Fall 2008

MASSACHUSETTS FALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
WORCESTER, MA – OCTOBER 26th, 2008

• Girls’ Varsity Eight: Bronze Medal
• Girls’ 1st Varsity Four: 4th Place
• Girls’ 2nd Varsity Four: 11th Place
• Girls’ 3rd Varsity Four: 15th Place
• Boys’ 1st Varsity Eight: 7th Place
• Boys’ 2nd Varsity Eight: 10th Place
• Boys’ Varsity Four: STATE CHAMPIONS
• Girls’ 1st Novice Eight: 4th Place
• Girls’ 2nd Novice Eight: 11th Place
• Girls’ Novice Four: STATE CHAMPIONS
• Boys’ Novice Eight: Bronze Medal

HEAD OF THE FISH
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – OCTOBER 25th, 2008

• Men’s Open Lightweight Four – Gold Medal

HEAD OF THE CHARLES
BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 19th, 2008

HEAD OF THE CONNECTICUT
MIDDLETOWN, CT – OCTOBER 12th, 2008

• Boys’ 1st Varsity Four – Silver Medal
• Boys’ 2nd Varsity Four – Silver Medal
• Girls’ Varsity Eight – 5th Place

NEW HAMPSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS
PEMBROKE, NH – OCTOBER 11th, 2008

• Girls’ 1st Varsity Eight: 7th Place
• Girls’ 2nd Varsity Eight: 9th Place
• Boys’ 1st Varsity Eight: 8th Place
• Boys’ 2nd Varsity Eight: 16th Place
• Girls’ 1st Varsity Four: 5th Place
• Girls’ 2nd Varsity Four: 11th Place
• Girls’ 3rd Varsity Four: 13th Place
• Boys’ Varsity Four: Silver Medal
• Girls’ Novice Eight: 10th Place
• Boys’ Novice Eight: 12th Place

TEXTILE RIVER REGATTA
LOWELL, MA – OCTOBER 5th, 2008

• Girls’ 1st Varsity Eight: 15th Place
• Girls’ 2nd Varsity Eight: 17th Place
• Girls’ 3rd Varsity Eight: 34th Place
• Girls’ Lightweight Varsity Four: Silver Medal
• 1st Mixed Junior Eight: Gold Medal
• 2nd Mixed Junior Eight: Silver Medal
• Boys’ Varsity Eight: 31st Place
• Boys’ Lightweight Varsity Eight: Gold Medal
• Boys’ Lightweight Varsity Four: 4th Place
• Boys’ 1st Varsity Four: Bronze Medal
• Boys’ 2nd Varsity Four: 21st Place
• Men’s Open Four: 11th Place
• Girls’ 1st Varsity Four: 7th Place
• Girls’ 2nd Varsity Four: 20th Place
• Girls’ 1st Novice Eight: 16th Place
• Girls’ 2nd Novice Eight: 17th Place
• Boys’ 1st Novice Eight: 19th Place
• Boys’ 2nd Novice Eight: 20th Place
• Club Double: 6th Place

LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL CREW – FALL 2008

Coaching Staff

Head Coach/Boys Varsity: Jennifer Bauer
Girls Varsity: Will Stevens
Assistant Varsity: Kendra Bauer
Assistant Varsity: Killian McAnaney
Head Novice: Robby Walters ‘05
Boys Novice: Ron Hernandez
Girls Novice: Erin Loughran ’02

Athletes: 120

Highlights

This past fall was a strong season for the crew team. Lowell High’s varsity squad made a strong showing at the first race of the season, the Meredith Bay Regatta, a 2.5 mile head race on Lake Winnipesaukee. The boys’ varsity 4+ placed second out of 22 boats, just a half second behind Northfield Mount Hermann. Coach Jen Bauer also raced, taking home the bronze in the masters women’s single.
Two weeks later the team co-hosted the Textile River Regatta, which attracted 77 teams from 9 different states. For the third year in a row, the boys’ varsity lightweight eight captured a gold medal. The junior mixed eights won gold and silver, the girls’ lightweight four won silver and the boys’ varsity four picked up a bronze. Several alumni raced and won medals, including Jon Cahill ’08 (UML – silver), Robby Walters ’05 (UML), Amber Zapatka ’06 (UML), Ianna Hondrous-McCarthy ‘08 (UML), Shamir Rivera ’06 (Bowdoin), Shalmai Rivera ’06 (Bowdoin).

