April 5, 2008
Shoremen Eight Defeats F&M
Shoremen Fours Row Against Each Other

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College men's rowing team defeated Franklin & Marshall in a varsity eight race this morning. Washington finished the race in 7:48.00, while F&M finished in 7:54.13. The Shoremen also raced their three fours against each other with the lightweights winning in 8:50.00, the novices coming in second in 9:14.67, and the heavyweights third in 9:31.19.

Senior Ashleigh Genevich (Avon Grove, PA/Avon Grove) served as coxswain of the Shoremen's lightweight four. Sophomore Brian Gamble (Gibson Island, MD/Holderness School, NH) sat stroke, senior Hugh McAdam (Hollis, NH/Worcester Academy) was in the three seat, sophomore R. Scott Jones (Maple Glen, PA/La Salle College HS) sat in the two seat, and junior Matt Icenroad (Sykesville, MD/Century) was the bow.

Junior Carla Wiemers (Kensington, MD/Holy Cross) was the coxswain of the Shoremen's heavyweight four. Sophomore Andrew Newell (Bethesda, MD/Bethesda-Chevy Chase) sat stroke, sophomore Dan Pierce (Norwalk, CT/Norwalk) was in the three seat, junior Derek Trott (Huntingtown, MD/Northern) sat in the two seat, and freshman Jake Ludemann (Wilton, CT/St. Luke's) was the bow.

Freshman Eric Swenson (Chatham, NJ/Chatham) served as coxswain of the Shoremen's novice four. Freshman Will Herland (Seattle, WA/Lakeside School) sat stroke, freshman Reno Smith (Ocean City, MD/Worcester Prep) was in the three seat, freshman Michael Zaborskiy (Novosibirsk City, Russia/American School of Bangkok) sat in the two seat, and sophomore Ryan Beaston (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) was the bow.

Sophomore Springer Harris (Huntingtown, MD/Northern) was the coxswain of the Shoremen's varsity eight. Gamble sat stroke, McAdam was in the seven seat, Herland was in the six seat, Smith sat in the five seat, Zaborskiy was in the four seat, Beaston was in the three seat, Jones sat in the two seat, and Icenroad was the bow.

The Shoremen return to action next Saturday and Sunday at the Knecht Cup in Camden, NJ.