Diplomats Men Row for Murphy Cup

Franklin & Marshall’s men’s rowers ran up against very stiff competition at the Murphy Cup on Saturday. Two of the eventual finalists originated in the Diplomats heat, in which F&M finished last.

Rowing in the men’s varsity 8 (from bow to coxswain) were, Nick Ferra, Chris Virurum, Aaron Hodes, Wll Riegel, Daniel Falciani, Patrick Maloney, Brent Schneider, Conor Borak and coxswain Kevin Brown.

The eventual winner of the final was Jacksonville University with a time of 5.55. They were second behind Fordham in the Diplomats’ preliminary heat. 

F&M’s men’s novice 4 oared shell with rowers (stroke to cox) Greg Hershman Clement Hsu, Kyle Rothman, Anirvan Awatramani and cox Juan Pitarque finished fourth out of the six boats in their heat. The eventual winner of the final race in this event was Temple University in a time of 7:00 min.

F&M’s time in the heat was faster than six other crews: American, Carnegie Mellon “B”, Fordham, US Merchant Marine Academy “B”, Duquesne and Susquehanna.

The Diplomats return to action tomorrow against Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. The first race is set for 10:00 am.

Race #44, Men's Varsity 8+               
Event 17   Heat 2                   
1. Dave Montani - 5:52.52       
2. Jacksonville - 5:55.73    
3. Army - 6:03.89   
4. Drexel - 6:10.65   
5. Franklin and Marshall - 6:30.26 

Race #31, Men's Novice 4+               
Event 8   Heat 4                   
 1. Army B - 7:16.86       
 2. University Scranton - 7:28.99   
 3. Univ Scranton B - 7:40.53   
 4. Franklin and Marshall - 8:04.64   
 5. Duquesne - 8:24.54