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CINCINNATI--Sammamish Rowing Association won the gold medal in junior women's quadruple sculls and the silver in the junior women's double sculls on Sunday at the USRowing National Youth Invitational Championships on Harsha Lake in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The junior national championships included over 1,100 rowers from 100 high schools and clubs from across the nation. Sammamish qualified in 6 events by finishing among the top two places at the NW Junior Regional Championships this May in Vancouver, WA. Sammamish sent 3 crews to compete in the 2,000 meter race, the junior women's quadruple and double sculls and the junior men's quadruple sculls.
The junior women's quadruple sculls won the event with a time of 7:52.67 followed by Seattle's Greenlake Crew with a time of 8:04.03. The junior women's double sculls won the silver medal and the junior men placed 4th in the grand final race.
This is the first time Sammamish juniors have won at the Junior National Championships. The Sammamish junior boats were comprised of rowers from across the eastside. Click here for photo gallery.
Junior Women's Quadruple Sculls:
Jennifer Cromwell stroked the quad. She is a junior and attends Sammamish
High School.
Kari Stenbakken sat 3 seat. She is a senior and will graduate from Eastlake
High School.
Amy Brevick sat 2 seat. She is a senior and will graduate from Mt. Si
High School.
Kelly Amsler sat bow. She is a senior and will graduate from Lake Washington
High School.
Junior Women's Double Sculls:
Jennifer Cromwell
Kari Stenbakken
Junior Men's Quadruple Sculls:
Asa Bergdahl stroked the quad. He is a senior and will graduate from Issaquah
High School
Brad Pistorese sat 3 seat. He is a senior and will graduate from Redmond
High School
Colin Ward sat 2 seat. He is a senior and will graduate from The Bear
Creek School.
Kit Culbert sat bow. He is a junior and attends the International School.
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