KINGSTON , Ont. - A gold medal for the lightweight men's four crew highlighted a strong performance for the Gaels at the Canadian University Rowing Championship, held last weekend in Burnaby, B.C. The crew of Chris Zakos, Jordan Rendell, Pat McCrady, Matt Christie and coxswain Jacob Koudys won their event with a time of 6:33.89, two seconds ahead of their closest challengers from the University of Victoria.

Overall, the Gaels men's team finished in fifth place out of 20 teams, with 56 points, while the women were fourth out of 20 teams, with 73 points. UVic was the overall winner on the women's side, while Brock won the men's team gold.

Christie, who had won gold in the fours, went on to race in the lightweight men's single, placing fourth in a time of 7:29.19.

The men's eight with Joe Kunkel, Eric Farquharson, Albert Harkema, Mark Bonar, Chris Zakos, Jordan Willie, Jordan Rendall, Pat McCrady, and coxswain Stephen Tuffner placed fifth in their race, edging the sixth place boat from McGill out by a bow ball. In the men's single, Locke Davenport-Huyer placed fourth in the B final, in a time of 7:49.27.

The OUA winning women's eight with Emily Home, Elise Hoffmann, Liz Price, Michelle Truax, Chloe Des Roche, Emily Jewell, Tory Graham, Larkin Davenport-Huyer, and coxswain Sean Whitehall, won a silver medal with a time of 6:42.62, 2.5 seconds behind the winning crew from UVic. Hoffman also placed second in the B final for the single, and later raced the pair with Home, placing sixth.

The lightweight women's four with Flurry Hogg, Jen Johnston, Kelsey Hayes, Anise Truman and coxswain Lindsey Wilson placed third, behind Western and UBC, in a time of 7:31.69.  Hogg and Johnston also raced the double, placing fourth. Truman placed fifth in the B final of the singles.

Full results can be found here: http://www.gothunderbirds.ca/sports/2012/11/1/ROW_1101120214.aspx?path=row