Exeter Crew

Exeter ends regular season with close races against SPS

Dan — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:22:25 +0000

Eleven Exeter crews returned to Turkey Pond in Concord, NH to race against St. Paul’s in the final dual meet of the year. Conditions were favorable, with light winds and temperatures in the high 60s. The results were very similar to the Kent/SPS meet in April, suggesting that both Exeter and St. Paul’s crews have become faster at nearly the same rate. Three races (B2, B3, and G1) had exciting finishes with margins less than three seconds:

B1		B2		B3		B4
Exeter	4:23.7	St. Paul’s	4:41.2	St. Paul’s	4:51.9	Exeter	5:02.5
St. Paul’s	4:39.3	Exeter	4:42.2	Exeter	4:53.9	St. Paul’s	5:19.5
G1		G2		G3		G4
St. Paul’s	4:59.1	Exeter	5:14.5	Exeter	5:35.6	Exeter G4	5:28.0
Exeter	5:02.0	St. Paul’s	5:24.6	St. Paul’s	6:04.0	Exeter G5	5:48.0
						St. Paul’s	5:54.0
B5		B6
Exeter	5:02.8	Exeter	5:11.1
St. Paul’s	5:06.8	St. Paul’s	5:38.3

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Exeter battles Andover, Tabor at new Merrimack racecourse

Dan — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:03:47 +0000

Thirteen Exeter crews traveled to Methuen, MA to race against Andover, Tabor, and Belmont Hill. This is the inaugural year of Andover’s new boathouse, and the first time visiting crews raced on Andover’s new racecourse. Weather conditions were poor throughout the day: strong southerly winds gusted to nearly 30 miles per hour, while thunderstorm cells threatened racing. The girls squad persevered through the trying conditions, with G1 through G4 finishing decisively ahead of Andover and Tabor. The boys squad struggled, with B1 and B2 finishing very closely behind Tabor and Andover, respectively.

B1		B2		B3		B4
Tabor	4:43.6	Andover	4:55.9	Andover	4:55.2	Andover	5:01.8
Exeter	4:44.2	Exeter	4:59.5	Exeter	5:02.2	Belmont Hill	5:14.2
Andover	4:51.2	Tabor	5:10.8	Belmont Hill	5:14.2	Exeter	5:10.12
				Tabor	5:18.5
G1		G2		G3		G4
Exeter	5:18.13	Exeter	5:28.08	Exeter	5:10.9	Exeter	5:49.8
Tabor	5:26.37	Andover	5:40.06	Andover	5:15.3	Andover	5:52.0
Andover	5:37.03	Tabor	5:47.45	Tabor	5:38.3	none
B5		B6		B7		G5
Andover	5:18.4	Andover	5:17.8	Andover	5:29.1	Exeter G5	5:50.64
Exeter	5:27.4	Tabor B4	5:23.3	Exeter	5:48.3	Andover	6:03.21
		Exeter	5:29.3			Exeter G6	6:25.5
						Tabor	6:43.39

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Exeter continues strong spring in Hanover meet

Dan — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:38:23 +0000

On Saturday, eight Exeter crews raced against Hanover High School on the Connecticut River in Hanover, NH. Conditions were favorable, with light winds and temperatures in the mid-70s. Both the boys and girls squads swept the competition:

B1		B2		B3
Exeter	4:09.7	Exeter	4:30.5	Exeter B3	4:36.1
Hanover	4:23.9	Hanover	4:51.0	Exeter B4	4:41.8
				Hanover	4:48.2
G1		G2		G3		G4
Exeter	4:50.3	Exeter	5:02.7	Exeter	5:05.7	Exeter	5:19.1
Hanover	4:58.0	Hanover	5:23.2	Hanover	5:12.7	Hanover	5:50.1

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Exeter takes five of eight against Kent, SPS

Dan — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:02:25 +0000

Eight Exeter crews raced against Kent and St. Paul’s yesterday evening on Turkey Pond in Concord, NH. Conditions were favorable with calm winds, clear skies, and temperatures in the mid 60s. Despite a delayed start to the racing—which didn’t end until 7pm—five of eight crews finished in first place, including B1, G1, and G2.

