The Varsity boys kicked off racing for White Rock. Sam Tharp and John Jungerman placed 4th in the Men’s Junior 2x, while the Men’s Junior Quad of Gordon Moore, Peyton Lewis, Braden Lee and Ben Winslow placed 6th. The boys continued to race hard in the Men’s Junior 8+ and Men’s Junior 4+ against some very strong competition.

 

Margaret Moss was the first of the Varsity Girls to race, placing sixth in a very competitive Women’s Junior Single. The Varsity girls raced some very tough competition and battled strong in both the Women’s Junior 4x and Women’s Junior 2x.

 

The novice team raced very competitively in their first competition of the season. They started strong with a top five finish from Humberto Gallego and Mateo Calderon in the Men’s Junior Novice Doubles. The momentum carried over with the boys picking up medals in their remaining events. The Men’s Junior Novice 4+  of Sam Long, Paul Lea, William Lipper, Lucas Van Witzenburg and Mateo Calderon placed second, just a few seconds off first place. While the Men’s Junior Novice 4x of Sam Long, Humberto Gallego, William Lipper and Mateo Calderon walked away with a bronze medal.

 

The Novice Girls also had an impressive showing. The Women’s Novice 4x of Sophia Medina, Naomi Geiger, Sohpie Geiger and Isabella Cooper placed first and had a strong performance from their other Women’s Novice 4x of Zoe Cramer, Francesca Gilbard, Elle Chavis and Kaila Galliford.

 

The Novice Girls continued to collect medals in the Women’s Novice 2x and Women’s Novice 4+. Sophie Geiger and Isabella Cooper placed second in the Women’s Novice 2x. The novice girls finished off the day for White Rock by capturing another gold in the Novice 4+ with a strong lineup of Isabella Cooper, Naomi Geiger, Sophie Geiger, Sophia Medina and Francesca Gilbard.