From left: VW Coach Derek Byrnes, Elizabeth Elmgren, Tara Bozzini, Marie Johnson, Abby Vare, Margaret Ross, Katie Hubert, Jennifer Mundelius, Lindy Clute, Amy Tarczynski.
The Oakland Strokes youth rowing club won gold and bronze medals at the Head of the Charles rowing classic in Boston on Oct. 19-20. The competition included 85 top high school teams. The women's varsity 8+ finished the 4800m course in a winning time of 17.23 minutes, 17 seconds ahead of second place. The boat was crewed by Elizabeth Elmgren, Tara Bozzini (Acalanes), Marie Johnson (Miramonte), Abby Vare, Katie Hubert, Jennifer Mundelius, Lindy Clute, Amy Tarczynski, and coxswain Margaret Ross (Miramonte).
From left: Kevin Chang, Viggo Hoite, Christian Cuellar, Cubby Parker, Hannah Christopher, Josef Starc, Marshall Krock, Allan Hosler, Daniel Hogan.
TThe varsity men's 8+ finished third with a time of 15.31 minutes, just one second behind second place St. Paul's. The varsity men's 8+ was crewed by Marshall Krock, Viggo Hoite, Josef Starc, David Parker (Bentley), Kevin Chang (Bentley), Christian Cuellar, Allan Hosler, Daniel Hogan, and coxswain Hannah Christopher (Miramonte).
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA