PHILADELPHIA, Pa.- The Franklin & Marshall men's rowing team concluded the fall season at Saturday's Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, with the varsity men's 8+ taking third in Division III in the Club Championship race. 

F&M had entered a pair of Varsity 8+ crews in the event, with the A lineup, from bow to stern, featured Jacob Ripperger, Peter Kutscher, Saul Schoenholtz, Max Taxter, Max Goldman, Aemon Cameron, Tai Jespersen, Moemen Ibrahim, and Don Ang as the coxswain. 

From bow to stern, the B lineup included Gordon Clifford, Harris Zhang, Vinny Valentine, Lucas Barroso, Jerry Cui, Ahmed Sherif, Kunaal Chatterjee, Zaeem Zia, and Mithayus Diaz as the coxswain. 

The A lineup earned 29th place from 45 crews with a time of 12:49.727, logging the third-best DIII time in the event and securing Bronze, while the B lineup placed 43rd with a time of 15:22.025. 

"Congratulations to the crew," said Head Coach Bob Brady. "The team has put in a lot of work this fall and it showed in this race - taking third for DIII. It's a great way for the team to finish, and also to send off our coxswain Don Ang, who will be graduating this December." 

Two Varsity 4+ crews also competed for F&M. The A lineup included, from bow to stern, Ripperger, Schoenholtz, Zia, Goldman, and Ang as the coxswain. From bow to stern, the B lineup featured Clifford, Zhang, Cui, Sherif, and Diaz as the coxswain. The A lineup earned 31st from 41 crew, logging a time of 14:30.861, while the B line earned 39th with a time of 16:04.772. 

F&M also entered a Novice 4+ lineup that featured, from bow to stern, Valentine, Barroso, Chatterjee, Kutscher, and Ruth Donohue as the coxswain. The team finished in 13th from 20 competing crews, finishing with a time of 15:08.733. 

In addition, F&M began the day with two crews racing in the men's pair. They consisted of Cameron and Jespersen, and Ibrahim and Taxter. Cameron and Jespersen logged a time of 14:58.349, while Ibrahim and Taxter finished in 15:41.023. 

"The Head of the Schuylkill was a great way to wrap up our fall season, as everyone got multiple races in and great competition. It will set a good tone for the team heading into winter training and beyond," said Coach Brady.