NA Rowers Take Three Medals at National Youth Championships

 

North Allegheny sent four boats to the USRowing National Youth Championships this weekend and rowed away with three medals, more than any other team in the nation.  The Men’s Youth Single and Men’s Youth Double both claimed silver medals while the Women’s Youth Quad captured the bronze.  The Men’s Youth Quad finished just out of the medals in 4^th place.

 

119 teams representing 24 states sent crews to Harsha Lake near Cincinnati, Ohio to compete in the invitation-only culminating event of the high school rowing year.  All competing boats receive national rankings according to their final standings.  In order to qualify, crews had to win their regional championships.  NA qualified their boats through the Midwest Scholastic Championships held in May.   

 

NA got off to a strong start on the first day of preliminary competition by qualifying all four of their boats for semi-finals.  During the second day’s semi-finals races, all four boats again were among the top finishers, earning them each a place in their respective Grand Finals.  Against the most elite high-school-aged competition in the nation, NA’s crews rowed strong through the Grand Finals.  The Women’s Youth Quad finished only half a second out of first place in an intense battle to the finish line.  The Men’s Youth Quad had a similar photo-finish race between the 2^nd-through-4^th place boats, as did the Men’s Youth Single between the 2^nd and 3^rd place rowers.

 

NA seniors Singen Elliott, Joseph Brendel, Rory Dahl, Brittney Kelly and Liz Rebhun were key to the medal wins, along with juniors Erin Dauson and Briana Pittman.  NA has a good outlook for next year as well, with juniors Steve Marcus, Mark Nolfi and Bill Francis and sophomore Brian Marcus showing their strength in their first appearance at Youth Nationals.

 

For more information about the North Allegheny Rowing and their summer program for new rowers, see their website at www.narowing.org.

 

 

Full Results:

 

2^nd Place

 

Men’s Youth Single – Singen Elliott

Men’s Youth Double – Joseph Brendel, Rory Dahl

 

3^rd Place

 

Women’s Youth Quad – Brittney Kelly, Erin Dauson, Liz Rebhun, Briana Pittman

 

4^th Place

 

Men’s Youth Quad – Brian Marcus, Bill Francis, Mark Nolfi, Steve Marcus