Westfield Crew Takes to the Beach at Oyster Bay

This weekend, Westfield Crew traveled to Long Island for the Long Island Junior Rowing Championships in Oyster Bay, NY. A beautiful venue and sunny weather set the stage for a day of competitive rowing.

Competing in the Womens Novice quad were Abbey Wilson, Julia Simpson, Izzy D’Olier-Lees and Danielle Gabuzda, placing third in their event and receiving medals for their achievement.

The Mens Novice B quad manned by Jasper Baur, Kevin Law, Blake Fallon and Will Harmer placed 5^th in their event.

The Womens Lightweight Varsity double was rowed by Charlotte Dreizen and Katie Eliades who pushed hard for a 6^th place finish.

Emily Simpson, Amanda Christian, Alex Colucci and Logan Schwartz rowed the Womens JV B quad, placing 4^th by less than a second.

Womens JV A quad was propelled by Melanie Snyder, Ann-Sophie Koglin, Helen Keating and Julia Abbattista, who turned in a 6^th place finish.

The Mens JV quad manned by Ben Howell, Alex Zornitsky, Alex Schneider, Chip Pipala gave it all they had and managed to keep a solid 4^th place finish, coming in only one second behind the 3^rd place boat.

The Womens Varsity quad rowed by Sandy Choi, Jenny Amador, Marissa Jennings and  Sara Hoerrner came in 6^th by less than half a second, making for an exciting race.

Drew Mellusi, Matt Lazzarotti, Mike Paone and David Adsit were in the Mens Varsity quad, placing 6^th in their race. 

This weekend, Westfield partakes in a regatta on their own home turf, competing against St. Joes and Rumson on the Raritan River in New Brunswick, NJ.