In Sync: Local Teams Show Up Big For National High School Crew Championship

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In Sync: Local Teams Show Up Big For National High School Crew Championship
Dominique Maria Bonessi



The Wilson High School Crew varsity boys 8-boat team took home first place the SRAA national high school crew championship in Ohio. Second and third place also went to local high schools.

Chris Rickard / Wilson High School Crew Team

This story was updated Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 10:00 A.M.

It was a strong showing for Washington-area high school crew teams at the 2019 national competition.

Local teams competed this weekend in Ohio for the Scholastic Rowing Association of America national regatta. In the varsity boys 8-boat category, D.C.’s Wilson High School took first place, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School took second and Gonzaga College High School took third place.

Rory Hagerty, the Wilson team’s co-captain, explains how these high schools managed to close out the top spots.

“The DMV has always been a really competitive area for high school rowing,” Hagerty said. “I think just the culture of it has really attracted good coaches to wanting to come back to these programs.”
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