B1		B2		B3		B4
Exeter	4:20.3	Kent	4:34.6	SPS	4:51.8	Exeter	4:57.1
Kent	4:26.6	Exeter	4:36.8	Exeter	4:53.1	SPS	5:06.0
SPS	4:35.0	SPS	4:50.7	Kent	5:00.3	Kent	5:21.5
G1		G2		G3		G4
Exeter	5:03.9	Exeter	5:17.3	Kent	5:27.2	Exeter	5:32.9
SPS	5:06.4	Kent	5:22.4	Exeter	5:34.9	SPS	5:50.2
Kent	5:07.3	SPS	5:32.6	SPS	5:55.7	Kent	5:50.9

Boys co-captain Andrew Rondeau ’13 said that although the delay made some crews edgy, “the later time also meant the small headwind disappeared” by the B1 race. During the race, Kent “put up a real fight” until B1 found their pace and steadily built a lead. Rondeau says the boys will focus on “settling into a strong ratio earlier” and row with both strength and control.

Girls co-captain Karla Beltran ’13 said that “The delay definitely presented some obstacles…it gave us a lot more time to kill.” But the long warm-up meant that the girls were “both mentally and physically prepared once on the starting line…St. Paul’s and Kent are some of our toughest competition.” Although G1 won by 2.5 seconds, Beltran said they “realize that there’s room for important.” Looking ahead to Hanover next weekend, the girls plan to focus on “rowing efficiently at high ratings, focusing specifically on the sprint of the race.”

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Exeter begins 2013 season at Quinsigamond

Dan — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:05:04 +0000

Eight Exeter crews travelled to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA yesterday to compete against Andover, St. John’s, NMH, Simsbury, Shrewsbury, Boston Latin, and Brookline in their season opener. Strong westerly winds gusted above 25 miles per hour, while temperatures hovered around 50 degrees during the mid-afternoon races. Exeter boats placed in all events, and finished first in three.

G1		G2		G3
Exeter	4:52.4	Exeter	5:29.4	Andover	4:49.5
Brookline	5:05.8	Andover	5:42.5	Exeter	4:57.2
Simsbury	5:08.4	NMH	5:53.7	Exeter G4	5:00.1
Andover	5:10.0	Boston Latin	5:58.4	Andover G4	5:11.9
NMH	5:12.7	Simsbury	6:01.1	Simsbury	5:18.1
Shrewsbury	5:32.9	Brookline	6:04.4	NMH	5:43.8
Boston Latin	5:59.2	Shrewsbury	6:22.2	Shrewsbury	6:05.6

B1		B2		B3		B4
Exeter	4:26.6	Andover	4:11.5	Andover	4:37.8	Andover	4:36.7
Brookline	4:32.2	St. John’s	4:12.7	Exeter	4:50.1	Andover B5	4:38.3
Andover	4:32.5	Exeter	4:13.0	St. John’s	4:52.3	Exeter	4:41.7
St. John’s	4:38.8	Brookline	4:21.7	Simsbury	5:00.9	St. John’s	4:45.4
NMH	4:47.0	Simsbury	4:26.6	Brookline	5:18.7	St. John’s B5	5:25.0
Simsbury	4:52.7	NMH	4:36.9	Shrewsbury	5:40.6
Shrewsbury	4:55.0	Shrewsbury	4:41.4

Girls co-captain Catherine Denton ’13 said the crosswind during the race presented a challenge with “large swells” at times. Denton added, “we have had several very windy practices on the Squamscott, so our crews were well prepared and worked together to keep the boat steady.” G1 pulled ahead throughout the race, finishing in first with a 13-second margin. Looking ahead to next weekend, Denton said, “SPS and Kent next weekend are likely to be our biggest competition this season, so we will be working hard in practice to become comfortable moving together.”

Boys co-captain Andrew Rondeau ’13 also noted the crosswind, which led to “many misaligned boats during the first 250 meters.” Fortunately, B1 was able to power through and break away from the pack at the end of the first 500 meters. B2 had a difficult start that was held for an extended period time. Although B2 finished in third place, it was only 2.5 seconds behind first-place Andover. Rondeau says the scrimmages that B1 and B2 had in the past few weeks were “really good practice in racing against other boats.” Next weekend’s races against St. Paul’s and Kent will be “serious competition” for B1 and B2.

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Exeter girls win Junior 8+ at Henley Women’s Regatta

Dan — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:07:11 +0000

The girls first boat traveled to Henley-on-Thames, England this weekend to compete in the Junior 8+ event of the prestigious Henley Women’s Regatta. Established in 1988 after growing frustration at the lack of women’s events at the Henley Royal Regatta, the Henley Women’s Regatta races the first 1500 meters of the same stretch of the River Thames as the Henley Royal Regatta. All races are “dual” races with only two crews competing at a time, but the bracket is single-elimination with no repechage races or petite finals. The crew of the eight included: coxswain Jessica Michaels ’14, stroke Mimi Reichenbach ’12, 7 Jenny DiPietro ’14, 6 Kerrick Edwards ’14, 5 Catherine Closmore ’12, 4 Forrest Barker ’13, 3 Emily Ball ’13, 2 Cassie Corey ’12, bow Cory Johnson ’13, spare Millie Dethy ’14.

