Oct. 25, 2009

 

MADISON, Wis. -- No opponent was a match for the Wisconsin men’s rowing team this Sunday as it went undefeated in varsity races and swept the top three places in every men’s event at the Head of the Iowa.

“The regatta had been cancelled the last two years due to flooding and it was nice to have it back,” head coach Chris Clark stated. “It is a fun course to row on and we got to row out of the brand new Iowa boathouse, which was really a fantastic facility.”

The men’s varsity eight took the first four places out of eight in the race. The Wisconsin A boat (see below for lineups) came in first in 10:56.871, followed by Wisconsin B in 10:57.995, and Wisconsin C  in 11:08.658.

UW dominated the varsity four race as well, placing first through sixth in the 13-boat race. The Wisconsin A boat placed first in 11:49.453, the Wisconsin B boat came in 11:55.160, and Wisconsin C finished in 12:05.410.

Power pair Max Goff and Tim Aghai from the first-place Head of the Charles boat last weekend took the gold in the open pair in 12:48.047. They were followed by nine consecutive Badger boats, a lone Minnesota crew, and a final UW boat to round out the competition.

Clark commented on Goff after the race, highlighting his accomplishments so far.

“He was in the varsity eight that won, the coxed four that won and the pair that won today,” Clark noted. “He also stroked the Head of the Charles four, so he is having a good fall so far.”

The UW novice crew seems to be developing nicely as well, and the Head of the Iowa was a confidence-boosting experience for the young crew as well, as Wisconsin took the first three spots in the novice eight and the first five in the novice four.

“It was a lot of fun, especially for the freshmen,” Clark remarked. “For the freshmen to get any kind of experience in is very helpful.”

The Wisconsin A boat placed first in the novice eight in 11:55.316, followed by Wisconsin B, finishing in 11:56.050 and Wisconsin C in 12:20.089.

In the novice four, the Wisconsin A boat finished first in 12:49.387, Wisconsin B in 12:59.983, and Wisconsin C in 13:00.644.

Throughout the entire regatta, Badger boats were only beaten twice by opponents, once in the open pair by Minnesota and again by the Golden Gophers in the novice four.

The men return to the water next Sunday, Nov. 1 at the American Heritage Regatta in Wyandotte, Michigan.

For complete results, click here.

See below for results and lineups.

 

UW Lineups:

Varsity Eight 

1. Wisconsin A, 10:56.871; 2. Wisconsin B, 10:57.995; 3. Wisconsin C, 11:08.658; 4. Wisconsin D, 11:20.570

Wisconsin A: Coxswain Anthony Altimari, Michael Kaufman, Tim Aghai, Max Goff, John Ludders, Sam Hoidal, Connor Cahill, Christopher Stiles, Brian Whyms

Wisconsin B: Coxswain Michael Patinkin, Eric Duhon, Ryan Thompson, Will Porter, Luke Juckett, Paul Williams, Daniel Moore, Mark Jaffee, Roger Huffman

Wisconsin C: Coxswain Matt Francsis, Jack Yeksigian, Matt Lojkovic, Andrew Gallagher, Zach Rodenbough, John Schoback, Daniel Gengler, Dave Lucas, Tim Wartinbee

Wisconsin D: Coxswain James Neitzel, Steve Dudek, Liam Saunders, Dan Agostinacchio, Matt Masterson, Anders Corbett, James Hadar, Sean Tuffy, Cory Hatton

 

Varsity Four

1. Wisconsin A, 11:49.453; 2. Wisconsin B, 11:55.160; 3. Wisconsin C, 12:05.410; 4. Wisconsin D, 12:14.417; 5. Wisconsin E, 12:26.979; 6. Wisconsin F, 12:27.211

Wisconsin A: Coxswain Anthony Altimari, Cononr Cahill, Andrew Gallagher, Matt Lojkovic, Max Goff

Wisconsin B: Coxswain Matt Francsis, John Ludders, Paul Williams, Tim Aghai, Michael Kaufman

Wisconsin C: Coxswain Michael Patinkin, Ryan Thompson, Will Porter, Luke Juckett, Eric Duhon

Wisconsin E: Coxswain James Neitzel, Dan Gengler, John Schoback, Zach Rodenbough, Steve Dudek

Wisconsin G: Coxswain, Tim Wartinbee, Anders Corbett, Mark Jaffee, Roger Huffman

 

Open Pairs

1. Wisconsin A, 12:.48.047; 2. Wisconsin B, 13:07.283; 3. Wisconsin C, 13:18.770; 4. Wisconsin D, 13:23.546; 5. Wisconsin E, 13:25.005; 6. Wisconsin F, 13:25.534; 7. Wisconsin G, 13:27.436; 8. Wisconsin H, 13:28.778; 9. Wisconsin I, 13:40.130; 10. Minnesota, 13:55.527; 11. Wisconsin J, 14:07.986

Wisconsin A: Max Goff, Tim Aghai

Wisconsin B: John Ludders, Roger Huffman

Wisconsin C: Andrew Gallagher, Matt Lojkovic

Wisconsin D: Will Porter, Paul Williams

Wisconsin E: Zach Rodenbough, Ryan Thompson

Wisconsin F: Anders Corbett, Brian Whyms

Wisconsin G: Jack Yeksigian, Dan Gengler

Wisconsin H: John Ludders, Connor Cahill

Wisconsin I: Steve Dudek, Sam Hoidal