Rowing: NAC shines at invitational

The Newport Aquatic Center rowing program took part in the Fault Line Face-off Invitational, a major regatta that brings crews together to compete from all over California.

The race was held on the San Pablo Reservoir in Orinda, Calif., and allowed crews to compete in multiple races against different opponents in order to establish an early season ranking.

Both the novice girls and boys won the Novice “A,” while the boys won the freshmen event. The wins by both crews established them as the top teams in the southwest region.

The varsity men and women also both had success with the varsity men finishing the weekend ranking third in the southwest region, while the varsity women remained in contention for a place on the podium.

The NAC freshmen eight, included: coxswain Zach Casler, Frank Choumas, Harley Zeiper, Blake Richter, Hayden Mccormick, Joe Skinner, Jake Taylor and Peter Emmel.

The NAC novice “A” girls: Stephanie Daboub, Peyton Matthews, Ashley Coon, Savanah Hapsic, Gretchen Schoenberger, Kara Bray, Bridget Schoenberger and Natalie Lowenstein.

The NAC novice “A” boys: coxswain Henry Lopez, Frank Choumas, Anthony Morrell, Evan Krum, Blake Richter, Caleb O’Neil, Chad Kanner, Ian Detweiler and Will Warwick.

— Reader submission