Northville Rowing Gold Streak Continues at State Championships

The Northville Rowing Club competed in the Scholastic Rowing Association of Michigan 2019 Championship Regatta held on May 18 at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Northville continues to exceed expectations as 12 boats advanced to the finals late Saturday afternoon, capturing 4 gold and 3 silver event medals.

Standout Sara Bennett (senior) earned gold in the Women’s Varsity 1x with a time of 7:13 eclipsing her competition by 30 seconds to become State Champion. Equally impressive Pahul Kahlon (junior) also brought home gold for Northville in the Men’s Varsity 1x with a time of 6:12 amongst a talented field of rowers. For the first time in state competition both Men’s and Women’s Junior 8+ also captured gold for this growing team. Gabby Evangalista (junior coxswain), Isa Cirulis, Lily Oles, Tessa McCarthy, Nina Moyski (juniors), Makala Hande, Ava Kehoe (sophomores), Riley Finn and Kate Encelewski (freshmen) powered through with a winning time of 5:41. Never to be outdone, the Men’s Junior 8+ of Elyssa Daguanno (senior coxswain), Drew DiFrancesco, Jimmy King, Luke Lesh, Christian Ozog, Karthik Muruganand (juniors), Adam Bis, Thaddeus Felosak, and Russell Kobelsky (sophomores), captured gold with a time of 4:37. To round out the afternoon, Daguanno, Bis, Lesh, Kobelsky and Felosak’s time of 5:17 in the Men’s Junior 4+ seized silver. Our sculling power duo of King and DiFrancesco earned silver in the Men’s Varsity 2x with a time of 5:29, while an exciting photo finish for our junior power pair of Chloe Sargent and Allison Dunn (juniors) captured silver in the Women’s Varsity 2x with a time of 6:27.

Northville rowing has had a record breaking season and continues to improve, earning seven medals in twelve events in addition to our 4th, 5th and 6th place finishes. In overall team standings, Northville Rowing Club placed 3rd – our best finish in the team’s history. "All of our athletes have contributed to the success of the team and they have put the team's goals in front of individual accomplishments. This has been a big step for our program and we hope to continue moving forward at the SRAA National Championships Regatta this weekend. Our kids have a lot to be proud of." said Head Coach Nick Bickes about the team’s results.

Congratulations to our State Champions and best of luck to the six Northville boats competing this weekend at the National Championships in Nashport, Ohio. Row Mustangs!

This summer, the Northville Rowing Club will host a variety of Learn to Row camps - For incoming 9th through 12th grade high school students who are interested in rowing, for Middle School aged students who would like to try the sport, as well as an Adult Learn to Row – there is something for everyone!

Registration is now open for these summer camps on our team website: www.NorthvilleRowing.com. Additional summer camps and team information can be found on the website as well. The Northville Rowing Club is a non-profit, 501c3, rowing for Northville High School. It is a co-ed, competitive varsity club sport with Fall and Spring competition seasons, with an opportunity to earn a Varsity Letter. With no experience required, we welcome 9th to 12th Grade students from Northville High School.