MAYS LANDING — The Egg Harbor Township High School girls lightweight four, junior four and novice eight all rowed to wins in windy conditions Saturday at the Lake Lenape Sprints III.
The EHT lightweight four won a five-boat race by more than nine seconds in 5 minutes, 57 seconds. The Eagles junior four took Heat 2 of its division in 6:16.53. The EHT novice eight A crew captured a six-boat race in 5:00.0.
The Egg Harbor Township lightweight four consisted of stroke Lily Winkler, Izzy Patel, Gianna Middleton, bow Rachel Kent and coxswain Talia DeNafo.
The junior four included stroke Casey Herron, Julia Latham, Michelle Rodriguez, bow Lilly Corcoran and coxswain Alanna Malc.
The novice eight consisted of bow Alyssa Hickey, Avery Hickey, Caitlin Harding, Zolimar Luciano-Gonzalez, Scarlett Butcher, Sophia Costello, Kaylee Beck, stroke Shea Harvey and coxswain Emily Hager.
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“The lightweight four has been working really hard since we started winter training,” EHT coach Dan Welsh said. “They’re a very focused group and they know what’s at stake. After winning that silver medal at nationals last year they have that taste of being successful on a national level. My assistant coach, John Pope, works with that crew every day.
“The junior four did well. Since we had an injury in there, today was their (the present lineup) ninth day on the water together. We have one of the best groups of freshmen that we’ve had in my time at EHT, which is about 18 years. The A novice boat also has three sophomores, but they’re all first-year rowers. Our whole freshmen/novice program is 23 kids total, and they’ve bonded together.”
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