JAMES RIVER CREW TEAM TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Varsity Crew Team of James River High School has distinguished itself again this season. Friday and Saturday May 28 - 29, they’ll compete in the Scholastic National Regatta rowing championship in Saratoga Springs, New York, the second year in which their boats will race. Sweep rowing boats that qualified in recent State competition include the women’s lightweight 4+ and the women’s junior 4+.
The women’s junior 4+ rowed to second place in the states at Occoquan May 22 and includes James River High School juniors Alex South, Emily Neidle, Lisa Long, Morgan Keerans, and Ali Mayer as coxswain (shown with Hank):
Placing 3rd in the Virginia states was the Womens lightweight four (WLt4+) featuring Brittany Richardson, Chelsea Delsack, Ali Bardowell, Whitney Pander, and Bridget Williams as coxswain:
The men’s varsity 4 consisting of Chris Pena, Josh Lutz, Evan Bryant, Max Claywood, and Casey Benedict as cox also earned a spot in the national competition:
