Stotesbury 2011
Stotesbury 2011 Established in 1926 by Philadelphia industrialist, philanthropist & rowing enthusiast, Edward T. Stotesbury, the Stotesbury Cup Regatta is the world's oldest and largest high school rowing competition, and the second largest regatta in the United States. Last weekend, B-CC's rowing Barons joined 5,000 rowers, and some 20,000 fans on the banks of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River for two days of intense competition. There were 868 boats and 176 high schools from eight states (PA, NJ, DE, MD, TX, FL, VA, NY) and the District of Columbia competing this year.
This year's headline for the Barons was the Boys Senior Eight's remarkable journey to the finals. Beginning in a field of 33 boats, the Barons came in 4th in the time trials, thus making it to the semi-finals where they finished 2nd, qualifying for finals just 2 seconds behind the St. Albans boat that ultimately won gold. The Barons came in 5th in that extraordinary final race. Congratulations to Erik Holmvik (stroke), Michael Colella, Harry Holroyd, Sam Weiner, Nick van der Vink, Matt Dutko, Adam Schlesinger, Sam Murphy, and Matt Speck (coxswain).
Two other boats made it out of the time trials and into the semi-finals—the Girls Second Eight and the Boys Junior Eight—where they finished 6th and 4th respectively. In the Girls Second Eight were: Margaux Carle (stroke), Kate LaFranchi, Julia Vasquez, Sabina Gudmundsson, Tamsin Bradbury, India Scribner, Ruby Smith, Gyl Weisenfeld, and Maddy Turner (cox). In the Boys Junior Eight were: Shray Mittal (stroke), Rohan Mittal, Joel Rosenblum, Trevor Wind, Matt Baer, Nate Hodge, Ian Weaver, Alex Lallas, and Will Smith (cox).
In a field dominated by senior boats filled with, well, mostly seniors, our Girls Senior Eight, with only one senior, two juniors and six sophomores faced tough competition. Though they did not advance to the semi-finals, this strong boat has a great future. In this boat were: Sofia Arend (stroke), Amanda Litty, Katie Sampson, Lizzie Hook, Abby McIntosh, Charlotte Myers, Naomi Balodemas, Erin Walk, and Zena Wolf (cox).
The Barons Boys Lightweight Four also raced well in a very competitive field of boats, but was not able to make it to the semi-finals. In this boat were Alex Loomis, Fred Johnson, Matthew Whitstock, Joaquin Rodriguez, and Alex Sax (cox).
Though neither Freshman Eight made it past the time trials in their first Stotesbury appearance, all enjoyed the experience of competing in such an amazing event. In the Boys Freshman Eight were: Mitchell Broadwater (stroke), Peter Murphy, Aidan LaPierre, David Loungani, Jeremy Lartigue, Nolan Petty, Diego Wahl, Oliver Jenkins, and Nico Judge (cox). In the Girls Freshman Eight were: Molly Gibson (stroke), Vivian Vazquez, Caitlin Beakes, Mackenzie Zellner, Jessica Smith, Alexa Green, Natalie Rogers, Rachel Dick and Julia Maslin (cox).
Congratulations and many thanks to our dedicated team of coaches: Dan Engler, Hank McEntee, Jessica Swartz, Tom Schryver, Laura Thornhill & Megan Gordon, and good luck to our Varsity Boys and Girls First Boats, who will be traveling this weekend to SRAA National Rowing Competition this weekend on the Cooper River in Camden, New Jersey!