The following weekend, the team traveled to Pembroke, NH to compete against 64 teams from eleven different states in the New Hampshire Championships. It was an excellent day of racing, with the boy’s varsity four continuing their medals streak. They picked up a silver medal, placing second to Wayland-Weston. The varsity girls’ team also had strong showings in the junior four and eight events, racking up several top-ten finishes. The next day, the top varsity rowers traveled to Middletown, CT to compete in Head of the Connecticut. Once again, the boys’ varsity four picked up a silver medal. The boys’ junior varsity four also won silver. The girls eight also had a strong showing, placing fifth overall. At the races, several LHS Crew alumni were spotted representing their college teams. At NH Champs, Shalmai and Shamir Rivera ’06 raced for Bowdoin College, and Mary Silk ’08 raced for Assumption. Additionally, Jon Cahill ’08 won gold and silver racing for UMass Lowell. Robbie Walters ’06, also racing for UML, placed fourth in his event. At Head of the Connecticut, Colin Creegan ’08 picked up a gold medal for Hofstra University.

On October 19th, the team traveled to Cambridge, MA this weekend to compete in the 44th annual Head of the Charles Regatta. More than 8,400 athletes from 19 different countries competed during the two-day event. The boys’ four had a phenomenal showing, placing 14th out of 71 boats in their race, 10th among crews from the United States and 3rd among public high schools. The boys pulled an 18:09 for the 3-mile course, less than one minute behind first place finisher St. Catherine’s Rowing Club of Canada. Their performance earned the team an automatic entry into next year’s regatta. The Lowell High School girls’ eight had a good showing, placing 45th out of 68 crews, and second among Massachusetts public programs.

The evening prior to their race, the boys participated in a fundraiser event for the MSCure Fund, where they spent time with members of the men’s US Olympic team, as well as para-olympic medalist and MS patient Laura Shwanger. On race day, Finn, who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis almost two years ago, wore a Race for the Cure unisuit, while his teammates and Lowell High School crew alumni wore orange armbands to show their support for the cause and for Ian.

Several LHS rowing alumni raced at the Charles as well, including Shalmai Rivera (Bowdoin – 5th Place), Lauren LaPointe (Ithaca College – 6th Place), Bryan McKeon (Iona – 9th Place), Robby Walters (UMass Lowell – 10th Place), Shamir Rivera (Bowdoin, 22nd Place), Ianna Hondorus-McCarthy (UMass Lowell – 25th Place), Amber Zapatka (UMass Lowell – 25th Place), and Katy Nowoswiat (Clark University – 34th Place). In addition, Coach Jen Bauer raced in the club eights event for Essex Rowing Club in Methuen.

The following weekend the boys varsity four traveled to New York to compete at the Head of the Fish. They won the gold medal in the Men’s Lightweight Four event, besting all of the college crews by almost a full minute. They also placed first among the high school lightweight fours, beating a total of 29 boats.

The next day, at the Massachusetts State Championships in Worcester, MA, Lowell High School had a great performance, winning 4 medals. The boys’ varsity four and girls’ novice four took home the title of State Champions, winning gold medals. The girls’ 1st varsity eight and boys’ novice eight had excellent showings as well, winning bronze medals. Overall, the team placed 2nd in the state for the 3rd season in a row.

The last race of the season was the Merrimack Chase in Methuen, MA. The novice squad competed, placing 3rd and 4th in the girls’ event, and 2nd in the boys’ event.

Overall it was a fantastic season, with LHS winning a total of 16 medals over eight races. In addition, senior Josiah Todd broke the school record in the 6,000m erg piece.

