Record
Success at Regional Championships:
GMS qualifies six out of eight entries for Nationals
High School Rowers win places
at the National Championships
GMS Junior Rowing team qualified a record number
of boats last weekend at the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Championships
held in Worcester, MA. The rowers competed for coveted spots at
the U.S. Rowing Junior National Championships to be held in Cincinnati
in June. The rowing conditions on Worcestor’s Lake Quinsigamond.
were especially challenging and the competition was fierce, with
approximately 800 competitors from 50 clubs and schools vying for
a limited number of entries, as only the top three finishers in
each race advanced to the national competition. GMS Rowing Center
is proud to acknowledge all our rowers for their hard work, determination
and many hours of training as well as to congratulate the winning
crews!
The qualifying crews are:
- 2nd place: Kynan Reelick (Brookfield HS)
in the single sculls (1x)
- 1st place: Kim Hopewell (Ridgefield HS)
& Taylor Fries (Staples HS, Westport) in the lightweight women’s
double sculls (2x)
- 1st place: Matt Winkler (New Milford HS)
and Harry Rouse (New Milford HS) in the lightweight men’s
double sculls (2x)
- Jacqualyn Lindo (New Milford HS), Mairi
McKellop (Ridgefield HS), Kayla Trnka (New Milford HS) and Casey
Watrous (New Milford HS) in the quadruple sculls (4x) came in
with the fastest time. (Bad weather cancelled the finals)
- Laurel Burmeister (New Milford HS), Andria
Kowalczyk (New Milford HS), Kelsey Reelick (Brookfield HS) and
Kaylin Yard (Litchfield HS) in the quadruple sculls (4x) had the
second fastest time. (Bad Weather cancelled the finals)
- Adam Kobayashi (Canterbury School), Matt
Holden (Canterbury School), John Morrissey (New Milford HS), Sam
Gerow (New Milford HS) in the quadruple scull (4x) qualified in
a petition based on previous results. (Bad Weather cancelled this
event)
Moving on to college
With the end of the Spring Program quickly approaching,
we wish our graduating seniors (some with rowing scholarships) every
success:
Sam Gerow (Hobart & William Smith College,
NY), Jacqui Lindo (St. Mary’s College, San Francisco), Adam
Kobayashi (Colgate College), Matt Holden (Hobart & William Smith
College, NY), Rebecca Leaden (Culinary Institute)
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