Radnor Crew Club Makes Good Showing at Regatta

The following was submitted to Radnor Patch by the Radnor Crew Club, which recently participated in a regatta on the Schuylkill river.

RADNOR BOYS CREW CLUB

The weather for the Head of Schuylkill River was certainly much better than some prior years (two years ago there was snow on the ground for Sunday racing), but there were still some tough head- and cross-winds to deal with, particularly later in the day.  Nevertheless, the Radnor Crew Clubs made a good showing and the coaches were pleased with the effort by all the rowers.

The Radnor High School Boys Crew Club entered four boats in the HOSR, including a varsity four, two varsity eights and a freshman eight.  The varsity four, with Will Aftring, Jack Palmer, Chad Beverly, Brandon Lorenz and Will Moore (cox), had a standout performance, finishing 13th out of 55 boats.

The freshmen/novice 8+ consisted of Noah Morris, Milo Wilton, Jack Dwyer, Jack Boudreau, Aidan Donnelly, Will Vaughn, Matthew Palmer, Max Fry and Josh Anderson (cox), and they rowed smoothly in their last head race of the season.

The two RBCC boats racing in the afternoon Mens HS First & Second Varsity 8+ race took on a crowded field and windy conditions. The Radnor A8+ boat included Kevin Janson, George Walker, Oscar Glassman, Alex Chain, Colin Zwagerman, Liam Williams, Ryan Borowski, Henry Leonardi and cox Zach Pepper. The Radnor B8+ included Dan Hughes, Stephen Fitch, Connor Kerpius, Evan Horvath, Stephen Ching, Benton Duncan, Max Caggiula, Moses Woode and Jake Palaha (cox).

The HOSR is the last head race (time trial) of the Fall season.  The last regatta of the season for the Radnor boys will be on Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Bill Braxton Regatta on the Cooper River in Camden/Cherry Hill.  Unlike head racing, the Bill Braxton is sprint racing, meaning the boats race five and six across on a much shorter race course.  This final race of the Fall allows all rowers, particularly new rowers, to use what they’ve learned in the Fall in the kind of races they will be rowing in the Spring.

RADNOR GIRLS CREW CLUB

The Radnor High School Girls' Crew Club had strong finishes at the Head of the Schuylkill on Sunday, competing amongst thousands of other high school teams from around the country. A total of 5 eight boats competed with the Varsity A8+ boat finishing a very competitive 12th amongst 61 boats.

The Radnor Girls Varsity A8+ boat rowed by Annabelle Chardonnet, Griffin Rauscher, Susanna Lowy, Madison Macrone, Madison Chapin, Nina Luker, Kelsey Lally, Rachel Hochberger and Katie Dillon (cox). This Varsity 8+ also competed well in the Head of the Charles in Boston last weekend, finishing 38 out of 85 boats.

The Radnor Girls Varsity B8+ was rowed by Yunyun Gu, Gisella Logioia, Claudia Cardamone, Josephine Larkin, Anna Michelson, Caroline Ressler, Sarah Miccolis, Jillian Hughes and Julia Stacey (cox).

The JV A8+ boat was rowed by, Josie Larkin, Candace Burke, Olivia Chase, Cecelia Foley, Skylar Kallick, Anna Michaelson, Jane Dersimonian, Colleen DiMarcantonio, and Judy Zhan (cox).

The JV B8+ boat was rowed by Nicole Vitt, Zoe Landry, Sam Talucci, Hadley Chance, Katie Dolan, Olivia Robinson ,Abrah Katzman, Kirsten MacCormick, and Cassidy Lorenz (cox).

The Radnor Girls Freshmen 8+ competed as a boat for the first time ever at the HOSR rowed by Micaela Myers, Lauren Brodsky, Julia Milavec, Ana DerSimonian, Naiya McClay, Anna Milavec, Katie Merken, Tessa Kilby, and Amanda Zajac (cox).