Tigers Rowers Take Five Medals at Head of the Ohio

 

Saturday, October 6, 2007

 

Coach Mike Bergen’s Tigers rowed tough right from the start at Saturday’s 21^st Head of the Ohio Regatta.  They started the day by capturing back-to-back gold medals in the Men’s and Women’s High School Doubles events.  They added three more medals in the afternoon by taking the silver in both the Men’s and Women’s High School Quads and the bronze in the men’s event.

 

Head of the Ohio is a major fall rowing event held on a 2.6 mile course along Pittsburgh’s Allegheny River.  Over 80 high school, college, club and corporate teams from 15 US states and Canadian provinces took part in this year’s regatta.  In winning their medals, NA bettered competition that included local crews from Fox Chapel, Upper St. Clair, Central Catholic, North Catholic, Shaler, Winchester Thurston and Ellis.  NA’s men’s and women’s quads were both edged out for the gold by very experienced crews from St. Catherine’s, a Canadian club program, making NA the top-finishing US crews in both events.

 

The Tigers next will host Steel City Rowing Club and other invited teams for a scrimmage at NA’s boathouse on Saturday, October 20.

 

Full Head of the Ohio Results:

 

First place

Women’s High School Doubles – Ali Pittman, Maddie Gray

Men’s High School Doubles – Brian Marcus, Andrew Spirk

 

Second place

Women’s High School Quads – Tori Horn, Michelle Weaver, Jenny Hudson, Maria Deiuliis

Men’s High School Quads – Mark Dissen, Jim Rectenwald, Canaan Colwick, Dan Jefferies

 

Third place

Men’s High School Quads – Brian Marcus, Taylor Sandora, Andrew Spirk, Dan Borzelleca

 

Other finishes

4^th place – Women’s High School Doubles – Jordan Herbert, Katelyn Hilderbrand

5^th place – Men’s High School Lightweight Fours – Mark Pollini, James Gaysek, Kevin Huber, Zach Petronic, Dinesh Palanasami

6^th place – Men’s High School JV Eights – James Milone, Dave McQuiston, Peter Joyce, Kameron Palagi, Kevin Huber, James Gaysek, Noah Krassenstein, Zach Petronic, Dinesh Palanasami

8^th place – Women’s High School JV Eights – Meghan Wilson, Kim Gilmour, Jessica Pegher, Emily Ellis, Alyssa Schick, Emily Mershon, Merel Duursma, Leah Ference, Christine Frazier

12^th place - Women’s High School Lightweight Fours – Kate Nescott, Meghan Wilson, Merel Duursma, MJ Negle, Alyssa Schick