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Northville Rowers Launch Season at Beautiful Belle Isle
The Northville Rowing Club has successful first regatta of the fall season at Dossin Invitational on Belle Isle in Detroit.
The Northville Rowing Club competed in their first regatta of the season on Sunday, September 11, when the 8th Annual Dossin Invitational Rowing Regatta convened at the historic Detroit Boat Club on Belle Isle. Crews in boats of eight, plus coxswains, swept past both the Windsor and Detroit skylines as they completed the 5K course around the tip of the island and under the iconic MacArthur Bridge.
Northville entered three boats of seasoned rowers, all of whom seemed eager to build their endurance and get the first fall event underway. NRC’s crews fought through the wakes of the freighters sharing the waters of the Detroit River and found their rhythm for a successful initial outing.
Earning third place with a time of 20:52.55 in the Women’s 8+ event were seniors Jackie Cole, Melissa Pearson, Maya Sankaran, Kylie VanLoo, Bella Wood, juniors Belle Cureton, Rachel Winfield and sophomore Sara Bennett, led by senior Coxswain Bethany Holub.
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The Mixed 8+ crew placed second in their event as senior Camden Esposito, juniors Zach MacKinnon, Maddie Ozog, Katie Sturtz, sophomores Jordi Brownlow, Elyssa Daguanno, Ian Danaher, Sydney Kawakami and junior Coxswain Sophie DeClue finished in 23:00.16.
Northville also placed second in the last event of the regatta, where the Men’s 8+ crew of seniors J.T. Kerns, Frank Williams, juniors C.J. Daniels, Aaron Shute, Brett Somerville, sophomores Nick Cemalovic, Andrew Crowell, Mitchell Encelewski and sophomore Coxswain Nicholas Bhandari finished with a time of 19:07.74.
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The club, which this season has over forty rowers, will next head to Toledo, Ohio for the Frogtown Regatta on Saturday, September 24. For more information and upcoming events, visit www.northvillerowing.com and www.facebook.com/northvillerowingclub.
Northville Rowing Club is a non-profit, 501C3, rowing for Northville High School. It is a co-ed, no experience required, competitive club sport, with an opportunity to earn a Varsity Letter. We welcome 9th to 12th Grade students from NHS. We also have Learn to Row camps for Middle School students.
Photo Credits: Deb Williams | Men’s 8+ crew, Detroit skyline; Mahesh Bhandari | Women’s 8+ crew; Mahesh Bhandari | Mixed 8+ crew; Deb Williams | Men’s 8+ crew
