Rowing

SACRAMENTO - Several athletes on the men’s and women’s rowing club

team from Newport Aquatic Center took either the gold or silver medal at

the Southwest Regional Championship held at Lake Natoma.

Gold or silver medals qualify rowers for the national championships

held next month in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The women’s varsity eight took first in their heat, and finished

second in the final (7:20.8) to qualify for the national championships.

The team is made up of Kate Mead, Lindsey Hurban, Esther Lofgren, Lauren

May, Shannon Packer, Lindsay Serrins, Devon McCalla and Jean Geddes,

coxed by Lauren Lorman and coached by Christy Shaver.

Joining the women’s team will be the men’s quad of Peter Sims, Graham

Brant-Zawadzki, Nolan Rousset and Greg Everett and coached by Rachel

Rose, that finished at 6:43.9 in the final.

Also capturing gold medals were the men’s novice eight boat of Blake

Foster at bow seat, Morgan Sabo, Fred Fuga, Tedd Akdag, Mike Dabney,

Kevin Song, Clark Brooks with Ken Ito at stroke, coxed by Zack Haskell

and coached by Jon Barrett. The team took first in their heat (7:02.8)

and second in the final (6:42).

The men’s double, consisting of Blake Lyon and Brandon Dillman, was

second in 7:42.7 and will also be competing in Cincinnati.

The women’s JV quad of Sara Wales, Michelle Fickling, Kirsten Conino

and Lauren Berghell, coxed by Jennifer Guess, was first in 8:22.

The women’s novice quad of Claire McKay, Meredith Irby, Meggan

Brunette and Jessica Fritz, coxed by Aly Ramer and coached by Alicia

Cole, was second in 8:32.5.

Second in heats were women’s novice eights were two NAC entries: Jamie

Horowitz, Meredith Irby, Dana Hunt, Meggan Brunette, Laurie Damney,

Jessica Fritz, Corrine Turner, Tyler Murphy at stroke with coxswain

Kristin Collins, and the team of Sara Wales, Lindsay Payne, Hillary

Ellis, Michelle Fickling, Kirsten Contino, Lauren Berghell, Gabby Assayag

and Anne Kircher.

The fresman four men’s four of Kevin Alison, Blake Foster, Arik Brown,

Morgan Sabo and coxswain Zack Haskell, as well as the intermediate quad

of Curtis Cook, Jeff Soukup, Matt Siemonsma and Greg Somers Weber both

silver medal boats.

Bronze went to the men’s varsity quad of Joe Weiland, Blake Lyon,

Warren Shaeffer and Curtis Cook, and the men’s novice four with Tedd

Akdag, Mike Dabney, Ken Ito and coxed by Ben Heston.

Also, in women’s novice eights, the team of Claire McKay, Brittany

Early, Ashley Weber, Annie Poirteous, Katie Cole, Amanda Molinaro, Catie

Vogeding, Jessica Grubbs at stroke and coxswain Aly Raymer; the women’s

varsity quad of Lindsay Serrins, Hillary Ellis, Anne Kircher and Jean

Geddes; the women’s eight, coxed by Lauren Lorman, with Natali

Ekker-Stacedy, Jesse Ethell, Mitra Grubb, Aubrey Farmer, Jamie Baratta,

Courtney Matchett, Erika Gambill and Raelyn Drury; and the women’s

lightweight eight of Jamie Barratta, Jesse Ethell, Courtney Matchett,

Bernadette Carroll, Lauren Drake, Erika Gambill, Raelyn Drury and Jamie

Horwitz, coxed by Lauren Lorman.