U23s Advance 10 Boats to Semifinals

The 23 Men pose with Steve after their 2x races

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The U23s kicked off the Time Trialing experience with a lot of great results across the board. First off were the three Men’s U23 2x crews, all of whom advanced. Will Legenzowski and Simon Hatcher placed first in the time trial with a time of 6:09.818. Evan Albers and Salim Onbargi placed sixth with a time of 6:30.867. Caleb Nollenberger and Thomas Monahan placed thirteenth with a time of 6:35.650. That means all three of these boats advance to the Semifinals, with all the crews racing each other in Semifinal 1 at 8:00 AM tomorrow. The top two crews in this semi will advance, so all three of our boats will be out for blood.

Next came the Women’s U23 2x crews. The boat of Megan Lee and Catie Castle placed tenth with a time of 7:21.101. They were closely followed by Simone Vorperian and Brooke Alexander who came in thirteenth with a time of 7:25.365. Simone and Brooke will race in Semifinal 1 at 8:21 AM EST and Megan and Catie will race in Semifinal 3 at 8:35 AM EST. They will both need to place in the top two in the Semifinal to advance to the Final.

All U23 Women’s Boats advanced to the finals!

The Women’s U23 4x was the next down the course, crewed by Charlotte Wiley, Catie Castle, Simone Vorperian, and Brooke Alexander. These four came in fifth in their time trial with a time of 6:55.975. They will be in Semifinal 2 at 9:59 AM EST, where they will have to place in the top two to advance to the Final.

The Men’s U23 1xs were the next to do the honors. Evan Albers placed ninth in the Time Trial with a time of 7:17.529. He will race again in Semifinal 3 at 11:58 AM EST where he will have to place top two to advance to the Final. George Lawton placed twentieth with a time of 7:28.513, missing out on advancing by a second.

The Women’s U23 1x immediately followed the Men. Charlotte Wiley placed sixth with a time of 8:19.340 and Megan Lee came close on her heels in seventh with a time of 8:19.521. They both advance and will race in Semifinal 1 at 12:05 PM EST where they will need to place in the top two to advance to the Final. 

The last U23 boat to race was the Men’s 4x. The lineup of Salim Onbargi, George Lawton, Caleb Nollenberger, and Thomas Monahan placed seventh with a time of 6:11.352. They will race tomorrow in Semifinal 1 at 2:15 PM EST where they will look to place in the top two to advance to the Final.