WORCESTER, MA. - The Northeastern men's rowing team kicked off postseason competition on Sunday, racing at Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond. After falling in a tight race against Brown in the morning heats for a spot in the grand final, the first varsity eight closed the day in style with a victory in the petite finals.

• In the morning heats, the first varsity went up against strong teams, which included Yale (grand final winner) and Brown, who Northeastern defeated in a photo finish a few weeks ago in Providence by .57 seconds. Through the first 500 meters, Yale led for the top spot, and Brown made a push to go up two seats on the Huskies. Stroked by graduate student Rhett Burns, Northeastern made a push to go up a seat on the Bears at the 1000 meter mark, but Brown immediately fought back to get level. The two crews went stroke for stroke for the second spot behind the Bulldogs in the final stretch of the race with the Bears crossing the line at 5:30.230 in a photo finish ahead of the Huskies. Northeastern finished at 5:30.702.
• The first varsity was strong in their petite final later in the day, pushing the pace after Pennsylvania was leading three seats through the first 500 meters. Northeastern pulled ahead by a few seats at the 1000 meter mark, and then held off a push by Boston University down the stretch, winning with a time of 5:35.020.
• Stroked by senior Gus Kynast, the second varsity went up against a tough field in their heat, finishing third behind Princeton and Brown with a time of 5:44.596. The Huskies then had a solid performance in their petite final, leading through the first half of the race by a few seats before Cornell made a strong move heading into the second half. The Big Red maintained its lead by a few seats down the stretch, and finished ahead of the Huskies at 5:44.254. Northeastern finished less than two seconds behind at 5:46.092.
• After their morning heat, stroked by junior Karim Kane, the third varsity went up against a strong field, which included UPenn, Boston University, Navy and Cornell in the petite final. The Huskies went stroke for stroke with the Big Red down the stretch, but the four in front of Northeastern continued to push the pace. The Huskies finished fifth with a time of 5:56.724, ahead of Wisconsin (5:59.144) who beat them a few weeks ago.
• After finishing fifth in their morning heat, the fourth varsity bounced back with a solid performance in their petite final. Stroked by freshman Elrond Kullman, the Huskies got off to a clean start, going stroke for stroke with Navy and BU. Navy made a move halfway through, and just crossed the line ahead of the Huskies at 5:49.179. The Huskies finished right behind at 5:50.867, and took down BU (5:52.321) who the boat was defeated by earlier this season. 

The Huskies will close out their spring season at the IRA Championships at Mercer Lake in New Jersey on Friday, June 2 through Sunday, June 4. 
 
Results
First Varsity – Petite Final
Northeastern – 5:35.020
BU – 5:36.554
Georgetown – 5:38.651
Pennsylvania – 5:38.682
Wisconsin – 5:39.761
Cornell – 5:41.590

First Varsity – Heats
Yale – 5:29.212
Brown – 5:30.230
Northeastern – 5:30.702
Georgetown – 5:42.234
Navy – 5:44.126
 
Second Varsity – Petite Final
Cornell – 5:44.254
Northeastern – 5:46.092
BU – 5:46.560
Pennsylvania – 5:47.256
Wisconsin – 5:49.780
Navy – 5:50.148

Second Varsity – Heats
Princeton – 5:36.316
Brown – 5:37.750
Northeastern – 5:44.596
Cornell – 5:45.578
Holy Cross – 5:57.772
 
Third Varsity – Petite Final
BU – 5:50.200
Pennsylvania – 5:50.978
Navy – 5:51.418
Cornell – 5:53.048
Northeastern – 5:56.724
Holy Cross – 5:58.308
Wisconsin – 5:59.144

Third Varsity – Heats
Brown – 5:41.353
Harvard – 5:42.637
Princeton – 5:47.153
BU – 5:51.635
Navy – 5:55.285
Northeastern – 6:00.661
 
Fourth Varsity – Petite Final
Navy – 5:49.179
Northeastern – 5:50.867
BU – 5:52.321
Cornell – 5:54.831
Pennsylvania – 5:57.489
Wisconsin – 6:02.095
Holy Cross – 6:12.924
 
Fourth Varsity – Heats
Yale – 5:48.195
Princeton – 5:49.707
Brown – 5:51.409
BU – 5:51.409
Northeastern – 5:58.615
Pennsylvania – 6:04.483
Holy Cross – 6:24.709

Lineups

First Varsity
C: Will Dempsey
S: Rhett Burns
7: Aidan Murphy
6: James Cartwright
5: Cole Brann
4: Alexander Abuhoff
3: Braden Porterfield
2: Jakub Kyncl
B: Victor El Kholti

Second Varsity
C: Ted Wilson
S: Gus Kynast
7: Paul Phillips
6: Max Cossill
5: Nick Fisher
4: Pietro Brocca
3: J.C. Sanzone
2: Michael Gelfand
B: Steven Sparks

Third Varsity
C: Quinn Fleming
S: Karim Kane
7: Joseph Dirusso
6: Felix Braband
5: Immanuel Dorneich
4: Daniel Kelly
3: Ben Tallant
2: Charlie McLaren
B: Quinten Cohen

Fourth Varsity
C: Lal Yatagan
S: Elrond Kullman
7: Charlie Gosk
6: Jack Waiss
5: Collin Rydecki
4: Alexander Picard
3: Will Donovan
2: Diego Rubio
B: Oluwalaanu Adeboye
 
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