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RACE-BY-RACE SUMMARY OF 1999-2000 WESLEYAN MEN'S CREW SEASON

2000 Record: 5-6
 
Textile River Regatta - 10/3/99 in Lowell, Mass.
On the men's side, the varsity 8 placed sixth of 25 in the open eight division while the J.V. 8 came through with a third-place finish among 27 boats in the club eight bracket. Wesleyan's varsity 4 was second of 25 in the open four while the lightweight four finished fifth of 6. On an individual note, Ben Flynn '02 was sixth of 9 in the open singles while assistant coach Norm Graf was ninth of 20 in the veteran/masters singles. On an alumni note, Jon Moss '91 was second in the veteran/masters singles and Nick McQuaid `96 placed second of 12 rowing in the open doubles.
 
Head of the Connecticut Regatta - 10/10/99 in Middletown, Conn.
On the men's side, results had the varsity eight finishing fifth and the J.V. eight 13th of 20 in the intermediate eight. The novice eight was second of nine. Wesleyan also had a novice four entry which placed sixth out of seven. In non-team activity, assistant coach Norm Graf was third in veteran singles, Jon Moss '91 was second in the master's single, Dong Kim '99 was third in the novice single and Judah Rome '99 was second in the lightweight single. Nick McQuaid '96 and his partner claimed a title in the open double sculls, then joined Moss, Sibley Reppert '67 and Matt Collins for a quad race.
 
Head of the Charles Regatta - 10/23-24/99 in Boston, Mass.
The men had two entries at the Head of the Charles Regatta. The varsity boat was 14th of 78 in the club 8 race while in the club 4 event, Wesleyan finished 30th of 66 crews. An alumni group (aged 50 and above) also represented the University in the master's 8 race, finishing 29th of 35 entries.
Notes: In preparation for the northern spring dual-race season, Wesleyan travelled to the Winter Park, Florida area where the Cardinals competed in an exhibition race against Rollins, Stetson and the U. of Florida. In the varsity heavyweight race, Wesleyan was second to Rollins, falling by 0.8 seconds. Wesleyan won the 2nd varsity heavyweight eight race by 10 seconds. Wesleyan was five second behind Rollins in the varsity four race and third in the novice eight event.
 
Coast Guard and Holy Cross - 4/1/00 in Worcester, Mass.
RESULTS OF RACES (2,000m lake course in Worcester, Mass.):
Varsity Heavyweight 8: Coast Guard 6:21.6, Holy Cross 6:25.5, Wesleyan 6:26.4 (Wesleyan rowers: Jeremy Duda, Oliver Haslegrave, Parker Everett, Kevin MacDermott, John Becker, Alex Yellen, John Poulin, Evan Newell, cox - Jessica Rooney)
Second Varsity Heavyweight 8: Wesleyan 6:30.9, Holy Cross 6:41.6, Coast Guard 6:54.9.
Third Varsity Heavyweight 8: (order of finish, no times available) - Coast Guard Novice, H.C. "A", Wesleyan, H.C. "B".
Varsity 4: Amherst Lightweight 7:21.5, Holy Cross 7:32.6, Wesleyan 7:57.4.
 
UMass Amherst, George Washington, Colby and W.P.I. - 4/8/00 in Worcester, Mass.
RESULTS OF RACES (2,000m lake course in Worcester, Mass.):
Varsity Heavyweight 8: Geo. Washington 6:17.7, Wesleyan 6:18.4, Colby 6:18.9, UMass 6:25.5 (Wesleyan rowers: Jeremy Duda, Kevin MacDermott, Parker Everett, John Becker, Alex Yellen, Oliver Haslegrave, John Poulin, Evan Newell, cox - Jessica Rooney).
Second Varsity Heavyweight 8: UMass Varsity Lwt. 7:19.1, George Washington 7:32.2, Wesleyan 7:38.7, Colby 7:49.1.
Third Varsity Heavyweight 8: W.P.I. 7:35.7, Wesleyan 7:47.8, UMass 7:56.5.
Novice 4: Wesleyan 9:43.3, Franklin Pierce 10:28.9, Holy Cross 11:00.2, Roger Williams 11:18.4.
 
Tufts and New Hampshire - 4/15/00 in Boston, Mass.
RESULTS OF RACES (2,000m river course in Boston, Mass.):
Varsity Heavyweight 8: New Hampshire 7:14.5, Wesleyan 7:23.6, Tufts 7:25.1 (Wesleyan rowers: Jeremy Duda, Kevin MacDermott, Parker Everett, John Becker, Alex Yellen, Oliver Haslegrave, John Poulin, Evan Newell, cox - Giulia Cangiano).
No other races held due to high winds.
 
at Williams w/Amherst - 4/22/00 in Pittsfield, Mass.
RESULTS OF RACES (2,000m lake course in Pittsfield, Mass.):
Varsity Heavyweight 8: Williams 7:06.5, Wesleyan 7:07.5, Amherst 7:42.9 (Wesleyan rowers: Jeremy Duda, Kevin MacDermott, Parker Everett, Alex Yellen, John Becker, Oliver Haslegrave, John Poulin, Evan Newell, cox - Giulia Cangiano).
Second Varsity Heavyweight 8: Wesleyan 7:36.2, Williams 7:42.3.
Novice 8: Williams 7:46.5, Wesleyan 8:20.8.
Novice 4: (shortened to 1500m) - Williams "A" 5:32.8, Williams "B" 5:36.8, Amherst 5:53.3, Wesleyan 6:13.0.
 
