Sammamish Rowing Association qualifies four to Nationals | Community sports news
Published 10:45 am Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The Sammamish Rowing Association junior rowing team competed at the Northwest Junior Regional Championships in Vancouver, Wash. and qualified four boats to nationals in Tennessee on June 8.
The SRA junior men took three championships and also earned a pair of second place medals.
On the women’s side, SRA took home one first place and a pair of third place finishes. The novice rowers (less than one year of experience) won six medals, including a pair of first places.
Local participants are:
Boys Varsity Quad: J.D. Laurence-Chasen, International Community School, senior
Boy’s Lightweight 8+: (Coxswain) Gina Day, Skyline, senior; Sam Goertz, Issaquah, sophomore; Johannes Gees, Interlake, junior; Ben Yuse, Eastlake, sophomore
Boy’s Lightweight Double: Andrew Wisegarver, Eastlake, sophomore; Brennan Lewis, Interlake, senior
Women’s Varsity Eight: (Coxswain) Simone Oberholzer, Bellevue, senior; Ellie Place, Issaquah, junior; Elise Valantine, Running Start at Bellevue College, senior; Karina Yalcin, Issaquah, junior
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