Rowing Club wins championship in East Japan Rookie Tournament

Tokyo Tech's Rowing Club won first place in the men's eight (8+) category, and second place in the men's double scull (2x) and men's coxed four (4+) categories at the East Japan Rookie Tournament, sponsored by the Tokyo Amateur Rowing Association, on October 24 and 25.

Bemedaled Tokyo Tech men's eight team

Men's eight (8+)

In this category, eight rowers propel the boat with sweep oars while one cox steers. Each rower holds one oar with both hands.

Winning Tokyo Tech team:

• Shotaro Ogawa
  1st year of 3rd Academic Group, School of Engineering
• Tomohiro Funaoka
  1st year of 1st Academic Group, School of Science
• Akira Toyama
  1st year of 6th Academic Group, School of Engineering
• Shohei Shiba
  1st year of 1st Academic Group, School of Science
• Genki Unagami
  1st year of 4th Academic Group, School of Engineering
• Takumi Yabe
  1st year of 6th Academic Group, School of Engineering
• Hiroaki Kaneko
  1st year of 1st Academic Group, School of Science
• Kiyoharu Hasegawa
  1st year of 6th Academic Group, School of Engineering
• Yukinobu Nakajima
  1st year of 5th Academic Group, School of Engineering

Men's double scull (2x)

Men's coxed four (4+)

In this category, four rowers propel the boat with sweep oars, one oar per rower, while one cox steers the boat.

• Kento Fujii
  2nd year, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Jun Hattori
  2nd year, Biotechnology
• Fumiya Ikeda
  2nd year, Biotechnology
• Haruya Inago
  2nd year, Bioscience
• Hiroyasu Miura
  2nd year, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Men's coxed four

Comments from the Tokyo Tech Rowing Club captain

Our 1st- and 2nd-year students produced excellent results in the 2015 East Japan Rookie Tournament. As their senior and the captain of the team, I am very pleased that the rowers' efforts have borne fruit. These feats were accomplished not only by the rowers themselves, but also by the alumni, coaches, and club managers who have tirelessly supported them.

We will build on this remarkable achievement. Next, the Tokyo Tech Rowing Club aims to rank in the top 4 in the 2016 All Japan University Rowing Championship. Your continued support is much appreciated.

Lastly, we are looking forward to seeing new students in the Rowing Club in April!

• Tokyo Tech Rowing Club (Japanese)
• Tokyo Amateur Rowing Association (Japanese)