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University of Washington has gone back-to-back wins for the Ten Eyck trophy for overall supremacy at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships. It’s the 15th time Washington has claimed the title since 2005.
The joy of winning clearly never gets boring judging by the way New Zealand’s Olympic silver medallist Logan Ullrich and Huskies captain and cox Kieran Joyce (Hamilton Boys High) were lifting the Ten Eyck.
Washington’s title was headlined by victory in the premier event of the regatta, the 1V Eight. Cal Berkeley came into the regatta as top seeds but missed the final after a massive crab in yesterday’s semifinals.
So it came down to a Huskies crew, which included Ben Shortt (Auckland Gramar), Ullrich (Waikato RC) and Harry Fitzpatrick (St Peter’s Auckland) going bow to bow with Harvard through the first 1500m of the race. Only then were Washington able to squeeze out a one-second advantage to carry it home in 5.29.78.
Ben Shortt, Logan Ullrich and Harry Fitzpatrick after winning the prestigious Collegiate Eight. PHOTO: SHARRON BENNETT PHOTOGRAPHY
Harvard repeated their silver from last year, finishing in 5.30.75, with the resurgent Dartmouth in third (5.30.90).
Cal had to console themselves with racing the B Final of the 1V, smashing out a 5.24.04 to beat a Northeastern crew that included Kobe Miller (Marlborough Boys College) and Ed Lopas (Christchurch Boys High) crossing second in 5.25.45.
“It was amazing,” says Kobe. “ Stoked with that, happy to finish on a high with the Northeastern crew and, you know, being surrounded by Olympic class and world class athletes.”
He’s going to have a short break heading into the summer then he’s back with world-class athletes in the NBA working with the famous Boston Celtics.
Then it’s back-to-back summers spanning the Pacific Ocean for Kobe Miller.
“The intention is to try and come back for the Christmas regatta and try and crack into the World Cup team next year.”
Cornell have unearthed a new talent in winning the C Final of the 1V Eight with freshman Jack Walker (Whanganui Collegiate) in the coxswain’s seat.
Washington coxswain and men’s captain Kieran Joyce (Hamilton Boys High) helped the Huskies out to a flyer from lane two in the A Final of the 2V Eight.
They got out to a third of length at the 500m and kept pushing.
Over in lane 4, Sam Woodgate (St Bede’s College) was going for it in a Harvard crew stung by being dropped at the start.
But that was a temporary setback.
“We had the middle four stacked with some pretty strong boys and we trusted our rhythm,” says Sam, who’s made Harvard’s second eight in his freshman year.
“I just sort of worked my way in there I guess, won a few seat races and got lucky in a few other things. Started at bow seat and then got chucked into seven, which is my normal spot.”
Harvard had worked their way right back into the race by the 1500m and for a second looked like they could roll Washington, but they hit the afterburners again for the run home to win in a record time of 5.25.42. Harvard were second in 5.26.87. The next three boats, including Syracuse with Nic Bryan (Mt Albert Grammar) in six seat, all went under the previous record of 5.31.61 set in 2012.
Sam’s crew were planning to be back on the water in the afternoon for a training row just to flush out the legs as they prepare for The Race, the annual four-mile head-to-head with Yale which is the oldest collegiate sports competition in the US. Then he’s off to Henley in a Harvard Junior Eight.
Sam’s Maadi Cup-winning crewmate Luke Hickling stroked Northeastern to a bronze in the B final of the 2V Eight, with Ned Botherway (Christ’s College) in bow seat.
Princeton won in 5.34.52 over the Stanford eight that included Maxim Ericson (Wellington College). Boston’s sixth-placed crew included Bowen de Gouw (Westlake Boys) and Jack Mitchell (King’s College).
The A Final of the 3V Eight featured five New Zealand athletes across the six-boat field.
The race turned into an epic between the Harvard crew stroked by U23 World Championship medallist Josh Gordon (Hamilton Boys) and the Washington boat that included fellow HBHS student Will Milne.
