Provided by Prince William County Schools
The Colgan High School Girls Varsity two-person rowing team of Nicole Michelsen and Elizabeth Hall won third place at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Championship Regatta, May 26-27, in Camden, NJ. After placing second in the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association Championships held May 13, the duo set their sights on the National Regatta. Their determination and hard work paid off, and have helped to pave the way for Crew at Colgan High School in the future.
The following Prince William County School crew teams are recognized for receiving bids to participate at Nationals:
Woodbridge –
Boys Varsity 8 – C: Ashley McCaulley 8: Daniel Conrad 7: Corbin Libby 6: Ryan Smith 5: Bart Creed 4: Kyle Mergler 3: Spencer Sutherland 2: Mark Gonzales 1: Bryce Eighmey
Boys 2nd 8 – C: Frederick Hagen-Gates 8: Matthew Jesswein 7: Philippe Demartin 6: James Williamson 5: Alec Yeager 4: Zack Brown 3: Armand Richardson 2: Liam Byars 1: Gabriel Santana
Girls Ltwt Varsity 4+ – C: Angel Webster 4: Monica Barrera 3: Shannon Fiedler Fiedler 2: Aura Manzanares 1: Meghan McNulty
Girls Junior 8 – C: Khalima Compy 8: Hailee Hobbs 7: Liliana Gomez 6: Tifany Barahona 5: Vanessa Chambers 4: Alecia Grogman 3: Farah Tirari 2: Mia Marquez 1: Katherine Yost
Boys Freshmen 8+ – C: William Rhodes 8: Nicholas Wood 7: Kyle Protacio 6: Ethan Hart 5: Ryan Coulter 4: Joseph Sundquist 3: Aidan Perkins 2: Ryan Ehlers 1: Samuel Smith
Hylton –
Boys Varsity 2x – 2: Nazir Lee 1: Ryan Wernlein
Boys Varsity 1x – 1: Cole McNamara
Girls Junior 2x – 2: Isata Sankoh 1: Lily Shannon
Forest Park –
Boys Junior 8 – C: Chase Jackson,8: Richard Alexander Romano 7: Jakob Manne 6: Seth Sherwood 5: Brenden Beasley 4: Robert Stankovich 3: Kaj Mosley 2: Alexander Haskovec 1: Brandon Bremer
Colgan –
Girls Varsity 2x – 2: Nicole Michelsen 1: Elizabeth Hall
Girls Junior 2x – 2: Lydia Nicolai 1: Sydney Tolbert
The SRAA Championship Regatta is an invitational event that brings together in a single weekend of racing high school teams from around the Country. This year’s SRAA Championship Regatta was attended by 178 schools participating in 32 contested events with 543 entries/boats to be named National Champions. Invitations are earned based on finishes in qualifying Regional/State Championship Regattas. Congrats to all PWCS teams who went and participated.
