Sofia Lee, Sara Wong, Serena Corcoran, Olivia Kim, Eva Galbraith, Jasmine Parpel, Lilan Reidel, Caroline Villemoes, Victoria Hoy
Take third place in the Womens HS JV 8+. Photo by Mark Reidel
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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Crew participated in a local event this past weekend at the 2019 Head of the Passaic Regatta led by Head Coach Boris Roque-Alvarez and veteran coach Bob O’Connor. Teams from the Northern New Jersey area took to the water with Ridgewood Crew competing with 17 entries. What makes 2019’s HOPR different from other years? This year The Passaic River Rowing Association has a new dock at their venue. The dock measures in at an impressive 240 feet in length with two piers and accompanying gangways. At that length, PRRA can accommodate up to four 8+’s and many more boats for this year’s race. While the PRRA membership has been enjoying the new update to their facility, they were extremely excited to share it with the community for the Head of the Passaic Regatta.
Sara Wong, Saira Shah, Eva Galbraith, Olivia Kim
Finish first in the Womens HS JV 4x. Photo by Ed Hida
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Matthew Lepis, Thomas Woods, Tommy Gammer, Jonathan Hida
Take First Place in the Men’s HS JV 4x Photo by Mark Reidel
The Top Finishers were:
Womens HS JV 4x: 1st Place Olivia Kim, Saira Shah, Eva Galbraith, Sara Wong
Mens HS JV 4x: 1st Place Mathew Lepis, Jonathan Hida, Tommy Gammer, Thomas Woods
Mens HS JV 2x: 2nd Place Peter Joseph, Brendan Lintner
Mens HS JV 4x: 2nd Place Victor Krivor, Teddy Lowicki, Carlo D’Arpa, Teagan Reinsdorf
Mens HS Novice 4x: 2nd Place Arosh DeSilva, Tyler Kang, Jaime Papin, Michael Manevich
Womens HS JV 8+: 3rd Place Sofia Lee, Sara Wong, Serena Corcoran, Olivia Kim, Eva Galbraith, Jasmine Parpel, Lilan Reidel, Caroline Villemoes, Victoria Hoy
Thomas Woods, Matthew Lee, Teagan Reinsdorf, Carlo D’Arpa, Tommy Gammer, Jonathan Hida, Teddy Lowicki, Everest Galbraith, Mathew Lepis
Take fourth place in the Mens HS V 8+. Photo by Mark Reidel. This boat will be representing Ridgewood Crew at the Head Of The Charles in Boston this coming Sunday.
About Ridgewood Crew
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.
Ridgewood Crew introduces Ridgewood, NJ high school-aged youth to the traditions, athleticism, sportsmanship, techniques and camaraderie of the sport of rowing. 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, Syracuse, Trinity College, University of Delaware, University of Wisconsin, Williams, and others. The program also celebrated its first female athlete to receive a full, four-year rowing scholarship.
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