CHS Rowing had a great showing at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston as the Men's Under-17 Four earned the program's second-ever medal at the prestigious event and the Youth Eight finished in the scholastic top 10.
The Men's Under-17 Four of Zack Benczkowski '26, Ethan Pirigyi '26, Aydan Weese '25, Meer Renschler Pandey '25, and Noah Rajecki '25 took third place.
The medal is the first since Canisius placed fifth in the Youth Eight at the 2008 Head of the Charles.
The Youth Eight, comprised of Max Burget '24, Peter Cross '24, Liam Feeney '25, James Dodman '24, Mark Kadiev '24, Isaiah Aljuwani '25, Owen Gray '26, Thomas Skowron '25, and Teddy Hibbard '24, had the 10th-best finish among high schools.
It is Canisius' best Youth Eight finish since 2014.
Jacob Filby '14, who was the rowing captain in 2014 and coached the freshmen/novice program from 2018-19, returned to CHS in August 2023 as an English teacher and head rowing coach.
"We are clipping along nicely," said Filby....
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