PITTSBURGH — Hagen Gandee put St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s rowing on the podium in its fall opener, placing third in the men’s collegiate/open lightweight single sculls at the Head of the Ohio on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Gandee finished the head-race course in 16 minutes, 7.960 seconds, according to SMCM Athletics. SUNY Geneseo won the event in 15:45.334, and Greater Columbus took second.
Neil Haggerty also raced for the Seahawks in the men’s collegiate/open double sculls, finishing 11th in a 14-boat field in 16:30.928, ahead of Carnegie Mellon and two Three Rivers crews.
| Event | Rower | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s lightweight single | Hagen Gandee | 3rd | 16:07.960 |
| Men’s double | Neil Haggerty and partner | 11th of 14 | 16:30.928 |
Head races like the Head of the Ohio are time trials over a long course, with boats starting at intervals rather than side by side, and they make up the fall college rowing season.
St. Mary’s women’s rowing raced the same day and came away with an event win, as Abigail Rowe took the women’s lightweight single and Olivia Barr finished second.
A year ago, the men’s program opened its fall season later, at the Head of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia in late October.
