Results

Results for Head of the Lafayette – Fall 2009 

What a great weekend! We want to send our THANKS to all the attending 
parents who helped make everything run so smoothly. The food(a big 
job!), driving vans, chaperones, hauling kids shoes, oars and anything 
else the coaches needed - you were all fantastic!!

The rowers have a lot to be proud of - they really worked as a team, 
and we were honored to be their coaches!
The regatta race course was altered due to wind, so the results are 
for appx 2700 meters, a shorter course with less wind and waves.

Results:

WJrNov2x: (Alexandra and Vanessa) - They did a great job handling the wind and chop in a small boat.  Despite all the weather elements they still came in 1st!  : )  

MJr8+ (C:Chris, Brian M,Will, Taylor, Brian G, Soren, Collin, Michael, Robbie) 3rd place by just 3 seconds with a time of 9:50.  These guys always work really hard and can really move the boat!  

WJr4+ (c:Hillary, Kylie, Meredyth, Julia, Claire) This boat came in 2nd despite last minute line-ups changes and one rower on the "wrong" side.  Great job girls!  

WJrNov4+: (c:Josh, Aubrey, Harper, Kayla, Steele)
The novice team had to do the 'linup-shuffle' this weekend due to 
illness and injury on the team. This boat got lucky, and got a new 
coxswain, Josh - who did a fantastic job getting the girls to work 
really hard!  They took a strong 2nd place with a time of 13:41. That time placed them 4th over all for both novice and varsity junior women's 4+'s - 
WAY TO GO LADIES!!!

WJr8+ (c:Hillary, Kylie, Meredyth, Aubrey, Claire, Vanessa, Julia, Kayla, Alexandra) This boat also had some last minute line-ups changes and one of the novice girls stepped up to row with the varsity girls.  Thank you Aubrey.  These girls should be proud of a 4th place finish especially since almost all of them had to get off the water from their 4+'s race and go straight over to get hands on for the 8+ race.

MJr4+ (C:Chris V, Brian M, Will, Taylor, Brian) The MJr4+ had a strong 2nd place finish despite the collision the Hampton Roads 4+ and near miss with one of the unforgiving bouys. Time: 10:43    

MJrLt4+ (C:Austin, Soren, Collin, Michael, Robbie) With a time of 11:11 the MJrLt4+ came in second. Super work!  They had a borrowed coxswain from First Colonial Crew and were great at welcoming him and definitely thanking him for helping us!  

MJrNov4+:
During the rower shuffle we ended up with 2 MJrNov4+'s, both had never 
rowed together before Friday, and they both did an amazing job 
adapting to the new lineups.

Boat 'A': (c:Harper, Josh, Conner, Brad, Daniel)
2nd place, with a time of 12:32 - They had a great row despite the 
water conditions, and ended up faster than 5 other men's junior 4+'s 
including 3 of the varsity 4+'s.

Boat 'B': (c:visitor, Ryan, Steele, Nick, Christian)
4th place, with a time of 13:39. This boat also reported have a great 
row, they had a 'ringer' coxswain from another junior team helping 
out. You might have noticed that this was a 'mixed' crew of boys and 
girls - yet they still managed a faster time than another men's 
varsity 4+. Great work!!

We've really seen some serious growth in the abilities of our novice 

team - they should be very proud of themselves! They often compete 
against novice rowers who have had up to 6 more months of experience - 
they will be a force to be reckoned with next season!

We had an overall 2nd place team finish of all the junior programs at Head of the Lafayette.  Our strong showing at Head of the James made us a team to beat at Head of the Lafayette.  All of the hard work you are putting in at practice is paying off and being recognized by other teams.  KEEP IT UP!

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Results for Head of the James – Fall 2009 

Congratulations to all our AWESOME rowers!!  We were a force to be reckoned with at the regatta, and several rowers came up and asked who we were, and where we came from, and made comments about how good the team was.  We were so proud of you all!  We also wanted to recognize how well you all worked together to get the trailer unloaded/loaded get boats rigged, and support each other carrying oars and cheering - it was great to see.

Men's Novice 4+:

1. Christchurch - 19:25
2. River City - 21:00
3. TRC - 21:36
4. Virginia Beach - 25:39

Our boys took 3 minutes off their time, and looked great coming across the finish line.  The novice men's team is really working hard to get stronger and faster - way to go guys!!

Women's Novice 4+:

1. Virginia Beach B - 21:13
2. Notre Dame - 21:26
3. TRC - 22:37
4. Christchurch - 22:39
5. Virginia Beach A - 25:03

The ladies novice team had some challenges to overcome this regatta - and they did it with grace.  Unfortunately they weren't all 100%, and we had a shoe tear right out of the boat during the beginning of the race - yet they still beat their time by 2 1/2 minutes, and they were right with the top 2 novice women's boats.  They looked fantastic finishing the race, and they should be very proud of how well they did!

Mixed Novice 8+

1. TRC - 21:10
2.  Juniper - 22:44

Our novice mixed 8+ showcased just how much our rowers have learned in the 7 weeks that they have been rowing.  They looked amazing as they crossed the finish line over 90 seconds ahead of the other 8+.  Their novice coxswain Christian dealt with equipment issues and delay at the starting line, and kept his crew focused.  Way to go NOVI !!!  It has been such a joy to watch them all improve this season - they are a great bunch of kids!

Men's Varsity 4+:
1. TRC A - 18:27
2: TRC B - 18:57
3. River City - 19:03
4. Virginia Boat Club - 19:21
5. Juniper - 20:40

What an amazing job from the varsity men!  Rowers from the other teams were checking the results for the 4+’s race and lamenting racing TRC in the men’s varsity 8+!  All the hard work is definitely paying off.  What a great race and how about TRC taking first and second!

Women's Varsity 4+:
1. Virginia Boat Club - 20:58
2. TRC - 21:21
3. Freedom - 21:43
4. Juniper - 22:37
5. Virginia Beach - 23:53

The women’s varsity 4+ had a fast race and looked great crossing the finish line.  What an excellent showcase of all their hard work!  They passed four boats as they raced actually catching a boat from the race before them!  Great job girls!       

Women's 2x:
1. Juniper - 20:42
2.  Virginia Beach - 21:09
3. TRC - 21:48
4.  Freedom - 23:59

The women’s double steered a great course coming down the race course.  This definitely gave them an edge as they raced.  This double had only rowed together a few times before and one of them just learned to scull two weeks ago! Way to hang with those other doubles!

Men's Varsity 8+:
1. TRC - 16:52
2.  Virginia Beach - 18:30
3.  Patriot A - 19:42
4.  Patriot B - 21:19
All that needs to be said is WOW!  1 minute 38 second separation between 1^st and 2^nd ! 

Outstanding performance from TRC!  Keep it up!

The Coaches

 

 

Old Wake Rowing results can be seen here.