Just like that, the fall racing season is over. The River Rats closed it out at the Head of the Fish in Saratoga Springs on October 24 and 25, where a brief fog delay gave way to a perfect fall Sunday, brisk and sunny with light wind, and 18 CBC crews came home with nine medals and two Fish Heads. Norwalk’s Kylie McCoy and Westport’s Lia Coats, Harper Do and Chloe Katzner won the Freshman/Novice Quad by 37 seconds over a 21-boat field, and the U16/Novice Four A boat, coxed by Westport’s Abigail D’Arcy with Wilton’s Hana Lee, Ridgefield’s Sloane Keane and Darien’s Emily Goertel and Grace Mickels, won its 23-boat race by 12 seconds.
Results:
Girls Varsity Eight (bronze): cox Mishi Khamish, Camilla Calderwood, Brooke LeBaron, Skye Coats, Emily Goertel, Hana Lee, Leighton Busby, Noelle Basta, Charlotte Edwards, 3rd of 19, 12:00.984
Girls 2V Eight (silver): cox Maddie Scholl, Kate Surette, Grace Mickels, Olivia Macaluso, LeeLee Alix, Catherine Parent, Ella Mendez, Emily Desrosiers, Kirsten Borner, 2nd of 10, 12:40.646
Girls 3V/4V Eight (silver): cox Audrey Pittaro, Jacqueline Elsener, Milena Lencyk, Catherine Cardone, Sarah Horton, Nora McGrath, Norah Salami, Sophie Hart, Olivia Farmer, 2nd of 5, 13:31.028
Girls Freshman/Novice Quad (gold, Fish Head): Kylie McCoy, Lia Coats, Harper Do, Chloe Katzner, 1st of 21, 13:27.538
Girls U17 Eight: cox Frida Allers, Hana Lee, Grace Mickels, Kate Surette, LeeLee Alix, Catherine Parent, Ella Mendez, Nora McGrath, Olivia Farmer, 6th of 12, 12:49.464
Girls Freshman/Novice Eight (silver): cox Abigail D’Arcy, Kylie McCoy, Sloane Keane, Lia Coats, Ella Vitulich, Dillon Devin, Olivia Fryman, Phoebe Saunders, Isabella McDonald, 2nd of 18, 13:23.008
Girls Varsity Quad: Leighton Busby, Olivia Macaluso, Kirsten Borner, Noelle Basta, 5th of 10, 12:54.625
Girls 2V Quad: Jacqueline Elsener, Milena Lencyk, Emily Desrosiers, Sarah Horton, 4th of 9, 13:46.334
Girls Varsity Four (bronze): cox Mishi Khamish, Camilla Calderwood, Brooke LeBaron, Skye Coats, Charlotte Edwards, 3rd of 25, 13:11.997
Girls Freshman/Novice Double (silver): Harper Do, Chloe Katzner, 2nd of 26, 14:15.238
Girls U16/Novice Four (gold, Fish Head): A boat, cox Abigail D’Arcy, Hana Lee, Sloane Keane, Emily Goertel, Grace Mickels, 1st of 23, 13:35.925. C boat, cox Chloe Lee, Phoebe Saunders, Olivia Fryman, Dillon Devin, Isabella McDonald, 4th, 14:44.043. B boat, cox Camilla Sarracino, Catherine Cardone, Ella Vitulich, Sophie Hart, Norah Salami, 6th, 15:10.138
Girls Varsity Coxed Quad (bronze): cox Maddie Scholl, Brooke LeBaron, Kate Surette, Camilla Calderwood, Charlotte Edwards, 3rd of 14, 12:56.617
Girls U19 Single, Saturday: Skye Coats, 19th of 30, 15:15.964; Sarah Horton, 24th, 15:52.320
Girls U17 Single, Saturday: Emily Goertel, 22nd of 45, 15:41.191; LeeLee Alix, 30th, 15:56.628
Full results: https://www.crewtimer.com/regatta/r16426
The novice quad set the tone early Sunday, finishing more than half a minute clear of Narragansett. The 2V eight held off host Saratoga for silver by 2 seconds, and the varsity coxed quad took bronze in the last race of the day, 8 seconds behind a winner decided by a tenth of a second. Sloane Keane shared, “This weekend was a memorable way to conclude my U16 racing. My teammates and I raced really hard but also had a lot of fun!” Coach Liz Trond put it this way: “I am so proud of our athletes who all raced two events Sunday, some racing three! We are one of the few teams racing both sweep and scull at a high level, and teaching athletes to be competent and confident in every single rowing event.”
Thank you to coaches, van and trailer drivers, the parent tent volunteers and the Saratoga Rowing Association for another incredible regatta.
Photos by Simon Mendez