Conn. College and Trinity - 4/29/00 in Worcester, Mass.
RESULTS OF RACES (2,000m lake course in Worcester, Mass.):
Varsity Heavyweight 8: Trinity 5:58, Wesleyan 6:00, Conn. College 6:17 (times unofficial) (Wesleyan rowers: Jeremy Duda, Kevin MacDermott, John Becker, Alex Yellen, Parker Everett, Oliver Haslegrave, John Poulin, Evan Newell, cox - Giulia Cangiano).
Second Varsity Heavyweight 8: Trinity, Wesleyan, Conn. College. (order of finish only, times unavailable)
Third Varsity Heavyweight 8: Trinity Novice "A", Trinity Novice "B", Wesleyan, Conn. College Novice. (order of finish only, times unavailable)
 
New Englands - 5/6/00 in Worcester, Mass.
RESULTS OF RACES (2,000m lake course in Worcester, Mass.):
Varsity Heavyweight 8: (5th of 14) - HEAT - Trinity 6:05.7, Wesleyan 6:09.2, Colby 6:11.9, Conn. College 6:20.9, U.R.I 6:28.5. GRAND FINAL - Trinity 6:00.0, Williams 6:04.4, B.C. 6:04.6, Coast Guard 6:04.7, Wesleyan 6:05.8, Tufts 6:10.7. (Wesleyan rowers: Jeremy Duda, Kevin MacDermott, John Becker, Alex Yellen, Parker Everett, Oliver Haslegrave, John Poulin, Evan Newell, cox - Giulia Cangiano).
Second Varsity Heavyweight 8: (5th of 9) - HEAT - New Hampshire 6:29.7, Wesleyan 6:34.1, Tufts 6:37.1, Conn. College 6:47.8. GRAND FINAL - Trinity 6:22.1, New Hampshire 6:25.8, Colby 6:31.3, Williams 6:32.5, Wesleyan 6:35.5, Tufts 6:38.6.
Varsity 4: (5th of 12) - HEAT - Vermont 7:15.6, Wesleyan 7:18.7, Holy Cross 7:23.9, W.P.I. 7:25.7, Brandeis 7:29.5, Colby 7:45.6. GRAND FINAL - Bowdoin 6:49.4, UMass Amherst 7:01.5, Amherst 7:05.0, Vermont 7:10.9, Wesleyan 7:20.5, Holy Cross 7:25.6.
 
Champion International Collegiate Regatta - 5/14/00 in Worcester, Mass.
RESULTS OF RACES AT CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATE REGATTA (2,000m lake course in Worcester, Mass.):
Varsity Heavyweight 8: (8th of 18) - HEAT - Trinity 6:02.80, Georgetown 6:04.06, Wesleyan 6:06.04, George Washington 6:10.91, Rochester 6:13.52, Colgate 6:14.45. PETITE FINAL - Hobart 6:00.21, Wesleyan 6:03.11, Boston College 6:03.16, Ohio State 6:04.83, George Washington 6:06.12, Tufts 6:07.81. (Wesleyan rowers: Jeremy Duda, Kevin MacDermott, John Becker, Alex Yellen, Parker Everett, Oliver Haslegrave, John Poulin, Evan Newell, cox - Giulia Cangiano).
Second Varsity Heavyweight 8: (11th of 12) - HEAT - Michigan 6:11.72, Marist 6:16.44, Trinity 6:19.56, Wesleyan 6:22.40, George Washington 6:23.51, Colby 6:33.25. PETITE FINAL - New Hampshire 6:25.30, Colby 6:26.83, Williams 6:28.08, George Washington 6:28.32, Wesleyan 6:32.97, Tufts 6:36.89.
Varsity 4: (11th of 12) - HEAT - Orange Coast 6:53.44, Michigan 6:54.56, Skidmore 7:00.82, Cincinnati 7:03.59, Vassar 7:06.25, Wesleyan 7:21.27. PETITE FINAL - Vassar 6:58.90, Cincinnati 7:00.60, Vermont 7:03.30, Tulane 7:03.50, Wesleyan 7:09.60, Colgate 7:11.20.

FINAL INDIVIDUAL DUAL-RACE RECORDS OF WESLEYAN BOATS (results vs like competition only): Varsity heavyweight 8, 5-6 ; Second varsity heavyweight 8: 5-2 ; Third varsity heavyweight 8: 1-2 ; Varsity 4: 0-1 ; Novice 8: 0-1 ; Novice 4: 3-2.