photo L-R Girls Varsity 4x takes First Place: Tori Lyakerman, Eva Galbraith, Isabel Lee and Lauren Sudol Photo by Edward Hida
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Crew team recently participated in the first Manny Flick of the 2021 Manny Flick Series of rowing races before the annual regatta season begins. To give the crews time to size up the competition, local teams came up with a series for the rowers at the “flicks” on the famous Schuylkill racecourse. The “flicks” are named after Manuel A. Flick, a father who organized the first series in the 1950s.
This year’s season had a delayed start in order to ensure that proper COVID-19 protocol was in place to keep our athletes, coaches, parents, the race administration and the neighboring community safe. Modified operations and an absence of spectators are being carefully adhered to by all teams and participants.
L-R Girls Ltwt 4x takes First Place Siobhan Ali, Saira Shah, Anna Mevisse and Serena Corcoran Photo by Edward Hida
The event was held this weekend on April 11 on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, PA and hosted by the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association. Ridgewood Crew was in excellent form and performed well, despite the long winter training under strict COVID-19 restrictions. The team competed in 12 races, resulting in the women earning 3 first places! Full results are as follows:
Girls JV 2x 2nd Place G.Bridges, C.Ignoffo
Girls Ltwt 2x 2nd Place S.Wong, S.Lee
Girls Ltwt 4x 1st Place S.Ali, S.Shah, A.Mevissen, S.Corcoran
Girls Varsity 1x 1st place L.Riedel
2nd place V. Hoy
Girls Varsity 4x 1st place E.Galbraith, I.Lee, L.Sudol, V.Lyakerman
Boys Novice 4x 4th place M.Lyakerman, A.Reyes, C.Sullivan, H.Rivera
Boys JV 4x 2nd place I.Darby, F.Kamel, S.Boogaert, P.Joseph
Boys JV 4x Flight 2 4th place J.Swartz, W.Conde, H.Hersperger, J.Papin
Boys Ltwt 2x 4th place M.Manevich, B.Lintner
Boys Ltwt 2x Flight 2 2nd place A.Jones, T.Clark
Boys Varsity 1x 4th place J.Scanlon
Boys Varsity 4x 2nd place T.Woods, M.Lepis, T.Lowicki, J.Hida
Girls Varsity 1x Llian Riedel Photo by Edward Hida
Ridgewood Crew not only introduces participants to basic and advanced rowing techniques, but also instills and promotes character values including discipline, focus, teamwork and sportsmanship. Ridgewood Crew rowers are challenged individually and as a team. The philosophy of Ridgewood Crew is to elevate each athlete to the status of MVP. By doing so, we believe that a team of young leaders emerges. These leaders not only make fast boats, but also significant contributions toward their individual pursuits. Founded in 2004, the team rows on the Passaic River in northern NJ and competes in the sport’s premier regattas held throughout the Northeast.
In the program’s short history, our youth, board and parent volunteers have moved Ridgewood Crew forward by leaps and bounds. That success is represented by the widespread individual and team achievements of each of the student-athletes on the roster. To facilitate that success, Ridgewood Crew continues to make investments in coaching and new equipment. The coaching staff is one of the most experienced in program history.
Ridgewood Crew athletes compete in the Philly Flicks on the Schuylkill River as well as at the highly competitive SRAA Nationals, Stotesbury Cup Regatta, Philadelphia City Championships, Passaic River Northern NJ Championships and Garden State Championships. Additionally, the team’s overall performance continues to attract interest from top rowing colleges and universities including: Bucknell, Boston College, Boston University, Columbia University, Drexel, Duke, Fairfield, Fordham, George Mason, Georgetown, Harvard, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Marist, Notre Dame, Purdue, Syracuse, Trinity College, University of Delaware, University of North Carolina, University of Wisconsin, Williams, and others.
Ridgewood Crew offers several ways for you to experience our mission: join the team, volunteer or donate. Student athlete programs being with Learn-To-Row for middle school schoolers.
For more information, to support of join the team, contact Ridgewood at https://www.ridgewoodcrew.com
