SARATOGA SPRINGS —The New York State Scholastic Championships took place this past weekend, May 14 and 15, at Fish Creek on Saratoga Lake. With over 80 New York teams and 550 boats competing, the NY State Championships is one of the largest state championships for rowing. This regatta qualifies its fastest crews to the USRowing Youth Invitational Regatta as well as the Scholastic Rowing Association of America National Championships.
The SRA “Toga Crew Gorls” (@togacrewgorls) raced hard this past weekend. The opportunities that were earned from those performances at States include:
Girls Varsity 8+:
Billington/Dittrich/Macy/Arnason/Fairley/Emanatian/Schechner/Fay/Brown
• Qualified for SRAA Nationals (May 26-28) — accepting this bid.
• Qualified for USRowing Youth Nationals (June 8-12) —declining this bid (the qualifying lineup would not be in tact).
Girls 2nd Varsity 8+:
Kerls/Groseclose/Villiere/Johnson/Haarman/Voorhies/Bryson/Carulli/Nolan qualified for SRAA Nationals (May 26-28) — accepting this bid.
Girls Varsity 4: Dittrich/Macy/Fairley/Arnason qualified for USRowing Youth Nationals (June 8-12) — accepting this bid
Girls Varsity 2: Brown/Emanatian qualified for SRAA Nationals (May 26-28) — declining this bid.
Petition submitted for USRowing Youth Nationals (June 8-12) on the basis of tight margins on qualifying crews, still waiting to hear back.
For more information and results from The New York State Scholastic Championships visit regatta.saratogarowing.com/nys-scholastic-championship
