OSPREY, FL (April 15th, 2018)- Sarasota Crew raced at the FSRA Sculling State Championships at Nathan Benderson Park on Saturday. Sarasota Crew’s Varsity and Freshman athletes compiled 42 entries in 22 events and raced against 37 other teams. Sarasota Crew athletes came home with 9 first place finishes, 1 s econd place finish, and 3 third place finishes.
“We came away from this weekend with great successes. We had representation in all “a” finals, with some events having two boats.” stated Sarasota Crew’s Head Coach Casey Galvanek, “For the first time we swept the women’s quads, a tremendous feat for sure.”
Races were 1,500 meters in all sculling categories, Sarasota Crew won the Girl’s Points Trophy, the Boy’s Points Trophy, and the overall Team Points Trophy, this is the seventh consecutive year that Sarasota Crew has won the FSRA Sculling State Championship. The FSRA Sweep State Championships are April 28-29th at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota.
RESULTS
Saturday, April 14th, 2018
FIRST PLACE
Girls Varsity 4x
Olivia DeNiro Julia Braz Jessica Frisch Christina Strates
Girls Junior 4x
Angela Szabo Ailbhe O’Grady Madeleine Palmer Wynona Dean
Boys Varsity 2x
Mathew Pitchford Christian Irving
Boys Varsity 4x
Clark Dean
Emory Sammons Kristopher Schumann Travis Earp
Boys Junior 4x
Harrison Schofield Owen Corr Alexander DeGrado Will West
Boys Varsity 1x
Fabian Herrera
Girls Freshman 4x
Juliette Schuhmacher Chyara Kruger Abigail Steinwachs Jordan Keene
Girls Lightweight 4x
Bethany Newcomb Campbell Shaw Lauren Andrews Ellie Cole
Boys Freshman 4x
Mason Kuipers Logan Brown
Troy Riesenberger Joshua Wang
SECOND PLACE
Boys Junior 1xa
Malakai Leon
THIRD PLACE
Boys Lightweight 4x
Christopher Wolf Riley Choquette Michael Sullivan Samuel Napoliello
Boys Junior 2x
Julian Wilberding Jakob Jarczynski
Boys Junior 1xb
Jai Kondapalli
Founded in 2002, Sarasota Crew is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide elementary, middle and high school-aged Sarasota County youth with positive, competitive rowing experiences that cultivate high standards of personal integrity and self-esteem, promote teamwork and sportsmanship, and instill a lifelong commitment to a healthful lifestyle and serving the community. Sarasota Crew’s Headquarters is based in Bay Preserve in Osprey, FL with additional satellite offices in downtown Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch. To learn more, visit www.sarasotacrew.com or call 941-966-9791.