Simsbury Crew Races for Quinsigamond Cup

Simsbury Crew’s first varsity boats each finished third in competitive races at the “Q Cup” in Worcester, Massachusetts on Saturday, April 27. Facing competition from East Lyme, St. John’s High School (MA), Brookline (MA), Shrewsbury (MA) and Hanover (NH), rowers contended with unseasonably cold Spring weather and strong winds which pushed the start for all races at varying distances below the line.

The girls first varsity boat beat Hanover and East Lyme for a third place finish behind Brookline and Shrewsbury, missing second place by less than half of a second. Rowing in the Relentless for Simsbury were Elena Marchetti, Millie Malloy, Lucy O’Sullivan, Jess Serra, Abby Hammel, Kyra Sanborn-Burch, Maddie Dempsey, Izzy Kuczorski, and Chris Norwell (coxswain). The crew is coached by Ann Carabillo.

The boys first varsity race was also close, with Simsbury finishing ahead of Shrewsbury by less than a second and behind Brookline by less than four seconds. St. John’s was first and Hanover and East Lyme finished fifth and sixth. Moving the Ironhorse for Simsbury were Will Dempsey, Adam Stine, Kyle Shaw, John Cody, Elias Hanna, Ethan Boyd, James Hammel, Chris Harvill, and Joe Bogdan (coxswain), coached by Adam Askham.

Other Simsbury boats coming in third were the girls second varsity boat and the boys third boat. The girls second boat came in behind Shrewsbury and Brookline, but ahead of East Lyme and Hanover, with Olivia Romanowsky, Alexa Michaud, Charlotte Derway, Gillian Forsberg, Paige Malloy, Marissa Phillips, Katie Costello, Eleanor Potter, and Olivia May (coxswain), coached by Ann Carabillo. The boys third boat beat Hanover, Shrewsbury, and St John’s B4, but finished behind St. John’s B3 and Brookline with David Brendline, Grey DiMascio, Josh Phillips, Samuel Parenti, Justin Goldfarb, Cael DiMascio, Jack Williams, Ben Antonetti, and Reed Bluestein (coxswain), coached by Paul Carabillo.

In other races, the girls third boat placed fourth, the boys second varsity boat placed fifth, and the boys novice boat placed fifth, each coming in ahead of East Lyme.

The next race for Simsbury Crew will be on Saturday, May 11 at the Kent Invitational at Lake Waramaug in New Preston, CT. For more information about the Simsbury Crew program, including this season’s race schedule, visit www.simsburycrew.org.