November 24, 2011 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamIndoor RowingRowing & RegattaPartners#YourStoriesArchive Exeter RC top dogs in Totnes Rowing Community Exeter Rowing Club’s Marcus Bowyer was the toast of Totnes at the weekend, winning two of the three divisions at Saturday’s Totnes Autumn Head. [newsimage=0]The 18-year-old – who has represented Great Britain at the World Rowing Junior Championships for the last two years – first powered his way to victory in the Single Scull in Division One, covering the 3000m course on the River Dart in 10 minutes and nine seconds. Plymouth’s Men’s J18 Coxed Quad finished five seconds back in second place, with local favourite Elliot Barton – a GB Rowing Team Lightweight – taking the last of the podium places. Bowyer then made it two from two in the Exeter Coxed Four in Division Three, producing an immaculate performance alongside Dan Rowse, Tom Yoad, and Dan Wilmington. The four finished an emphatic race 38 seconds clear of the second-placed Dart Totnes crew, and a further five seconds clear of the Royal Navy. In Division Two, Gloucester’s Coxless Four cruised to a comfortable victory, as Dart Totnes were once again forced into second place. Exeter, meanwhile, rounded off an impressive weekend on the Dart by posting the fastest time of the day in the Ladies’. The Exeter Senior B Coxed Four of Hana Lango-Allen, Lisa Cocks, Kim Peters, Rebecca Eastman and cox Megan Gooding covered the course in 11 minutes and 18 seconds – the 12th fastest time of the day. Dart Totnes Autumn Head, leading results: DIVISION 1: 1st Exeter Marcus Bowyer M SA 1x 10 mins 09 secs 2nd Plymouth MJ 18 4x+ 10.14 3rd Dart Totnes Elliot Barton M SA 1x 10.15 4th Bideford ARC Masters C 4+ 10.49 7th Greenbank Falmouth James Kerr Masters B 1x 11.01 12th Exeter W SB 4+ 11.18 14th Dart Totnes W J18 2x 11.27 16th Mayflower W Nov 2x 11.32 17th Bideford ARC M J16 2x 11.34 DIVISION 2: 1st Gloucester M SB 4- 10 mins 36 secs 2nd Dart Totnes M SB 4+ 10.46 3rd Castledore (Fowey) M 2x 10.53 4th Dart Totnes Masters D 2x 10.56 10th Dart Totnes M J16 4x+ 11.23 12th Exeter Dan Wilmington M SC 1x 11.30 14th Teign Scullers M Nov 4+ 11.37 DIVISION 3: 1st Exeter M SA 4+ 10 mins 47 secs 2nd Dart Totnes M SA 4+ 11.25 3rd Royal Navy M SA 4+ 11.30 4th Greenbank Falmouth Aaron Wilkins M SB 1x 11.59 5th Bideford ARC Masters D 4+ 12.06 8th Dart Totnes Maurice + Ryan Dunn M Nov 2x 12.21 11th Plymouth M J18 2x 12.29 13th Dart Totnes Pete Atkinson Masters E 1x 12.31 14th Exeter W 4x 12.32 29th Mayflower Mxd Cst 4x+ 13.23
