St. Andrew's School Noxontown Regatta
The crew team travelled to Middletown, Delaware on Saturday to race against some of the top crew programs in the country. In addition to St. Andrew's, the Barons raced against Chaminade HS (Long Island), Holy Spirit HS (NJ), Merion Mercy Academy (PA), Mount St. Joseph's Academy (PA), Walt Whitman HS, & West Springfield HS (VA). Conditions on Noxontown Pond, one of the finest 1,500 meter rowing courses in the country, were near perfect, something our team rarely experiences on the fickle, fast, and sometimes furious waters of the Potomac. All the B-CC boats rowed hard against some very fast and experienced boats. Just for reference and perspective, Chaminade, Holy Spirit, Mount St. Joseph's and Merion Mercy all won top medals in the finals at Stotesbury and Nationals in 2010. Almost all of these teams have also already had their intensive spring break training. Racing against such stiff competition is a terrific opportunity to learn lessons and get inspired to work hard. No doubt our Barons have emerged from this regatta determined and ready to get stronger and faster over spring break.
In the Women's Varsity 1st Eight, coming in fifth place, 10 seconds ahead of West Springfield, were: Zena Wolf (coxswain), Katie Sampson (stroke), Lizzie Hook, Sofia Arend, Amanda Litty, Abby McIntosh, Charlotte Myers, Naomi Balodemas, and Erin Walk.
The Men's Varsity 1st Eight also came in fifth, 12 seconds ahead of West Springfield, just 5 seconds behind Whitman. In this boat were: Matt Speck (cox); Nick van der Vink (stroke); Michael Colella, Harry Holroyd, Sam Weiner, Matt Dutko, Greg Mariuzza, Rohan Mittal, and Sam Murphy.
The Women's 2nd Varsity Eight came in fourth place, in an exciting sprint to the end finish, just 4 seconds behind Whitman and ahead of both St. Andrew's and West Springfield. In this boat were: Maddy Turner (cox), Margaux Carle (stroke), Kate LaFranchi, Tamsin Bradbury, Sabina Gudmundsson, Rea Marmarinou, Gyl Weisenfeld, Ruby Smith, and India Scribner.
The Men's 2nd Varsity eight also had a very exciting race, beating Whitman by 5 seconds to finish fourth. In this boat were: Alex Sax (cox), Adam Schlesinger (stroke), Nate Hodge, Shray Mittal, Trevor Wind, Joel Rosenblum, Fred Johnson, Alex Loomis, and Joaquin Rodriguez.
The Women's 3rd Varsity Eight also beat Whitman, coming in fourth, just 2 seconds behind Merion Mercy. In this boat were: Elaina Gerrety (cox), Julia Vasquez (stroke), Emma Dauster, Naomi Smith, Rachel Brocker, Gena Bunker, Sarah Katsnelson, Kate Waldmann and Katherine Smith.
The Men's Freshmen Eight had a great race, coming from behind to pass St. Andrew's and finish in 5th place, just 3 seconds behind Holy Spirit. Racing in this boat were: Nico Judge (cox), Mitchell Broadwater (stroke), Nolan Petty, Matt Baer, David Loungani, Jeremy Lartigue, Peter Murphy, Diego Wahl, & Theo Montgomery.
The Women's Freshmen Eight had a tough time in the first half of the race, but recovered well to finish in 6th place. In this boat were Phoebe Mejia (cox), Lexi Theiss (stroke), Vivian Vasquez, Molly Gibson, Alexa Green, Caitlin Beakes, McKenzie Zellner, Natalie Rogers, and Rachel Dick.
This Saturday the team is back racing at home on the Potomac.
Ex Unitate Vires! (From unity, strength)
Go Barons!