10 Woodson boats with 78 rowers and coxswains competed in the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia, the largest high school regatta in the country, including 191 teams from the US & Canada. Two Woodson boats finished in the Top 10: Women’s Lightweight-8 finished 9th, and Women’s Junior-8 finished 10th, ahead of Semifinalists TC Williams, Langley, and Lake Braddock to claim the highest finish among Virginia schools, and 5th highest among public schools in the 46-boat event! Women’s First-4 finished 17th; these 3 WTW boats earned bids to the SRAA Nationals Regatta next weekend in Nashport, Ohio. Men’s First-8 finished 24th – only 1 Virginia school made the Top 20. Men’s Second-8 finished 17th. Many congrats & thanks to the Men’s seniors on their final WTW regatta: Griffin Adams, Val Jack, Joe Killion, James Magee, Nico Marucchi, and Fin Merrill and Beau Swallow! Next week: Nationals in Ohio for Women's Lightweight-8, Women's Junior-8 and Women's First-4! Pull for Woodson!! |