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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