Stonington Crew Wins at Home, Builds Momentum to State Championships

MYSTIC, CT – In their last home meet of the 2017 spring season, Stonington Crew boys and girls had strong performances—winning six of eight varsity and novice events. Visiting Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association (CPSRA) teams from East Lyme and Guilford won the Girls Varsity 1 and Varsity 2 events, respectively.

“At the end of the season, it’s good to be able to test yourself against schools in your league,” Head Coach and Boys Varsity Coach Tyler Page said in a release. “Our results continue to be encouraging, heading into State Championships that are just two weeks away.”

Winds increased throughout the morning, which made the 1,500m course a rough row. (To sign up for Stonington/Mystic breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

“Conditions became progressively more challenging today,” Varsity Girls Head Coach Maria Brown said in a release. “Some of our less experienced crews faced tough conditions. But, they weren’t rattled and rowed well together.”

Stonington won the Boys Varsity 1, 2, 3 and Novice races. The Girls Varsity 3 and Novice boats won their events.

The team races Middletown and EO Smith next week, before the CPSRA Championship Regatta on May 17 at Lake Waramaug State Park in New Preston.

Full results:

NEIRA Boys & Girls Eights: Stonington vs. Guilford and East Lyme

http://www.row2k.com/results/r...

Photographs:

Girls Novice: Claire Anderson (coxswain), Leila Robarge, Lily Flack, Hope Sowle, Alexandra Kapell, Iris Wainston, Jill Holland, Jordan Gincastro, Emily Lenihan

Girls Varsity 3: Maddie Britto (coxswain), Lily Bockowski, Leah Jesse, Kaitlyn Williams, Isabella Griswold, Sarah Beverly, Madelyn Burgess, Emily Meagher, Una Schaffer

Boys Varsity 3: Evan Boisoneau (coxswain), Cooper Olsen, Ben McCue, Ricky Hoelzel, Rodrigo Gonzalez-Rivero, Dean Blanchet, David Bunger, Jack Stajduhar, Cristian DeCastro

Boys Varsity 1: Alysha Johnson (coxswain), Brendan McCann, Luke Monteiro, Sam Bunger, John Drago, Tyler Stafford, Nate Bury, Matt Planchon, Ryan Kilcoyne