Stonington Crew Wins 2 Medals At CPSRA Championship Regatta

NEW PRESTON, CT – Stonington Crew won two medals at the Connecticut Public Schools Rowing Association (CPSRA) Championship Regatta at Lake Waramaug State Park.

According to a release, 14 teams competed in 16 events. All but one Stonington boat had top-three finishes in the morning heats to qualify for the afternoon finals.

In the end, Stonington’s Girls Third Varsity and Boys Second Varsity Eights won bronze and silver medals, respectively.

“I’m thrilled for the Boys V2 boat,” Head Coach and Boys Varsity Coach Tyler Page said in a release. “All season long they have been coachable and enthusiastic. Their dedication paid off today.”

The Boys V1, V3 and Novice boats all rowed to fourth place finishes. The Girls Second and First Varsity placed fifth and sixth.

“CPSRA Championships are very competitive,” Page said. “Every stroke in every practice is critical. In championship races, boats are often separated by just seconds.”

In the case of the Boys First Varsity race, Stonington missed a bronze medal by two-tenths of a second. After 10 years with Stonington Crew, this year is Coach Ed Bockowski’s last.

“I couldn’t think of a better way to go out than with the Girls Third Varsity boat,” Bockowski said in a release. “This group of girls, most of whom have not rowed, believed in one another right from the beginning.”

The tight-knit crew improved each each week, peaking at States, to grab a bronze medal.

Results from this weekend’s race may affect seeding and qualification of some boats for New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championships next weekend on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

Stonington results:

• Boys Novice: 4th
• Boys Third Varsity: 4th
• Boys Second Varsity: 2nd
• Boys First Varsity: 4th
• Girls Novice: 4th in Heat 1
• Girls Third Varsity: 3rd
• Girls Second Varsity: 5th
• Girls First Varsity: 6th

Lineups:

Girls V1: Emily Tieu (coxswain), Andrea Edwards, Caroline Andrews, Lucy Rath, Lily Haghpassand, Liz Yarnall , Jessie Gentilella, Sydney Heughins , Sophia Anderson

Girls V2: Claire Anderson (coxswain), Jess Weber, Leila Robarge, Abbie Gibson, Hope Sowle, Una Schaffer, Lily Bockowski, Julia Chomowicz, Allie Kappell

Girls V3: Jordan Gincastro (coxswain), Jill Holland, Maggie Connelly, Lucy Chomowicz, Ellie Korinek , Lucy Cyr, Maggie Daley, Maddie West, Ava Stepski

Girls Novice: Ella Turner (coxswain), Brooke Vickerman, Lucy Cyr, Caroline Longo, Maria Martuscello, Olivia Monte, Farwa Mohsin, Lauren Kehrle, Maura Nowak

Boys V1: Mateo Olmedo (coxswain), Nick Bibeau, Luke Monteiro, Ian Thornell, Josh Morrison, Tyler Stafford, Zach Pasquin, Chad Obrey, Nate Bury

Boys V2: Paolo Ragonese (coxswain), Christian Donovan, Erik Laskey, Cooper Olsen, Tyler DaCosta, Gus Natale, Rodrigo Gonzalez-Rivero, Jack Stajduhar, Nick Rofrano

Boys V3: Harper Ryan (coxswain), Dean Blanchet, Michael Morse, Rob Pont, Liam Bornstein, Cristian DeCastro, Chase Williams, Emmett Breen, Antonio Reale

Boys Novice: Aidan Rath (coxswain), Ethan Lopes, Trevor Hultgren, Joey Sasso, AJ Murko, Adam Rajab, Anthony Pont, Mahmoud Salha, Owen Williams

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Photo credits: John Thornell