Florida Tech Panthers Men’s Rowing Team Win’s Big at FIRA Championship Regatta

Panthers competed in four events, placed first in three

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The men’s rowing team is bringing home some hardware after Saturday’s racing at the FIRA Championship Regatta at Nathan Benderson Park.

The Panthers competed in four events, placing first in three.

The Varsity 8+ got the day started, outpacing its competitors and crossing the line in 5:55.11.

Jacksonville finished 3.32 seconds later, followed by Stetson (6:04.51), Embry-Riddle (6:12.46), UCF (6:20.96), Rollins (6:22.64), and Florida State (7:07.46).

Hayden Linkel (Stroke) and Omer Bayram (Bow) represented Tech in the M2-. The men sprinted to a second-place finish of 7:17.78, 6.39 seconds behind Steston, and 2:44.94 ahead of Jacksonville.

In the M2x, Arnedas Kelmelis (Stroke) and Zach Judge (Bow), posted a blistering time of 7:21.53 to outrace Jacksonville by 55.94.

Capping off the day was the V4+ competing in a field of seven. The crew claimed first in 6:35.81, edging out Embry-Riddle (6:39.07) and Jacksonville (6:41.33).

Stetson took fourth in 6:54.03 followed by UF (6:54.47), Rollins (7:02.08), and UCF (7:23.95).

Varsity 8+

■ Coxswain / Justin Woodyard

■ 8 / Sandro Gardella

■ 7 / Justas Kuskevicius

■ 6 / Domantas Marocka

■ 5 / Hugo Ruzicka

■ 4 / Arnedas Kelmelis

■ 3 / Omer Bayram

■ 2 / Joshua Navarro

■ Bow / Hayden Linkel

Pair

■ 2 / Omer Bayram

■ 1 / Hayden Linkel

Double

■ 2 / Zach Judge

■ 1 / Arnedas Kelmelis

Varsity 4+

■ Coxswain / Justin Woodyard

■ 4 / Sandro Gardella

■ 3 / Justas Kuskevicius

■ 2 / Domantas Marocka

■ 1 / Hugo Ruzicka

UP NEXT: Florida Tech is back in action on April 14th-15th as they head to the SIRA Championships in Oakridge, Tenn. In hopes of qualifying for the IRA Championships.

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