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Lightweight Rowing’s Varsity Four Earns Gold at EARC Sprints; 2V8 Wins Third Final
5/17/2026 7:15:00 PM | General, Heavyweight Rowing, Lightweight Rowing
Heavyweight Second Varsity Eight crew was victorious in Third Final
WORCESTER, Mass. — Columbia lightweight rowing's Varsity Four won the Grand Final with a time of 6:57.679 on Sunday to highlight the Lions' racing at the 79th annual Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond.
The lightweight Second Varsity Eight was also victorious, taking home victory in the Petite Final at 6:15.675. Columbia's lightweight Varsity Eight picked up a third place finish in the Petite Final, sprinting through Navy at the end.
The heavyweight Second Varsity Eight pulled out a win at 6:01.941 in the Third Final, defeating Holy Cross and Georgetown. Columbia's heavyweight Varsity Eight reached the Petite Final and posted a time of 5:44.807.
Lineups
HW First Varsity Eight
Cox: James Palanca, Colton Millar, Nathanael Abrials, David Vyhnal, Adam Pushner, Daniel Robbins, Charles Cartisser, Grant McCurdy, Tim Gutsev
HW Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Cornelia Streeter, Victor Popovic, Nick Gonzalez, Archie White, Matias Bliss-Carrascosa, Nemanja Petrovic, August Michels, Tai Renner, Mateja Mitrovic
HW Third Varsity Eight
Cox: Lucy Roberts, Charles Boldt, Nick Gonzalez, Alessandro Lee, Harry Halper, Barney Russell, Conor Parks, Nick Smyth, Thomas Woodgate
HW Fourth Varsity Eight
Cox: Alex Castellini, Henry Beer, Sam Wilson, David Thompson, Christopher Zermeno, Peter Woodville, Will Mathes, Aleks Nikolov, Michael Tzitzikakis
LW First Varsity Eight
Cox: Adi Timblo, Diego Lasso, Owen Geiger, Sam Allen, Paul Josenhans, Owen Anawalt, George Pesin, Barnett Pesin, Patrick Finnerty
LW Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Jane Park, William Gokey, James Dodman, Arin Jaff, Josh Wang, Oscar Bletoux, Nitin Rao, Ben Sommer, Gonzalo Cortes
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The lightweight Second Varsity Eight was also victorious, taking home victory in the Petite Final at 6:15.675. Columbia's lightweight Varsity Eight picked up a third place finish in the Petite Final, sprinting through Navy at the end.
The heavyweight Second Varsity Eight pulled out a win at 6:01.941 in the Third Final, defeating Holy Cross and Georgetown. Columbia's heavyweight Varsity Eight reached the Petite Final and posted a time of 5:44.807.
Lineups
HW First Varsity Eight
Cox: James Palanca, Colton Millar, Nathanael Abrials, David Vyhnal, Adam Pushner, Daniel Robbins, Charles Cartisser, Grant McCurdy, Tim Gutsev
HW Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Cornelia Streeter, Victor Popovic, Nick Gonzalez, Archie White, Matias Bliss-Carrascosa, Nemanja Petrovic, August Michels, Tai Renner, Mateja Mitrovic
HW Third Varsity Eight
Cox: Lucy Roberts, Charles Boldt, Nick Gonzalez, Alessandro Lee, Harry Halper, Barney Russell, Conor Parks, Nick Smyth, Thomas Woodgate
HW Fourth Varsity Eight
Cox: Alex Castellini, Henry Beer, Sam Wilson, David Thompson, Christopher Zermeno, Peter Woodville, Will Mathes, Aleks Nikolov, Michael Tzitzikakis
LW First Varsity Eight
Cox: Adi Timblo, Diego Lasso, Owen Geiger, Sam Allen, Paul Josenhans, Owen Anawalt, George Pesin, Barnett Pesin, Patrick Finnerty
LW Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Jane Park, William Gokey, James Dodman, Arin Jaff, Josh Wang, Oscar Bletoux, Nitin Rao, Ben Sommer, Gonzalo Cortes
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia Rowing, follow @CULionsRowing on X and Instagram, and on the web at GoColumbiaLions.com
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