Canisius High School took gold in three events at the John Bennett Regatta at the West Side Rowing Club on Sunday.
 
The Crusaders' efforts were punctuated by the Varsity Eight, which won by open water over E.L. Crossley (Ontario), a crew comprised of multiple Canadian Scholastic National champions.
 
The crew of Liam Feeney '25, Isaiah Aljuwani '25, Meer Renschler Pandey '25, Ethan Pirigyi '26, Trevor Wierzbowski '25, Brodie Vitko '27, Oliver Reynolds '26, Kohler Stewart '25 and Noah Rajecki '25 took control of the race from the opening strokes and led wire to wire ahead of Crossley, Pittsford Rowing Club, Upper Canada College and the Canisius Second Varsity Eight (video below).
 


Prior to the Eight race, the Crusader Varsity Four of Feeney, Aljuwani, Renschler Pandey, Pirigyi and coxswain Cole Skowron '27 won by 4.5 seconds over E.L. Crossley, with Pittsford and Upper Canada rounding out the final.
 
The 2024 U.S. Youth National champions of Feeney and Aljuwani joined forces to win the Varsity Pair, racing against teammates Zack Benczkowski '26 and Patrick Basil '26, who captured bronze.
 
Earlier in the day, the Canisius freshmen/novice program finished second in the Freshman Four, Novice Eight and Freshman Eight, with the latter crew behind E.L. Crossley but 15 seconds ahead of rival St. Joe's.
  
Canisius and coach Jacob Filby '14 heads to Saratoga Springs for the New York State Championships on May 10-11 in an attempt to win state titles and qualify crews for both the Scholastic National Championships in Pennsauken, New Jersey and the Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida.
 
Young athletes looking to start a rewarding career in this great sport or hone their rowing skills can do so by learning from our championship program during our Best. Summer. Ever. camps via canisiushigh.org/bestsummerever
 
Students and families interested in the decades-long winning tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked as Buffalo's "Best Catholic School" by Business First – can learn more by reserving a spot at Sunday's Spring Open House via canisiushigh.org/openhouse
 
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