Exeter G1 Takes Silver at Nationals

The Exeter girls first boat finished second this weekend at the USRowing Youth National Championship regatta at Harsha Lake outside of Cincinatti, Ohio. This impressive silver-medal finish at the country’s most competitive youth regatta culminates a tremendous season for the girls first boat.

The 2000 meter regatta is organized as a double-elimination semifinal wherein a given boat has two chances to get a spot in the semifinal races. The exact setup depends on the number of entries in the event. For the girls eight event, all twenty-three entries initially rowed in one of four heats on Friday. Exeter finished second to Marin Rowing Association in 6:59.95. All twelve crews that finished in the top three qualified directly for a slot in one of the three Saturday afternoon semifinals; the remaining eleven went on to race in one of the two Saturday morning repechage heats. In these intermediate races, the top three boats also earn slots in the afternoon semifinals. In the semifinals, Exeter finished second to Maritime Rowing Club in 6:53.10. The top two crews from each semifinal go to Sunday’s grand final, the middle two crews go to the petite final and the bottom two crews go to the C-final. In the grand final, Exeter finished second to Marin in 6:45.05.

This silver-medal finish represents the highest attainment at the national level for an Exeter girls boat in thirty-six years since the start of the program in 1973. It also ties the record for the highest attainment at the national level for any NEIRA girls crew ever. Even more remarkably, such success comes after twelve of eighteen members of the varsity squad graduated in 2008.

A big congratulations to all rowers, coxswains and coaches for their tremendous finish to the season.



2009 NEIRA: Exeter Girls Repeat Sweep

Six Exeter crews returned to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA today to race for medals at the 63rd annual New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championship.  The girls squad amazingly repeated last year’s sweep of the competition by taking gold in the first, second and third varsity eight grand finals.  This is the fourth time in NEIRA history that a girls squad has swept the competition (St. Paul’s in 1979, Exeter in 1994, Exeter in 2008).  These wins come amidst significant turnover on the girls squad–nearly three-quarters of last year’s varsity girls graduated.  On the boys side, the first boat was edged out of the grand finals by three seats in the morning heats, easily finishing first in the petite final that afternoon.  The second boat fell 0.288 seconds (around 6 feet) short of a bronze medal in its grand final, and the third boat finished sixth in its grand final.  Full results:

G1 Grand G2 Grand G3 Grand
Exeter 5:09.157 Exeter 5:25.963 Exeter 5:34.372
Andover 5:12.929 Andover 5:27.050 Hanover 5:38.541
Tabor 5:17.632 Kent 5:33.603 Kent 5:38.871
Kent 5:17.892 Hanover 5:37.519 St. Paul’s 5:41.131
St. Paul’s 5:27.481 St. Paul’s 5:42.879 Andover 5:42.843
Simsbury 5:28.272 Tabor 5:49.858 Simsbury 6:05.879
B1 Petite B2 Grand B3 Grand
Exeter 4:52.825 Andover 4:43.404 Kent 4:51.523
NMH 4:56.995 Kent 4:43.845 Andover 4:52.732
St. John’s 5:00.742 Salisbury 4:48.915 Salisbury 4:52.734
Hanover 5:01.002 Exeter 4:49.203 St. John’s 5:07.379
Hingham 5:01.532 Brunswick 4:55.042 Hanover 5:08.133
Middletown 5:11.948 St. Paul’s 5:00.575 Exeter 5:15.014

More information to come!

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Fall Season Underway

With school back in session after a relaxing summer break, Saltonstall Boathouse is once again abuzz with activity from fall season crews. Although boats do not compete interscholastically, many returning team members are training hard to improve their strength, stamina and technique for the spring season. A significant number of rowers and coxswains from last spring’s wildly successful boys and girls eights graduated in the Class of 2008–on the boys varsity, seven of eighteen graduated; for the girls varsity, twelve of eighteen graduated.  These departures have opened up many seats on the upper boats, and competition is heating up.

Looking ahead to October, a number of Exonians will attend the Head of the Charles Regatta from October 18-19 in Cambridge, MA as competitors and spectators.  The Exeter Association of New England has once again reserved a tent in Reunion Village next to Weeks Footbridge, one of the best places to view passing crews.  Admission to Reunion Village is $1.00, with other refreshments available for purchase inside.  The village will be open from 8AM-5PM on Saturday and 8AM-4PM on Sunday.  See the event page at the Alumni/ae website for more information.  A listing of Exeter graduates competing in the regatta will be published before the regatta, please contact me if you or a friend is seeded.



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