Wednesday, April 23
The Powerhouse Stretch, Boston
68F NW wind @ 4 mph
SPS vs. BC High
 

Boys' First Eight	POSITION	Boys' Second Eight
Enzo Leventis-Cox	B	Kallen Fitzpatrick
William Su	2	Jay Nam
Chappy Carroll	3	Michael Bergin
Henry Sloss	4	Kevin Wu
Teddy Sulger	5	Thomas Armstrong
Theo Christoffersen	6	Linus Krenkel
Hal Johnson	7	Alexi Mangriotis
Diego Gonzalez	S	Alex High
Lila Paterson	C	Theo Quan
Thomas J. Charlton '52	Boat	Richard F. Davis
Purple	Oars	Red

1st Boat	2nd Boat
SPS              3:52.6	BC HS - 2        3:57.9
BC HS         3:53.7	SPS                 4:09.1
	BC HS – 3       4:11.2

 
2^nd Eight Comments: The BC High second eight got out quickly off the start and established themselves as the leaders.  By the first quarter they had built a ¾ length lead over SPS.  SPS and the BC High third eight were more even, with SPS talking a half length lead over the BC High third eight in the first quarter.  SPS responded and slowed the BC High second eight movement, with the BC High second eight leading SPS by 1¼ lengths and SPS leading BC High third eight by one and one half lengths at the halfway point.  In the third quarter both BC High crews pushed the tempo, with the BC High second eight extending their lead over SPS to more than two lengths, and the BC High third eight pushing to close the gap on SPS. In the fourth quarter, the BC High second eight pushed out to roughly three lengths over SPS with SPS holding about 2/3 of a length over the BC High third eight at the finish.
 
 
1^st Eight Comments: SPS and BC High got out fairly evenly, with SPS pressing out to a three seat lead over the opening quarter of the course.  SPS extended their lead by halfway, pushing out to nearly 2/3 of a length over BC High.  In the third quarter of the race, BC High began to push to close the gap on SPS, with the margin at the three quarter mark roughly one half length.  In the final quarter of the course, SPS held on as both crews sprinted with SPS roughly 3 seats ahead at the line. 
 
 
Overall: It was a challenging day of racing in largely good conditions.  There was a lot of traffic on the Charles River, aligning and starting was a bit difficult, and the competition was tight.  The first eight was able to get enough rhythm and traction in their rowing to generate fairly good base speed, while the second eight didn't quite find that connection or acceleration.  This was a good opportunity to learn from, and we will carry the lessons from this racing forward into the coming races.