MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME CREW

2013 New England Championships

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, Mass.

WORCESTER, Mass. --  Both Massachusetts Maritime crew teams concluded their respective Spring 2013 seasons on Saturday afternoon by competing at the 2013 New England Championships on Lake Quinsigamond while recording a pair of top eight finishes in petite finals competition.

The men’s novice four comprised of freshman coxswain James Belbin (Carver, Mass.) and freshmen Adam Butters (Gales Ferry, Conn.), Andrew Murphy (Randolph, Mass.), Eric DeMarines (Pepperell, Mass.) and Brody Forbes (Hanson, Mass.) posted a seventh place finish in the petite finals, as Massachusetts Maritime edged out Roger Williams by 3/10^th of a second for that spot. 

The Buccaneer men’s varsity four consisting of freshman coxswain Sophia Segatore (Plymouth, Mass.), senior Matthew Mourey (Franklin, Mass.), junior Alex Jagielski (Guilford, Conn.), sophomore Liam Barry (Wellesley, Mass.) and freshman Ryan Skavis (Shrewsbury, Mass.) placed eighth in the petite finals by posting a time of 7:29.62, topping both Boston College and Brandeis for that position. 

Massachusetts Maritime’s women’s varsity four comprised of sophomore coxswain Jillian Stronk (Cheshire, Conn.), senior Gretchen Kramer (Stafford, Va.), juniors Melanie Holder (Calidonio, Panama) and Kelsie Brien (Methuen, Mass.) and sophomore Jessie Goodhue (Hyde Park, Mass.) posted a 12^th place time of 10:24.27 in the petite finals.