Cal Maritime Crew

Long Beach Spring Regatta – March 19, 2006

In a sign of their continued improvement over the course of the year, the Keelhaulers earned medals in four of their six races at the Long Beach Spring Regatta. 

In the first men’s novice four race, the CMA crew of Julie Dodson (coxswain) Scott Burback, Jacob Benz, Tyler Burns, and Peter Suhonos was running second halfway through the race when both starboard rowers caught crabs, flipping the shell.  While the rowers and coxswain were safe, the four did not finish the race.  In the second men’s novice four, the crew of Domonique Pongun, Joe Swindel, Sam Gerlach, Ken Christie, and Grant Hager finished second behind Long Beach State in a time of 7:39.4.  In the men’s open four, the crew of Emily Ramos (coxswain), Tommy Stillwachs, Jake DeMello, Mike Hess and Matt Mossinger finished in a time of 7:35.3 in second place behind Loyola Marymount University.  The men’s open eight of Emily Ramos (coxswain), Tommy Stillwachs, Jake DeMello, finished second behind Long Beach State and ahead of Chapman University in a time of 6:35.3.  The women’s open four of Emily Ramos (coxswain), Jessica Wood, Julie Dodson, Alicia Bryant, and Kristen Swader also finished second behind Long Beach State and ahead of Chapman University.  In the final race of the day for CMA, the women’s novice four of Domonique Pongun (coxswain), Jessica Wood, Kristen Swader, Megan Braun, and Ellen Lee finished third in their heat behind Loyola and Chapman. 

Overall, the regatta was a breakthrough performance for many of the rowers, hopefully helping to pave the way for next week’s Blue Heron Regatta in Eureka.