The varsity men's 8+ boat. From left: Max McDonald, Tucker Johnson, Connor Olson, Cameron Chater, Kenyon Watson (coxswain, Miramonte), Michael Cuellar, Alexandr Lilichenko (Miramonte), Rhys Daniel, Daniel Hogan (stroke).
The Oakland Strokes sent 23 of its top athletes to Sarasota, Fla., to compete at the 2015 U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships. From June 12-14, Strokes' crews competed against 162 high school rowing teams.
The Strokes varsity men won the gold medal in a marquee event, the Grand Final 8+, with a time of 5:51.813, for the first time in the program's history.
The women's team won the silver medal in the Lightweight Womens 8+ Final with a time of 6:52.055.
The men's 4+ boat won the Petite Final in their event with a dramatic come-from-behind 0.08 second victory.
The women's Lightweight 8+ boat. From left: Tenaya McCoy, Limor Dubrovsky (Acalanes), Julia Giovanni (Campolindo), Madelynn Prendergast, Gray Strandberg, (coxswain), Rileigh Long, Marie Johnson (Miramonte), Jillian Lundstrom (Miramonte), Elizabeth Hofinga (stroke, Miramonte).
The men's 4+ boat. From left: Isabella Onken, (coxswain), Henri Illien, Nikita Lilichenko (Miramonte), Brandon Fluegge (Miramonte), Luke Lawler (stroke). Photos provided
The Strokes varsity men won the gold medal in a marquee event, the Grand Final 8+, with a time of 5:51.813, for the first time in the program's history.
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA