With most of the finals in each race canceled because of afternoon thunderstorms, the Wakefield Warriors’ crew program still had a strong showing at the annual Al Urquia Regatta.
The high-school event was Saturday (April 26) on the Occoquan River, and was the first regatta of the season for Wakefield.
Before the storms arrived, the Wakefield girls and boys varsity eight shells each won in two of the final races that were held. The girls won in 5:17.7 and the boys in 4:46.3, after finishing second in its earlier heat, and in a faster time of 4:43.6.
Other Wakefield shells finished first, second or third in heat races, qualifying for the finals.
The members of the girls varsity eight were coxswain Riley Gaul and rowers Mira Meek, Amelie Przystawik, Anna Duall, Isabelle Young-Smith, Annabel Bender, Emory Loughry, Mia Kima and Siena Kaya Nesmith.
In the boys varsity eight were coxswain Maggie Moore and rowers Will Hasecke, Danny Cushman, Dylan Rathjen, Justin Blagrove, August Daschke, Jack Rackauskas, James Littlejohn and Jakie Davis.
Wakefield’s second eights also won their heats, the girls in 5:31.4 and the boys in 4:54.3. The finals of each race were canceled.
Those in the boys second eight were coxswain Colin Cook and rowers Declan McCleaf, Jason Cook, Jonah Spiggle, Justin Pletcher Jr., Robert Melocik, Zavier Lordos, Korben Worster and Ben Biggs.
In the girls second eight were coxswain Mya Hung and rowers Harper Przystawik, Marina Smart, Melissa Castrillon, Olivia Barr, Joanna Heusser, Greta Ibinson, Lorelei Kim and Margy Morris.
In other heats for Wakefield, the girls novice four finished first, the boys novice eight was third, as was the girls junior four.
