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Simsbury Crew Continues Fall Racing Schedule
Athletes row well in recent October head races
Simsbury High School's crew teams competed in the 10th Annual New England Junior & High School Fall Championship Regatta, held at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA on October 13. Sunny skies and temperatures in the sixties welcomed rowers from 41 high schools and rowing clubs from across five New England states. Connecticut public high school entries included Farmington, Glastonbury, E.O. Smith, East Lyme, Middletown, Stonington, and Lewis S. Mills.
Simsbury's first varsity girls competed among 20 crews in the Womens 1st Varsity 8+ event, finishing 10th overall and 6th in the high school division. Rowing in the Relentless were Maddie Dempsey, Jess Serra, Charlotte Derway, Marissa Phillips, Nola Hallemeier, Sydney Marcy, Morgan de Groot, Katie Costello, and Chris Norwell (coxswain), finishing the 2.5 mile course with a time of 16:27.8.
Simsbury's boys first varsity boat competed among 21 crews in the Mens 1st Varsity 8+ race, rowing to an 11th place finish in the high school division with a time of 14:40.1. Rowing in the Ironhorse were Matt Dacey, Noah Swan, Ethan Boyd, Ben Antonetti, Riley Duncan, Parker Zeller, Dan Picarelli-Kombert, Cael DiMascio, and Mia Rakowski (coxswain).
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The girls second and third varsity boats rowed well, each placing 5th in the high school division of their races. Second varsity girls included Stella Perdikis, Olivia Romanowsky, Emily Goodwin, Sofia Hanna, Alexa Michaud, Cora Nadeau, Alyssa Page, Addyson Bullen, and Reed Bluestein (coxswain), finishing in 17:26.5. Rowing for the third varsity girls were Rachel Coppinger, Sydney Vlach, Claire Mead, Rhiannon Wallace, Gretchen Helitzer, Jennifer Campagna, Madison Allen, Hope Lauben and Gabby Budlong (coxswain), recording a time of 18:26.3.
The boys second and third varsity boats each placed 7th in the high school division of their races. Rowing in the second varsity boat were Kyle Pilon, Andrew Brewster, Josh Phillips, Nelson Perry, Aaron Harris, Noah Paradise, Jack Williams, Grey DiMascio, and Olivia May (coxswain), finishing in 15:04.7. Third varsity boys included Jack Galt, Zak Schwarz, Sam Parenti, Justin Goldfarb, Jason Sherry, Eric Li, Ryan Varney, Jack Sherman, and Jack Dunn (coxswain) finishing in 15:55.7.
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In sharp contrast to the comfortable fall weather at the New England Championships were the occasional wind, heavy rain and cold temperatures found at the Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs, NY, on October 27. Simsbury girls toughed out the 3,300 meter course in the morning, with the first varsity boat finishing in 12:43.67, the second varsity boat finishing in 13:23.41, and the third varsity boat finishing in 14:56.28, each facing heavy competition from crews from across the Northeast. Simsbury boys, who were scheduled to race in the afternoon, did not race due to safety concerns as the weather increased in intensity throughout the day.
The Fall season comes to an end for Simsbury this weekend at the annual Pumpkinhead regatta in Farmington.
For more information about the Simsbury Crew program, visit www.simsburycrew.org.
