Heavyweight Rowing Earns Favorable Results at Lake Morey Invite This Weekend

Saturday, April 25

Fairlee, VT

All Day

Columbia

Dartmouth/BU/Georgetown

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Heavyweight Rowing Earns Favorable Results at Lake Morey Invite This Weekend

4/26/2026 8:16:00 PM | Heavyweight Rowing

Lusins Cup Results vs. BU Results vs. Georgetown Results vs. Wisconsin

The Lions’ 1V8 boat defeated No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 19 Georgetown

FAIRLEE, Vt. — Columbia heavyweight rowing picked up 1V8 victories over No. 14 Wisconsin and No. 19 Georgetown this weekend at the Lake Morey Invite. The Lions racked up five victories across the board on Saturday and Sunday.

Day 1 Recap

No. 17 Columbia began day one on Saturday racing in the Lusins Cup against No. 12 Boston U. The Terriers swept all four races and retained the Lusins Cup for an 11th straight year. The 1V8 race featured a cross tail wind at the start before shifting to a cross head over flat water. The Lions were edged in the Lusins Cup by 3.5 seconds. Columbia crossed the finish line at 5:47.9.

In the second session in the afternoon, Columbia responded with three victories over No. 19 Georgetown in the 1V8, 2V8, and 3V8 races. In the 1V8 race, the Lions powered past the Hoyas with a time of 5:51.9, earning the win by 1.4 seconds. Columbia's 2V8 and 3V8 boats garnered comfortable victories in their afternoon races.

Day 2 Recap

On Sunday morning, Columbia's 1V8 crew took down No. 14 Wisconsin. The Lions posted a time of 5:48.9 to the Badgers' mark of 5:52.1. Columbia's 3V8 boat blew past Wisconsin by 2.6 seconds with a final time of 6:07.0. Columbia's 2V8 (vs. Wisconsin) and 4V8 (vs. Dartmouth and BU) were also in action on the final day of the invite. Sunday's racing featured a light, varying head wind between 1-3 mph on flat water.

Lineups

First Varsity Eight (KCRA)
Cox: James Palanca, Tim Gutsev, Grant McCurdy, Charles Cartisser, Daniel Robbins, Adam Pushner, David Vyhnal, Nathanael Abrials, Colton Millar

Second Varsity Eight (Lion Pride)
Cox: Cornelia Streeter, August Michels, Charles Boldt, Matias Bliss-Carrascosa, Barney Russell, Harry Halper, Alessandro Lee, Nick Gonzalez, Archie White

Third Varsity Eight (Lavine)
Cox: Lucy Roberts, Mateja Mitrovic, Victor Popovic, Conor Parks, Nemanja Petrovic, Kyle Grose, Alex Nickolov, Thomas Woodgate, Tai Renner

Fourth Varsity Eight (Runsdorf)
Cox: Alex Castellini, Michael Tzitzikakis, Nick Smyth, Christopher Zermeno, Corbin Vassil, Will Mathes, David Thompson, Sam Wilson, Henry Beer

Up Next

Columbia is back in action at the EARC Sprints in Worcester, Mass., on Saturday, May 17.

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