he winds over Mercer Lake were only slightly less coldd and troublesome than Thursday morning, but the conditions were not severe enough to interrupt the scheduled events at National Selection Regatta 1 and finals for tomorrow morning are now set.
“We were just happy we had our Green River Project ski hats to wear out there,â€쳌 said John Graves (Cincinnati, Ohio),â€쳌 who with Vermont-based Craftsbury Sculling Center partner Benjamin Dann (Pound Ridge, N.Y.), won the first of the two men’s double sculls semifinals that were postponed from Thursday. Dann and Graves won in 6:33.11.
“It was pretty messy,â€쳌 Graves said. “We were just trying to make sure not to do anything catastrophic to keep us from not advancing. The boat’s been feeling good, and we are excited to have a big piece tomorrow.â€쳌
Advancing in second from that semifinal in 6:42.43 was the composite entry of Justin Keen (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Chris Massey (Mills, Mass.) from Potomac Boat Club and Penn A.C. Rowing Association. Southern California Scullers Club and California Rowing Club’s Ricky Holak (Windham, N.H.) and Jeff Latham (Anaheim, Calif.) finished in third with a time of 6:52.26.
In the second semifinal, Potomac’s Greg Ansolabehere (Bakersfield, Calif.) and Leonard Futterman (New York, N.Y.) won in 6:37.56. Advancing in second with a time of 6:38.28 was Vesper Boat Club’s Nicholas Goode (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Jonathan Kirkegaard (Philadelphia, Pa.). Finishing third in 6:40.31 was Craftsbury’s London Olympian Peter Graves (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Tom Graves (Cincinnati, Ohio).
Following the men’s double sculls were two semifinals of the lightweight men’s single sculls speed order event.
Advancing to the Saturday final in the first semifinal was Malta Boat Club’s Colin Ethridge (Laytonsville, Md.). Ethridge rowed the course in 7:14.73. In second, with a time of 7:17.82 was Cambridge Boat Club’s Austin Meyer (Cohoes, N.Y) and Matt O’Leary (Westwood, Mass.), who posted a time of 7:20.19.
“It was pretty rough out there,â€쳌 said Ethridge, who represented the U.S. in the lightweight men’s quad at the 2013 World Rowing Championships, finishing seventh. “The racing was close. In this lightweight racing, that’s kind of how it is. I’ve got some things I can work on, but I’m happy to have progressed.â€쳌
In the second semifinal, it was Long Beach Rowing Association’s Nick Trojan (Los Alamitos, Calif.) who crossed first in 7:12.74. Trojan was followed by Craftsbury’s Hugh McAdam (Grantham, N.H.) in second with a 7:18.15 and Seattle Rowing Center’s Alex Twist (Norman, Colo.) in third with a time of 7:18.90.
NSR 1 competition began Wednesday morning in five selection eventsâ€"men’s and women’s pair, men’s and women’s double sculls and lightweight women’s double sculls—aand four speed order events.
For the athletes competing in selection events, this is the first step on the path to a berth on the U.S. team. A win here means the opportunity to race at one of the 2015 World Rowing Cup events and a chance to be nominated to the senior national team.
For those racing in speed order events this week—men’s andd women’s single sculls, lightweight men’s single sculls and lightweight men’s pair—the regatta is the first chancce of the season to test their speed against competitors from across the country.
Finals are scheduled to begin Saturday at 7:30 a.m., and will be live streamed on USRowing’s You Tube channel.
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