Local rowers place at national championships
June 24, 2009
By Staff
Locals helped the Sammamish Rowing Association place in four different categories at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio June 10-14.
Both SRA’s Women’s Youth Lightweight Eight and the Men’s Youth Pair advanced to the Grand Final, where they finished in fifth and sixth place, respectively. The Women’s Youth Pair and the Men’s Youth Lightweight Eight also advanced to the Petite Final and placed seventh in the nation.
Mount Si High School sophomore Megan Hutchison competed on the Women’s Youth Lightweight Eight team, which recorded a time of 7:12.80. Mount Si senior Avery Hamann was one of two SRA rowers on the Women’s Youth Pair team, which finished with a time of 8:31.53.
In all, 21 rowers from Eastside schools competed for SRA at the national championships.
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