Exeter received a favorable seed in the Junior 8+ event, and did not race until the semifinals against Headington School of Oxford (who had already raced twice). In this semifinal, Exeter rowed the 1500 meter course in 5 minutes and 50 seconds, beating Headington by two lengths (time margins are not reported at Henley). The weather was clearly a factor in this race, as the girls first boat had rowed the same distance at the NEIRA regatta in 5 minutes and 6 seconds less than a month earlier.

Video of the Phillips Exeter vs. Mount St. Joseph final:

In the final, Exeter raced against Mount St. Joseph Academy of Flourtown, Pennsylvania. Mount St. Joseph were favored going into the final, having won at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. In a photo finish, Exeter triumphed by a mere two feet–equivalent to less than one quarter second.

For their victory, Exeter won the Peabody Cup and received memberships into the Vitrix Henley Women’s Regatta Winners’ Club.

John Reichenbach P’12, who has uploaded nearly 4,000 photos to the Exeter Crew Flickr pool in the last three years, traveled with the team and took many excellent photos, including those featured above. If you have photos you want to share, sign up for a free Flickr account and add the photos to the Exeter Crew photo pool according to the instructions. The tag for this event is “2012hwr“.

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2012 Boathouse Graduation

Dan — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:43:20 +0000

As is tradition, a small ceremony is held at the Saltonstall Boathouse for Exeter Crew seniors before their main graduation exercises on the Academy Lawn. Coaches present Varsity letters, special awards, and other recognitions. Varsity letters were presented to the following, whose names will be added to the complete list:

2012 Boys Letter Winners

Dean Walsh ’13	Arthur Sun ’13
Andrew Rondeau ’13	Finn Meeks ’13
Avery Reavill ’12	Alex Ellison ’12
Brooks Reavill ’12	Max Drach ’13
Mark Serbent ’13	Conrad Homm ’13
Sam Helms ’14	James Harter ’12
Isaiah Brown ’12	Phillip Oung ’12
Nat Haslett ’12	Lake Vitton ’14
JB Baker ’14	Zachary Ray-Jorgensen ’14

2012 Girls Letter Winners

Jessica Michaels ’14	Karla Beltran ’13	Yeji Jung ’14
Catherine Denton ’13	Cassie Corey ’12	Catherine Potter ’12
Mimi Reichenbach ’12	Genevieve Medina ’14	Tiffany Tuedor ’13
Cory Johnson ’13	Claire Goydan ’12	Ainsley Fahey ’13
Charlotte Hasltte ’14	Emily Ball ’13	Jensen Elliott ’14
Catherine Closmore ’12	Milli Dethy ’14	Miriam McDonough ’12
Forrest Barker ’13	AinsleyFahey ’13	Zoë Sudduth ’15
Jenny DiPietro ’14	Alexandra Garceau ’14	Anna Brown ’14
Kerrick Edwards ’14	Heather Seeley ’12	Antigone Valen ’13
	Stephanie Adamakos ’12

This year, the boathouse ceremony also included the christening of the girls first boat shell formerly known as the “King.” It has been christened “Puellae Remis Contendunt MMXI” (Latin for “Girls Compete with Oars 2011″).

Please enjoy the photos below taken from the graduation ceremonies. If you have photos you want to share, sign up for a free Flickr account and add the photos to the Exeter Crew photo pool according to the instructions. The tag for this race is “2012graduation“.

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2012 NEIRA: Exeter medals in all events

Dan — Sun, 27 May 2012 15:32:25 +0000

The first, second, and third eights of the boys and girls squads returned to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA on Saturday for the 2012 New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championship Regatta. In the morning heats, all six boats qualified for the grand finals where the fastest, most competitive crews from New England compete for medals. On the boys side, the first boat took bronze to Andover and Tabor, while the second and third boats both took silver to Andover. On the girls side, the first boat took silver to St. Paul’s, while the second and third boats both took gold.

