Sports Shorts

Navesink River Rowing made an impressive showing at the Cooper Cup Regatta on Sunday April 29 at the Cooper River in Camden. Both high school and masters boats participated, bringing home the hardware in three out of five events entered.

The Women's Varsity Double of Kathryn Lowry and Emily Crosby won the County Commissioners Cup for their first-place finish. This represents the fourth consecutive gold medal for the winning duo, who placed fourth in this event at the Junior National Championships in Cincinnati last June.

Taking home silver for the club was the Women's Varsity Quad of Brianna Malone, Anne Gurevich, Kate Rennie and Laura Grosso, who won their qualifying heat easily and stroked to a second-place finish in the final. This result improved upon their fourth-place finish at the Mercer Lake Sprints.

Coach Bill Scholtz commented, "This is the boat to watch. These athletes are improving daily and look really smooth on the water."

Coaches Mark Malone and Bill Scholtz showed their young athletes how to get the job done, placing second in the Men's Masters Double against a very competitive field. Their boat crossed the line just 5.14 seconds behind the gold medalists in the 1,000-meter master sprint final

The Men's Varsity Quad of Sean Malone, Max Kenny-Little, Greg Charte and Ian Bamberger advanced in their morning heat and stroked to a fifth-place finish in the afternoon final.

Stiff winds and choppy waters made for challenging conditions for the Women's Junior Varsity Quad of Dominique Blount, Christina Bennett, Rachel Waylett and Anna Gurevich, who placed fourth.