LOWELL — After weather forced postponement of the opening three events on the calendar, both Massachusetts Maritime crew teams officially began their respective spring campaigns on Saturday afternoon at the Greater Boston Invitational that took place on the Merrimack River.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Crew Team
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The Buccaneer men’s varsity four consisting of sophomore coxswain Michael Pieroni (Arlington, Mass.), senior Alexander Miemiec (Hebron, Conn.), sophomores Matthew Peluso (Ledyard, Conn.) and Thomas Miceli (Unionville, Conn.) as well as freshman Anthony Moore (Woods Hole, Mass.), finished sixth with a time of 8:09.37, as the University of Rhode Island edged out Bowdoin for the top spot in the race.
Massachusetts Maritime’s women’s varsity four comprised of freshman coxswain Eduardo Quijano (Avon, Conn.), senior Jillian Stronk (Cheshire, Conn.), Sarah Lewis, Christina Brennan and freshman Brianna Caissie (Webster, Mass.), finished fourth in its heat with a time of 9:05.48, while the men’s second varsity four consisting of coxswain Miemiec, Pieroni, Peluso, Moore and Miceli also recorded a fourth place finish in its heat with a time of 7:38.74.
Both Buccaneer squads head to Worcester, Mass. next Saturday morning to compete on Lake Quinsigamond against Amherst, Bowdoin, Connecticut College and host Clark beginning at 9:00 a.m.
The Massachusetts Maritime dinghy sailing team posted a solid 11th place finish over the weekend at the Northeastern Oberg Trophy, as six Buccaneers competed in three separate divisions during the two-day event.
Massachusetts Maritime’s “A” tandem consisted of sophomore Matthew Woodward (Middleboro, Mass.) and freshman Jeffrey Adam (Newport, R.I.), while the “B” boat was comprised of Chris Dawson and freshman Cassandra Kolstad (Madison, Conn.). The Bucccaneer “C” entry featured sophomore George Luber (North Reddington Beach, Fla.) and freshman Molly Cormican (South Weymouth, Mass.), as all three divisions sailed a total of 13 races. In steady winds throughout the weekend, Massachusetts Maritime recorded a win in the “A” division while recording four top five finishes combined.
The Buccaneers will compete next weekend at the Sacred Heart Priddy Trophy as well as the New Hampshire O’Toole Trophy.
— Massachusetts Maritime Academy Director of Sports Information Jim Seavey contributed this report. Follow Massachusetts Maritime Athletics on Twitter @mmabuccaneers
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