On Saturday, February 20th, AJRA traveled downtown to compete at the Atlanta Erg Sprints, hosted by Georgia Tech. AJRA competed in 9 events, coming home with an impressive 19 of a possible 27 podium finishes.
AJRA rowers also brought home the coveted “golden hammer” for the Junior Team Points trophy on the strength of the team performance, with 3 rowers earning an individual golden hammer for setting new regatta records in their event.
AJRA Medalists
Novice Women: Jennae Alexander (gold, and new Erg Sprints record), Lexie Robinson (silver)
Novice Men: Oscar Lee (gold)
Junior Women: Amelia Herrera (silver), Samantha Morton (bronze)
Junior Lightweight Women: Amy Pitzel (gold, and new Erg Sprint record), Clara Warmath (silver), Maddie Hipp (bronze)
Junior Men: Jacob Sutton (gold), Duke Brady (silver), Oliver Babb (bronze)
Junior Lightweight Men: Jim Stewart (gold, and new Erg Sprints record), Dylan Paul (silver)
Junior Coxswain Men: Connor Slawin (gold)
Junior Coxswain Women: Sally Weltner (gold), Camryn Ernst (silver)
Junior Team Relay: Varsity A (gold), Varsity B (silver), Novice A (bronze)
Full event results here, and Row2k event photos here and here!