Individual Honors

Josiah Todd (senior) – Boys Varsity Lightweight
New School Record – 6000m erg piece: 21:32.8

Senior Captains

Jillian McDermott, Katelyn Burgess, Jaishri Atri (Girls)
Josiah Todd, Mike McKeon, Harry Finch (Boys)

Boat Honors

1st @ Massachusetts State Championships – Boys’ Varsity Four
Cameron Crockett (coxswain), Josiah Todd (Stroke), Harry Finch (3-seat), Ian Finn (2-seat) and Mike McKeon (bow)

1st @ Massachusetts State Championships – Girls’ Novice Four
Brenda Judge, Elena Tabert, Prime Ouer, Victoria Gregory and Puthavy Uch (cox)

3rd @ Massachusetts State Championships – Boys’ Novice Eight
John Dean, Brandon Boucher, Phil Hnatowicz, Alex Gavriel, Adam Walker, Brandon Tretola, Pablo Suero, Matt Gorski, Rishin Shah (Cox)

3rd @ Massachusetts State Championships – Girls’ 1st Varsity Eight
Kate Mackenzie, Aly Hall, Ariana Rogers, Tess Cigliano, Rachel Walsh, Lauren Dubois, Kate Burgess and Natali Soto (cox)

1st @ Head of the Fish – Boys’ Varsity Four
Cameron Crockett (coxswain), Josiah Todd (Stroke), Harry Finch (3-seat), Ian Finn (2-seat) and Mike McKeon (bow)

2nd @ Merrimack Chase – Boys’ Novice Eight
John Dean, Brandon Boucher, Phil Hnatowicz, Pablo Suero, Andrew Marasa, Corey Nadeau, Jacques Thibodeau, Brandon Tretola, Rishin Shah (Cox)

3rd @ Merrimack Chase – Girls’ Novice Eight
Jesenia Cardona, Karoline Menedez, Haley Clarke, Shalby Higgins, Corinne Corcoran, Sarah Durkin, Natalia Czerwonka, Kate Keller, Sara Vargas (cox)

14th @ Head of the Charles Regatta – Men’s Youth Four
Cameron Crockett (coxswain), Josiah Todd (Stroke), Harry Finch (3-seat), Ian Finn (2-seat) and Mike McKeon (bow)

45th @ Head of the Charles Regatta – Girls’ Youth Eight
Kate Mackenzie, Tess Cigliano, Rachel Walsh, Jessica Burke, Arianna Rogers, Aly Hall, Liz Larocque and Lauren Duboi and Natali Soto (cox)

2nd @ Head of the Connecticut – Boys’ Varsity Four
Cameron Crockett (coxswain), Josiah Todd (Stroke), Harry Finch (3-seat), Ian Finn (2-seat) and Mike McKeon (bow)

2nd @ Head of the Connecticut – Boys’ Junior Varsity Four
Marc Funaro (coxswain), Dave Ducharme, Erik Rojas, Nathan Montminy and Brandon Coombes

2nd @ New Hampshire Championships – Boys’ Varsity Four
Cameron Crockett, Josiah Todd (stroke), Harry Finch (3-seat), Ian Finn (2-seat) and Dave Ducharme (bow)

1st @ Textile River Regatta – Boys’ Varsity Lightweight Eight
Josiah Todd, Mike McKeon, Brandon Coombes, Vishal Atri, Marc Cahill, Matthew Kelleher, Matt Hall, Brendan Glasheen, Cameron Crockett (cox)

1st @ Textile River Regatta – Junior Mixed Eight
Eric Rojas, Garrett Davis, Miatta Shafore, Erinn McLaughlin, Dave Ducharme, Jaishri Atri, Tim Demetriou, Prime Ouer and CJ Valcich (cox)

2nd @ Textile River Regatta – Girls’ Lightweight Four
Lauren Dubois, Alyson Hall, Jessica Burke, Jillian McDermott, Natali Soto (cox)

2nd @ Textile River Regatta – Junior Mixed Eight
Joe Larocque, Aaron Caunter, Brendan Glasheen, Dan Marasa, Nadia Peace, Alicia Blais, Julia Trudel, Miray Bou Nassif and Jeramey Normand (cox)

3rd @ Textile River Regatta – Boys’ 1st Varsity Four
Cameron Crockett (coxswain), Josiah Todd (Stroke), Harry Finch (3-seat), Ian Finn (2-seat) and Mike McKeon (bow)

2nd @ Meredith Bay Regatta – Boys Varsity Four
Cameron Crockett (coxswain), Josiah Todd (Stroke), Dave Ducharme (3-seat), Mike McKeon (2-seat), and Harry Finch (bow)