AJRA competes at Nationals

June 20th, 2012 Posted by Races & Regattas 0 thoughts on “AJRA competes at Nationals”

During the weekend of June 6 – 9, 25 members of the AJRA team raced at USRowing’s Youth  National Championships, held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.   AJRA brought a Women’s  Varsity 8+, Women’s Varsity 4+, Men’s Lightweight 8+, and Men’s Varsity 2- to Nationals, after qualifying these boats by placing in the top three in the
Southeast Region in early May.

The highlight of the weekend was the performance of the Women’s Varsity 8+, finishing 2nd in the C-level final, good for 14th overall.  The Women’s Varsity 4+ also competed in the C-level final, finishing 6th, and therefore 18th overall. The Men’s Lightweight 8+ and Varsity 2- faced tough competition in the heats on Friday and in the repechages on Saturday, and did not qualify for finals on Sunday.

While seven of the rowers racing at Nationals were seniors competing for the final time in their AJRA career, several rowers from each boat will return in the fall, bringing valuable experience to next year’s varsity squads.

Full results can be found here: http://www.usrowing.org/Events/YouthNationals/2012YNCResults.aspx

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