The two crews were never more than a second apart throughout, with Harvard winning in 5.29.06 and Washington crossing in 5.29.09. Cal Berkeley with Matt Waddell (St Paul’s Collegiate) were third. Seth Hope (Cambridge High) was in the Yale boat for fourth, Ethan Graham (Auckland Grammar) was in the sixth-placed Syracuse crew.
Josh Gordon stroking Harvard’s 3V to victory. PHOTO: SHARRON BENNETT Photography.
Four years at Harvard now come to a close for Josh.
“It's just a great way to end it, especially for me as a senior,” he says. “I came in when COVID was finishing up and now I'm finishing up myself.”
The IRAs meant missing his graduation ceremony but they’re going to hold a mini one for the Harvard rowers. His parents, Diane and John, have flown over for the occasion, their first visit. That’s understandable, considering the commitments they have back home.
“My family does emergency foster care,” says Josh. “Like lots and lots and lots of kids have gone through our home, I've had over, like, 200 foster siblings in my lifetime kind of thing. It's just normal for me though. It’s great.”
Brahm Erdmann (Westlake Boys) was hoping to help Harvard to a second consecutive title in the A Final of the Lightweight Varsity Eight. They streaked out to an early lead, which was only seriously challenged by Dartmouth in the last 500m. Harvard finished in a record time of 5.29.62, the school also winning overall points for lightweight rowing.
Princeton, with Reuben Cook (Otago Boys High), finished in fifth.
Cornell’s Jack Walker, Princeton’s Reuben Cook and Stanford’s Maxim Ericson. Photos: SHARRON BENNETT PHOTOGRAPHY
Freshman Marley King-Smith (Wakatipu High School) kicked off Washington’s title defence as part of their winning Varsity Four.
For some the journey is just beginning, for others it’s farewell to a life they may never have dreamed of through rowing.
“ I definitely feel extremely lucky,” says Josh. “Just to have all these opportunities and stuff, it’s been amazing.”
AH: “That’s what rowing does for you aye Josh?”
“For real. Takes you places, that's for sure.”
Andy Hay
Andy Hay is a freelance producer, writer and rowing coach. He was cox of the world champion New Zealand eight of 1982 and '83. He is NZ Olympian #446.
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University of Washington has gone back-to-back wins for the Ten Eyck trophy for overall supremacy at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships. It’s the 15th time Washington has claimed the title since 2005.
The joy of winning clearly never gets boring judging by the way New Zealand’s Olympic silver medallist Logan Ullrich and Huskies captain and cox Kieran Joyce (Hamilton Boys High) were lifting the Ten Eyck.
Washington’s title was headlined by victory in the premier event of the regatta, the 1V Eight. Cal Berkeley came into the regatta as top seeds but missed the final after a massive crab in yesterday’s semifinals.
So it came down to a Huskies crew, which included Ben Shortt (Auckland Gramar), Ullrich (Waikato RC) and Harry Fitzpatrick (St Peter’s Auckland) going bow to bow with Harvard through the first 1500m of the race. Only then were Washington able to squeeze out a one-second advantage to carry it home in 5.29.78.
Ben Shortt, Logan Ullrich and Harry Fitzpatrick after winning the prestigious Collegiate Eight. PHOTO: SHARRON BENNETT PHOTOGRAPHY
Harvard repeated their silver from last year, finishing in 5.30.75, with the resurgent Dartmouth in third (5.30.90).
Cal had to console themselves with racing the B Final of the 1V, smashing out a 5.24.04 to beat a Northeastern crew that included Kobe Miller (Marlborough Boys College) and Ed Lopas (Christchurch Boys High) crossing second in 5.25.45.
“It was amazing,” says Kobe. “ Stoked with that, happy to finish on a high with the Northeastern crew and, you know, being surrounded by Olympic class and world class athletes.”
He’s going to have a short break heading into the summer then he’s back with world-class athletes in the NBA working with the famous Boston Celtics.
Then it’s back-to-back summers spanning the Pacific Ocean for Kobe Miller.
“The intention is to try and come back for the Christmas regatta and try and crack into the World Cup team next year.”
Cornell have unearthed a new talent in winning the C Final of the 1V Eight with freshman Jack Walker (Whanganui Collegiate) in the coxswain’s seat.
