The lads rowed this past weekend at the Head Of The Charles Regatta in Boston, MA. This is the world’s largest two-day rowing event and was first held on October 16, 1965. The race was established by the Cambridge Boat Club members D’Arcy MacMahon, Howard McIntyre, and Jack Vincent, with the advice of Harvard University sculling instructor Ernest Arlett. Arlett proposed that a ‘head of the river’ race similar in tradition to races held in his native England, be held on the Charles River. ‘Head’ races, a class of regattas, are generally three miles long-boats race against each other and the clock, starting sequentially approximately fifteen seconds apart. Winners of each race receive the honorary title of ‘Head of the River’ or, in this case, ‘Head Of The Charles.’
Over the past 46 years, the Head Of The Charles regatta has grown tremendously. Today, more than 8,000 athletes from 13 countries compete in 55 different race events. The Regatta grew to a two-day event in 1997 and now attracts up to 300,000 spectators during the October weekend.
The oarsmen of Ignatius and our alumni represented Blue & Gold this weekend with class AND distinction at the Head of the Charles in Boston this past weekend.
In the Club 4+ race on Saturday, Wayne Reichard ’08 (Jacksonville U), Sean Hurley ’04 (Yale), Chris Branchick (’09), Jim Kozak ’99, and yours truly rowed through the University of Kansas to place 14th out of 60 entries.
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Sunday morning, the Youth 4+ of Andrew Reichard ’13, Dan Drees ’13, Kevin Foley ’13, Tommy Brzozowski ’12, and Trent Wimbiscus ’13 raced to a 32nd place finish out of 75 entries of mostly high school juniors and seniors, an impressive feat for 4 sophomores and a junior.
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The Youth 2x of Emery Eiber ’11 and Gopal Srinivas ’12 earned the school’s first ever automatic bid in the double race by placed 20th out of 41 entries.http://www.row2k.com/hocr/photo.cfm?action=pf&dir=2010Fall/HOCR/R21YouthDouble&start=43&offset=36&label=2010
The Youth 8+ of Michael Pyrtko ’12, John Mathews ’12, Robert Turcotte ’13, Tanner Larson ’12, John Tanis ’13, Bret McCarty ’12, Alex Barni ’12, Andrew Kershaw ’12, and Colin Turcu ’11 moved from 32nd place into 14th place overall and 6th among high school crews, the best finish ever for a Wildcat Navy 8+. The field of 76 boats included boats from 3 countries and 23 states.http://www.row2k.com/hocr/photo.cfm?action=pf&dir=2010Fall/HOCR/R23YouthEight&start=34&offset=24&label=2010
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SIHS alumni racing included Aaron Marcovy ’01 (4th place in the Champ 2x, racing for the US National Development Team), Tom Paulett ’04 (Princeton – Lightweight 4+), Kevin Fiamingo’07 (Harvard – Club 8+), Michael Hess ’07 (Hobart – Club 8+), Luke Brozozowski ’08 (Penn – Champ 4+), Drew Schulte ’08 (Marietta, Lightweight 8+), Andrew Hess ’08 (Xavier – Lightweight 4+), Matthew Carlsen ’08 (Miami U – Club 4+), Brandon Vazquez (Fordham – Collegiate 8+), Kyle Jones ’09 (Boston U – Club 8+), Connor Walters ’09 (Marietta – Lightweight 8+), and Michael Vazquez (Villanova – Collegiate 8+)
Thanks to Keith Mokris and George Moy for making the trip with us. We crossed paths with many alumni who asked about various teachers, coaches, and staff. They miss St. Ignatius and sent well-wishes back with us.
