.3
Exeter	04:51.7	St. Paul’s	05:07.1	St. Paul’s	05:40.2	St. Paul’s	05:55.1
Concord	05:23.1	Concord	05:35.1	Concord	05:50.4	Concord	06:16.1

Although skies were sunny with temperatures in the 70s, crews struggled against a strong northerly headwind that slowed finishing times throughout the day.

The top three boats from the boys and girls squads now look towards the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championship Regatta next Saturday, May 22, at Lake Quinsigamond.  Boats will race the 1500 meter racecourse twice: once during preliminary heats in the morning and again in the afternoon finals.  The second and third eights must place in the top three of their six-boat heats to proceed to the grand final, while the first eights must place in the top two for the grand final.  The heats’ lane assignments are based on each boat’s seed, a ranking determined by the NEIRA seeding committee based on the boat’s performance in races during the regular season.  Seeds and race times will be posted later this week as they are made available by NEIRA.

Best of luck to all Exeter boats as they prepare for their final races of the season!

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B1		B2		B3
Exeter	05:04.4	Andover	05:05.3	Exeter	05:17.9
Tabor	05:06.5	Exeter	05:17.9	Tabor	05:20.5
Andover	05:10.5	Tabor	05:21.7	Andover	05:27.2
B4		B5		B6
Andover	05:06.2	Exeter	05:37.6	Andover	05:56.2
Exeter	05:06.5	Andover	05:39.5	Exeter	06:15.8
Tabor	05:41.5	Tabor	06:00.0
G1		G2		G3
Andover	05:30.4	Exeter	05:46.1	Andover	05:39.8
Exeter	05:32.1	Andover	05:56.3	Exeter	05:40.9
Tabor	05:44.8	Tabor	06:10.7	Tabor	06:01.8
G4		G5
Andover	06:06.4	Exeter	6:10
Exeter	06:18.3	Andover	7:03

More information, including recaps from the captains, will be added tomorrow.

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G1		G2		G3		G4
Exeter	04:41.2	Exeter	05:04.4	Hanover	05:17.6	Exeter	06:11.0
Hanover	04:52.1	Hanover	05:14.9	Exeter	05:24.7	Hanover	06:25.0
B1		B2		B3 + B4		G5
Exeter	04:09.9	Exeter	04:27.5	Exeter 3	04:51.0	Exeter	06:17.0
Hanover	04:15.3	Hanover	04:37.5	Exeter 4	05:11.2	Hanover	06:25.0
				Hanover	05:26.2

With sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s, weather conditions were much better than on Wednesday. Exeter’s boats utilized their home course advantage and soundly beat Hanover’s crews.

With lineups coming back together after a number of injuries and absences, all boats are looking to keep their momentum going as they head into the Andover/Tabor meet next weekend.

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G1		G2		G3		G4
Kent	5:01.26	Kent	5:08.35	Kent	5:24.06	Kent	5:44.50
Exeter	5:06.40	Exeter	5:12.48	W/W	5:34.80	Exeter	5:57.07
W/W	5:08.03	W/W	5:22.34	Exeter	5:35.20	W/W	6:04.19
B1		B2		B3		B4
Kent	4:21.31	Kent	4:36.22	Kent	4:39.45	Exeter	5:02.72
Exeter	4:27.93	Exeter	4:42.09	Exeter	4:49.96	Kent	5:03.67
W/W	4:45.27	W/W	5:00.85	W/W	5:14.96

With temperatures hovering around 45 degrees and on and off rain, conditions were uncomfortable.  To top things off, strong 10-20 mph winds came out of the northwest around the 750m mark.  Kent crews coped best with the conditions, and dominated the regatta.

All boats are looking to regroup and get some of their momentum back as the season progresses.  Exeter will host Hanover this Saturday, racing at home on the Squamscott River.

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G1		G2		G3		G4
Exeter	5:01.40	Exeter	5:18.19	Boston Latin	5:22.79	Exeter	5:55.00
Andover	5:06.76	Andover	5:24.19	Andover	5:26.32	Andover	6:32.27
Simsbury	5:13.58	Boston Latin	5:30.89	Exeter	5:30.86	Boston Latin	6:42.48
Boston Latin	5:14.46	Simsbury	5:38.96	Simsbury	5:35.87
NMH	5:22.77	NMH	5:41.93	Brookline	5:50.50
Brookline	5:27.79	Brookline	5:45.02
B1		B2		B3		B4
Exeter	4:32.20	Andover	4:43.16	St. John’s	4:50.40	Exeter	5:00.65
Andover	4:33.38	Exeter	4:50.87	Exeter	4:56.06	St. John’s A	5:02.58
Simsbury	4:40.62	St. John’s	4:50.97	Andover	5:00.82	Andover	5:09.45
St. John’s	4:43.31	Simsbury	4:58.66	Simsbury	5:17.03	St. John’s B	5:24.07
NMH	4:44.36	NMH	5:06.67

With an overcast sky, temperatures in the low 40s, and little to no wind, the weather is Worcester was conducive to fast times throughout the afternoon.

Boys captain Kasey Colander ’10 said “It was a good first race” for B1.  Even though they had rowed a few scrimmages, “people were pretty nervous.  Our start wasn’t great–we were maybe fifth off of the line.”  After settling into their base rating, the boat worked its way through the field to pull even with Andover.  Both crews fought for the lead in the middle 500m, though Exeter came out half a length ahead at the finish.  Kolander remarked “Our rating was a bit high, so we’ll need to work on not rushing.  But we were really excited to win our first race.”  The boys race against Brooks School this Wednesday at home, and against Kent the following Wednesday on Lake Cochituate.

Girls co-captains Tamar Nisbett ’10 and Abby Loucks ’10 thought “Everything came together really well.”  Based on erg scores, the girls boats are “definitely stronger than last year.  We just didn’t know if that will make us faster than the competition.”  In the G1 race, the boats were fairly even off of the start.  Around the 500 meter mark, they started to open up a lead on Andover.  This push continued through the middle 500, where the boat felt “pretty smooth.”  In the end, G1 finished “a few seats of open water” ahead of Andover.  Looking ahead, both G1 and G2 plan to “focus on technique, especially handle height and pulling in high.”  The girls race against Kent next Wednesday on Lake Cochituate.

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