The squad had it’s best performance in more than a decade at Saturday’s race. The novice rowers (those in their first year of rowing), placed 1st and 3rd in the 4-man race, then captured 2nd in the 8-man race. The varsity fared just as well, taking 1st and 3rd place in the 4-man race and 2nd in the 8-man race, just behind Pittsburgh Central Catholic, the runner up at last year’s national championship regatta.
In addition, the Varsity double won their race, which is a first in our programs history.
All these medal finishes resulted in the Wildcat Navy capturing the overall men’s points trophy – the Dan Thompson Cup – again, a first for the Blue & Gold.
The team now prepared to race in the Youth 8+, Youth 4+, and Youth 2x and the Head of the Charles in Boston on October 24th. Live results are available at www.hocr.org. The lads will be racing 70 teams from around the world. The school is hosting a travels with the cat event on race day in Boston as well, so we hope to see any SIHS alumni and friends while we’re in beantown.
