Atlanta Junior Rowing Association

This past weekend, AJRA traveled to USRowing’s Southeast Junior Regional Championships to wrap up the spring season and race for bids to Youth Nationals. Continuing the strong performances of the spring season, AJRA brought home six regional championships in a record-breaking day for the club.

While there are many crews worth highlighting, the most impressive result was found in the overall points standings — AJRA finished second overall of all 43 clubs attending the regatta, and with their finish in the point standings, brought home the Women’s Points Trophy for the first time!

This was the final spring competition for many of the AJRA crews, including the novice squads. The men’s novice team competed in the Novice 8+ and 3rd Varsity 8+ events, entering four competitive entries and showcasing their strength from top to bottom. The women’s novice team had their best racing of the spring, bringing home a silver medal in the Novice 8+, and finishing with strong placement in their second and third boats.

AJRA earned six bids to the USRowing Youth National Championships by earning a top three finish in these varsity-level events: Men’s and Women’s Varsity Pairs, Men’s and Women’s Lightweight Fours, Women’s Varsity Four, and Women’s Varsity Eight.

Gold: Men’s Varsity 2-, Women’s Varsity 2-, Women’s Varsity 4+, Women’s Lightweight 4+, Women’s 2nd Varsity 8+, Women’s 2nd Varsity 4+

Silver: Women’s Novice 8+ A, Men’s 3rd Varsity 8+ A

Bronze: Women’s Varsity 8+, Men’s Lightweight 4+ B, Men’s 2nd Varsity 8+, Women’s 2nd Varsity 8+ B, Men’s 3rd Varsity 8+ B

See all results and point standings here.

 

 

 

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Eleven high school seniors at AJRA were recruited from this year’s Varsity squads to row at college crew programs — representing the highest number of recruits in the club’s 25-year history.

Pictured top left to right are Maddie Wilson (UCLA), Leigh Shanor (Boston University), Mary Waldman (Louisville), Sarah Hudnall (Michigan), Cassi Lobaugh (Nova Southeastern), and Emili Earhart (Wisconsin). Bottom left to right are Lily Trapkin (Hamilton College), Maggie Nugent (Alabama), Morgan Bean (Harvard), Trevor Appier (Northeastern), and Hannah Onians (West Virginia).

AJRA’s recruits are featured in the May 1 edition of many local Neighbor newspapers. The paper also highlights AJRA’s Learn to Row Open House scheduled at the boathouse on Saturday, May 11 from 9am-noon as well as our 2013 Learn to Row Summer Camps.

Congratulations to AJRA’s recruits — many of whom began rowing in our Learn to Row program!

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Spring means it’s time to shop the AJRA online Spirit Wear catalog for warm weather items.  Show your pride by ordering an AJRA yard sign for your favorite rower!  Or stock up on practice gear, t-shirts, shorts and tanks for summer camps and workouts.  Check out the AJRA Spirit Wear catalog under the Important Info tab on the website.  Stacy Boyd at Stacy@Boydmail.net will be happy to help you with ideas as well as payment and pickup options.  Act now and you can pickup your order at SE Regionals or the Annual End-of-Season Banquet.  GO AJRA!

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