Grand Rapids Spring Sprints, Saturday, March 22, 2008
A late season snow storm did not deter 400 west Michigan athletes from competing at this years Grand Rapids Spring Sprints indoor rowing regatta. The event was hosted by Forest Hills Central High School with teams from East Grand Rapids, Forest Hills Central, Forest Hills Eastern, Forest Hills Northern, Grand Rapids Rowing Association, Lowell, Northview and Rockford. Events were held for both men and women in Novice, Coxswain, Lightweight and Open categories.
The FHC crew team achieved outstanding results this Saturday as they narrowly missed first place in the overall team standings by only 7 points. FHC had a much smaller team this year compared to years past and we were able to hang in there against some larger teams.
Those FHC athletes winning medals were:
Gold - Hanna Messer, Women’s Lightweight
Silver - Kelsey Taylor, Women’s Novice
Silver - Alex Myers, Men's Lightweight
Bronze - Brandon Streb, Men's Lightweight
Bronze, Tyler Lenderink, Men's Coxswain
Other FHC athletes earning points towards the overall included:
4th place - Lauren Niswonger, Women's Novice
4th place - Dana Stemo, Women's Lightweight
4th place - Leah Williams, Women's Open
5th place - Freddie Morgan, Men's Lightweight
5th place - Breanna Cornell, Women’s Lightweight
5th place - Ben Montague, Men's Open
6th place - Anthony Hage, Men's Lightweight
7th place - Michelle Dryer, Women's Lightweight
Points are awarded for the top 10 places in each event except for the coxswain races.
The final point’s standings were:
Rockford - 91
Forest Hills Central - 84
East Grand Rapids - 50
Forest Hills Northern - 38
Forest Hills Eastern - 28
Grand Rapids Rowing - 22
Northview - 9
Lowell - 8
