Rowers on podium at 41st East Japan Rookie Competition

Men's eight

In this category, eight rowers propel the boat with sweep oars while one cox steers. Each rower holds one oar with both hands. This year's runner-up rookie team consisted of:

Hiroto Horimoto, 1st year, 4th Academic Group

Yuuya Fujiwara, 1st year, 2nd Academic Group

Shogo Masuda, 1st year, 1st Academic Group

Shunichi Nomura, 1st year, 3rd Academic Group

Kazumasa Shirakata, 1st year, 4th Academic Group

Yuto Uchida, 1st year, 3rd Academic Group

Yasunori Nose, 1st year, 4th Academic Group

Kaito Sanuki, 1st year, 5th Academic Group

Kentaro Shimizu, 1st year, 2nd Academic Group

(from left) Shirakata, Sanuki, Fujiwara, Masuda, Uchida, Shimizu, Nose, Nomura, Horimoto

Comments from crew leader Kentaro Shimizu

While we are slightly disappointed with the third place finish, this was a good experience that will motivate us for the next race. We will be competing with the same crew at the All Japan Rookie Championships in November, and hope to put in a better performance.

Koyanagi, a 2nd-year student in the Department of Life Science and Technology, is fascinated by the study of life and living things. He hopes to continue to develop himself, both through his studies and club activities at Tokyo Tech.

Men's coxed four

In this category, four rowers propel the boat with sweep oars, one oar per rower, while one cox steers the boat. This year's 3rd place rookie team consisted of:

Tetsuro Hara, 2nd year, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Takaaki Ogiso, 2nd year, Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering

Kazuya Koyanagi, 2nd year, Life Science and Technology

Riku Uchida, 2nd year, Chemical Science and Engineering

Takumi Abe, 2nd year, Chemical Science and Engineering

(from left) Ogiso, Uchida, Hara, Abe, Koyanagi