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Congratulations to the Women's Varsity
4+ who captured ICC's first-ever medal
(bronze), and also to the Men's Varsity
4+ crew for
their participation and 16th place
finish in the National
Scholastics regatta this past weekend in
Tennessee. The team and their
parents left Chicago on Thursday
morning, and enjoyed days at the site
racing in Melton Lake, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee and
evenings in around Powell, TN at
some great restaurants and just
hanging out and enjoying the downtime
together.
Below you will find a series of updates
which were sent via email to our team by
our correspondent Andrew Bauschelt from
Chicago after consulting with his
on-the-scene correspondent Jayne Greybar
in Tennessee:
This is an ICC
Nationals Final Update...
With each boat having a race under their
belt, the two ICC boats looked to finish
the job off in Oak Ridge, TN this
afternoon. The girls' 4+ pulled out a
major feat in Tennessee, finishing third
in the nation. The girls took
third by .2 seconds and were .8 seconds
out of second, as reported by Mrs.
Greybar, our ICC correspondent in Oak
Ridge. The boys finished off the banner
day for ICC at Nationals by coming 16th
in the nation, an amazing feat.
With both boats finishing in the top 20
in the nation, ICC closed the book on
another amazing season. With both boats
putting in the extra work after
impressive showings at Midwest
(girls-3rd, boys-4th), this is all
because of their dedication. With
8 of the 10 rowers and coxswains in the
two boats being seniors, they have left
a lasting impression on ICC as one of
the nation's best. Having boats
place in the Top 5 in the nation for two
years in a row proves that hard work and
dedication can produce winning results.
Congratulations to the girls' 4+ of Meg
Hlousek, Bridget Dempsey, Kate Monahan,
Allie Boyaris, and Dorothy Kopczyk (cox)
and the boys' 4+ of Andrew Wall, Nate
Wootton, Matt Franz, Andrew Greybar and
Drew Coogan (cox).
This is another
ICC National Semi-Final Report...
All the rowers in Chicago might be
waking up sleepy-eyed, but the two ICC
boats at Nationals got up early to get
the job done at Nationals. The girls' 4+
continued to prove themselves by posting
another first place finish in semis.
Later today, the girls will be racing in
the Grand Final, where a medal could be
won! On the boys side, their 4+
toughed out a 6th place in finish to
make it to the C final, where they could
place from 13 to 18 in the nation. With
two boats poised to be in the top 20 of
the nation, ICC has showed their
competitive spirit and cemented
themselves as one of the top clubs in
the nation. Look for more updates later
today, as both the boys and girls look
for positive results in their respective
finals.
This is an ICC
Nationals Heat Update...
For all of you who didn't
know...National Heats started today in
Oak Ridge, TN. Both of ICC's boats
have qualified for semifinals held
tomorrow, Saturday May 24! The
girls 4+(Boyaris, Monahan, Dempsey,
Hlousek, Kopczyk) and boy's 4+ (A. Wall,
Greybar, Franz, Wootton, Coogan) both
raced extremely well to qualify for the
semis and keep their National hopes
alive. Stay tuned for more Nationals
details.
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