LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Lamorinda Youth at Youth National Championships for Rowing


Pictured from left: Violet Hasten (College Prep '27), Maria Kozak (Doughtery Valley '27), Ella Randecker (Alameda '27), Ingrid Flory (Acalanes '27), Skye Skjorshammer (Miramonte '28), Talia Ackiron (Alameda '27), Zosia Morehouse (Head Royce '27), Bailee Meyers (Head Royce '27) and Harper Wood-Soloff (Head Royce '27). Not pictured is coach Emma Bernou. Photos provided

This month in Sarasota, Florida, 69 athletes from the Oakland Strokes competed at the US Rowing Youth National Championships. Among those athletes, representing the Oakland Strokes, were Lamorinda teammates Ingrid Flory (Acalanes '27) and Skye Skjorshammer (Miramonte '28). Their Women's U16 8+ boat took fifth overall in the Nation. This massive accomplishment capped a successful first year on Varsity, where their boat won the San Diego Crew Classic and took first (U16 4+) and third (U16 8+) at Regionals. Overall, the Strokes captured first in the M Youth 4- (Logan Raymond Campolindo '24), third in the M Youth 8+ (Oliver Lund Acalanes '24, Nate Fineman '24, and Keenan Heinz '24 Miramonte), sixth in the W U17 8+ (Daisy Gohres Acalanes '28 and Leela Grimaud Miramonte '27), seventh in the W Youth 2V 8+ (Isabelle Goldstein '25 Campolindo and Clara Grenning '24 Miramonte), eighth in the M U17 2x, ninth in the M U16 8+ (Wyatt Schmah & Pacer Yeung Campolindo '27), 11th in the W Youth 8+ (Cami Lovell Miramonte '24), and 22nd in the M Youth 2V 8+.