Men's Rowing opens fall season at Head of the Ohio

PITTSBURGH – The RIT men's rowing team competed at the Head of the Ohio, Saturday.

The Men's Open 2- boat duo of Nicolas Langdon and Parker Kinsman finished second with a time of 15:30.507, which was 11 seconds behind the winning boat from Case Western Reserve. Nick Ricotta and Alex Nenadic placed third in the event with a time of 15:50.453.

In the Men's 4+ race, the team of Emmet Christiansen, Tommy Moore, Tyler Emerson, Jack Weitekamp, and coxswain Jacob Marrer rowed to a fourth place finish with a time of 14:26.063.  David Griffith, Shane Guasteferro, Gerald Porretta, Nick Staley, coxswain Jackson Blazek placed 11^th (15:27.217).

Tom Kirkham and Cooper Fleishman took fourth in the Men's 2x  race at 16:10.760, seven seconds faster than teammates Gideon DeMarco and Alex Nenadic who finished fifth (16:17.228).

WHAT'S NEXT
RIT will compete in the 35^th Head of the Genesee next Saturday (Oct. 12).