Radnor, Lower Merion crews shine at Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta

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The Radnor and Lower Merion crew teams had some first-place finishes at the Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J. Nov. 11.
Radnor

Radnor’s JV 8+ finished first at the Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta. From left is (top row): Courtney Gallagher (cox), Brighton Dewitt, Tova Tachau, Maddie Johnson, Chloe Sakowski, coach Margaret Gordon, (bottom row) Isabella DiGiacomo, Avery Van Dusen, Ali Bauer and Audrey Margolis.

Radnor’s Girls JV 8+ boat, composed of Brighton Dewitt, Tova Tachau, Maddie Johnson, Chole Sakowski, Avery Van Dusen, Isabella DiGiacomo, Audrey Margolis, Ali Bauer and Courtney Gallagher (cox) finished first, led from the start and looked back for 2,000 meters on a strong field. In the second half of the race Mount Saint Joseph and Villa Joseph Marie increased their stroke rate in an attempt to catch the Radnor crew, but Radnor rowing a lower, efficient rate extended their lead finishing eight seconds and one length of open water ahead of the rest of the flight.
Earlier in the afternoon the Radnor Girls Varsity 4+ of Madeleine Rubinstein, Amanda Vitt, Abigail Chapin, Abigail Frishman and Elena Owens (cox) advanced to the Braxton Family Trophy Final and finished fifth out of 21 overall.
Both Radnor Girls JV 4s finished third in the flights – the A boat was composed of Lindsay Eggert, Megan Frei, Taylor Stearns, Tara Osborne and Melissa Hun (cox) and the B boat was composed of Claire MacDonald, Kylie Slupe, Megan Miller, Sophia Hernandez and Florence South (cox).
One day earlier, at Frostbite Regatta on the Cooper River, the Radnor Girls JV 4+ and Varsity 4+ battled winds gusting 40 mph and whitecaps to finish second and third, respectively, in their flights. The JV 4+ boat included Lindsay Eggert, Megan Frei, Taylor Stearns, Tara Osborne and Jessica Weitzman (cox) and the Varsity 4+ boat included Madeleine Rubinstein, Amanda Vitt, Abigail Chapin, Abigail Frishman and Melissa Hunn (cox).

Lower Merion
LM’s novice girls 4+ and novice boys 8+ won first place in their respective races at the Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta.

The Lower Merion novice boys 8+, which finished first at the Bill Braxon Memorial Regatta, included, from left: coach Amy Beckman, Asher Hancock, Max Bergmaier, Henry Shin, Paul DeSouza, Cole Messinger (coxswain), Isaac Berman, Matt Lexa, Ben Lustig, George Rieke, and coach Bill Bragdon.

The novice boys 8+ rowed early morning qualifying them for their final race later that day winning first place overall, with a boat consisting of George Rieke, Ben Lustig, Matt Lexa, Isaac Berman, Paul DeSouza, Henry Shin, Max Bergmaier, Asher Hancock and coxswain Cole Messinger.

The Lower Merion girls novice 4, which finished first at the Bill Braxton Memorial, included, from left: Jane Spencer, Rose Leinhauser, Faye Berry, Jena Dessain and Théa Kerekes.

LM’s novice girls 4+ raced to first place a full 13 seconds ahead of their next competitor, with a boat consisting of Théa Kerekes, Jena Dessain, Rose Leinhauser, Jane Spencer and coxswain Faye Berry.

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Bruce Adams

Bruce Adams
Bruce Adams is the Sports Editor at Main Line Media News.

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