	B1	Swifty	B2	Titus	B3	Gilcreast
C	Dean Walsh	13	Arthur Sun	13	Nikhil Chuchra	14
S	Andrew Rondeau	13	Finn Meeks	13	Julian Drury	14
7	Avery Reavill	12	Alex Ellison	12	Blake Bowman	13
6	Brooks Reavill	12	Max Drach	13	Nick Balboni	13
5	Mark Serbent	13	Conrad Homm	13	Nick Storozynski	13
4	Sam Helms	14	James Harter	12	Joe Platte	15
3	Isaiah Brown	12	Phillip Oung	12	John Palmer	14
2	Nat Haslett	12	Lake Vitton	14	Benjamin Cohen	15
B	JB Baker	14	Zachary Ray-Jorgensen	14	Nathan Ko	14
	Andover	4:26.2	Andover	4:31.6	Andover	4:39.1
	Tabor	4:26.5	Exeter	4:33.0	Exeter	4:46.1
	Exeter	4:31.0	St John’s	4:35.4	BC High	4:48.7
	Kent	4:32.8	Tabor	4:37.1	St John’s	4:48.7
	BC High	4:33.2	Kent	4:38.6	Brunswick	4:50.2
	Brunswick	4:42.0	BC High	4:43.2	Kent	4:55.3

	G1	King	G2	Anja	G3	Stanley
C	Jessica Michaels	14	Karla Beltran	13	Yeji Jung	14
S	Catherine Denton	13	Cassie Corey	12	Catherine Potter	12
7	Mimi Reichenbach	12	Genevieve Medina	14	Tiffany Tuedor	13
6	Cory Johnson	13	Claire Goydan	12	Ainsley Fahey	13
5	Charlotte Hasltte	14	Emily Ball	13	Jensen Elliott	14
4	Catherine Closmore	12	Milli Dethy	14	Miriam McDonough	12
3	Forrest Barker	13	AinsleyFahey	13	Zoë Sudduth	15
2	Jenny DiPietro	14	Alexandra Garceau	14	Anna Brown	14
B	Kerrick Edwards	14	Heather Seeley	12	Antigone Valen	13
	St Paul’s	5:01.0	Exeter	5:02.0	Exeter	5:23.6
	Exeter	5:05.6	Kent	5:13.6	Kent	5:26.2
	Kent	5:14.0	St Paul’s	5:14.9	Andover	5:31.4
	Bay View	5:18.8	Hingham	5:17.1	SPS	5:33.0
	Tabor	5:19.4	Bay View	5:21.2	Hanover	5:39.9
	NMH	5:24.4	Andover	4:26.0	Hingham	5:40.6

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2012 NEIRA preview

Dan — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:16:44 +0000

The 2012 racing season culminates this Saturday, May 26 with the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Championship Regatta, otherwise known as NEIRAs. The top three boats from the boys and girls squads will return to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts to race against dozens of other schools.

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, lane assignment, heat time, and final times.

	B1	G1	B2	G2	B3	G3
Invitational	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	1st
Kent, St. Paul’s	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st
Hanover	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Andover, Tabor	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st
St. Paul’s	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st
Heat time	12:48pm	1:06pm	11:00am	11:09am	9:12am	9:30am
Heat lane	1	1	1	1	2	1
Petite final time	4:13pm	4:22pm
Grand final time	4:59pm	5:13pm	3:37pm	3:46pm	3:01pm	3:10pm

Gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to each of the top three boats in the grand final events. A number of ceremonial trophies are also awarded to winning crews: the Father Frederick H. Sill Bowl and Dixon “Tote” Walker Cup are awarded to the boys first and second eights respectively, and the Kenneth F. Burns Trophy and Converse Prudden Prize to the girls first and second eights respectively. The Hart Perry Cup and Gilcreast Bowl are points trophies 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!

Exeter showcases speed in last dual meet

Dan — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:58:43 +0000

The entire Exeter crew program returned to Concord, New Hampshire on Satuday to race St. Paul’s on Turkey Pond. With the NEIRA Championship Regatta next weekend for the first three boats, the Exeter/SPS dual meet was the season finale for the fourth, fifth, and sixth boats. Under sunny skies and with light winds, Exeter nearly swept SPS, winning all but the G1 race:

B1		B2		B3		B4
Exeter	4:24.7	Exeter	4:34.3	Exeter	4:43.6	Exeter	4:58.4
SPS	4:34.0	SPS	4:47.8	SPS	4:56.2	SPS	5:14.2

G1		G2		G3		G4
SPS	4:51.6	Exeter	5:00.1	Exeter	5:17.6	Exeter	5:46.3
Exeter	4:55.8	SPS	5:15.4	SPS	5:30.5	SPS	6:08.4

B5/B6		G5/G6
Exeter 5	5:29.9	Exeter 5	5:38.5
Exeter 6	5:36.3	Exeter 6	5:43.7
SPS	5:40.6	SPS	6:16.3

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