JC crew: OCC novice boat wins

The Orange Coast College freshman novice eight was victorious,

while the previously unbeaten varsity eight finished sixth in the grand

final Sunday at the Avaya Championship Regatta near Princeton University.

The varsity eight was bested by, in order of finish, Marist,

Georgetown, Michigan, Colgate and Ithica, though OCC Coach Dave Grant

said it was a close race. Times were not available.

In the novice final, OCC, coached by Jeff Moore, topped the field,

covering the 2,000-meter course in 6:15.

Michigan (6:16), Maris (6:19), Virginia (6:22), Georgetown (6:25) and

New Hampshire (6:28) rounded out the novice final.

The OCC novice eight includes Andrew Blair, Nick D’Antoni, Tom

Redouty, Chris Lentini, John Zeigler, Will Harris, Ryan Costelloe, John

Erickson and coxswain Sierra Caldwell.

OCC’s varsity eight boat consists of Mike Krueger, Alan Twigg, Jesse

Waldowski, Brian Scheele, Gints, Salaks, Matt Heitbrink, Chris Pope and

Stuart Blair. Caldwell is the coxswain.

The Pirates close out their season in the Henley Royal Regatta, July

3-7, on the Thames River in England.