Washington coxswain and men’s captain Kieran Joyce (Hamilton Boys High) helped the Huskies out to a flyer from lane two in the A Final of the 2V Eight.
They got out to a third of length at the 500m and kept pushing.
Over in lane 4, Sam Woodgate (St Bede’s College) was going for it in a Harvard crew stung by being dropped at the start.
But that was a temporary setback.
“We had the middle four stacked with some pretty strong boys and we trusted our rhythm,” says Sam, who’s made Harvard’s second eight in his freshman year.
“I just sort of worked my way in there I guess, won a few seat races and got lucky in a few other things. Started at bow seat and then got chucked into seven, which is my normal spot.”
Harvard had worked their way right back into the race by the 1500m and for a second looked like they could roll Washington, but they hit the afterburners again for the run home to win in a record time of 5.25.42. Harvard were second in 5.26.87. The next three boats, including Syracuse with Nic Bryan (Mt Albert Grammar) in six seat, all went under the previous record of 5.31.61 set in 2012.
Sam’s crew were planning to be back on the water in the afternoon for a training row just to flush out the legs as they prepare for The Race, the annual four-mile head-to-head with Yale which is the oldest collegiate sports competition in the US. Then he’s off to Henley in a Harvard Junior Eight.
Sam’s Maadi Cup-winning crewmate Luke Hickling stroked Northeastern to a bronze in the B final of the 2V Eight, with Ned Botherway (Christ’s College) in bow seat.
Princeton won in 5.34.52 over the Stanford eight that included Maxim Ericson (Wellington College). Boston’s sixth-placed crew included Bowen de Gouw (Westlake Boys) and Jack Mitchell (King’s College).
The A Final of the 3V Eight featured five New Zealand athletes across the six-boat field.
The race turned into an epic between the Harvard crew stroked by U23 World Championship medallist Josh Gordon (Hamilton Boys) and the Washington boat that included fellow HBHS student Will Milne.
The two crews were never more than a second apart throughout, with Harvard winning in 5.29.06 and Washington crossing in 5.29.09. Cal Berkeley with Matt Waddell (St Paul’s Collegiate) were third. Seth Hope (Cambridge High) was in the Yale boat for fourth, Ethan Graham (Auckland Grammar) was in the sixth-placed Syracuse crew.
Josh Gordon stroking Harvard’s 3V to victory. PHOTO: SHARRON BENNETT Photography.
Four years at Harvard now come to a close for Josh.
“It's just a great way to end it, especially for me as a senior,” he says. “I came in when COVID was finishing up and now I'm finishing up myself.”
The IRAs meant missing his graduation ceremony but they’re going to hold a mini one for the Harvard rowers. His parents, Diane and John, have flown over for the occasion, their first visit. That’s understandable, considering the commitments they have back home.
“My family does emergency foster care,” says Josh. “Like lots and lots and lots of kids have gone through our home, I've had over, like, 200 foster siblings in my lifetime kind of thing. It's just normal for me though. It’s great.”
Brahm Erdmann (Westlake Boys) was hoping to help Harvard to a second consecutive title in the A Final of the Lightweight Varsity Eight. They streaked out to an early lead, which was only seriously challenged by Dartmouth in the last 500m. Harvard finished in a record time of 5.29.62, the school also winning overall points for lightweight rowing.
Princeton, with Reuben Cook (Otago Boys High), finished in fifth.
Cornell’s Jack Walker, Princeton’s Reuben Cook and Stanford’s Maxim Ericson. Photos: SHARRON BENNETT PHOTOGRAPHY
Freshman Marley King-Smith (Wakatipu High School) kicked off Washington’s title defence as part of their winning Varsity Four.
For some the journey is just beginning, for others it’s farewell to a life they may never have dreamed of through rowing.
“ I definitely feel extremely lucky,” says Josh. “Just to have all these opportunities and stuff, it’s been amazing.”
AH: “That’s what rowing does for you aye Josh?”
“For real. Takes you places, that's for sure.”
Andy Hay
Andy Hay is a freelance producer, writer and rowing coach. He was cox of the world champion New Zealand eight of 1982 and '83. He is NZ Olympian #446.
