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SHS Varsity Girls Triumph at The Quinsigamond Cup on April 26

The SHS Crew 1st and 2nd Girls boats both captured first-place finishes in The Quinsigamond Cup (The “Q” Cup) on Saturday, April 26. Simsbury competed with other top rowing crews including Brookline, St. John’s, East Lyme, Middletown, Shrewsbury, and Worcester at the regatta on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. The roots of the Quinsigamond Cup (The “Q” Cup) date back to 1977.

The SHS 1st Girls won their 1,500-meter race with a time of 5:04.5, 1.7 seconds ahead of second-place Brookline, and 9.6 seconds ahead of East Lyme. The winning crew includes: Brenna Kelly (coxswain), Helen Moore (stroke), Rebecca Grandahl, Caroline Hendershot, Kaitlyn May, Allison May, Elizabeth Austin, Stephanie Sickinger, and Carolyn Croke (bow).

The SHS 2nd Girls powered to a finish time of 5:17.8, 11.7 seconds ahead of second-place Middletown, and 12.2 seconds ahead of third-place Shrewsbury. The 2nd Girls boat crew includes: Jill Henrich (coxswain), Rachel Harris (stroke), Jane Henrich, Heather Schiller, Michela Zunino, Abigail Fleming, Keira Manser, Maxime Braun, and Emily O’Donnell (bow).

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The SHS Crew team competed in a total of eight races in the regatta, winning or placing in all their races on a calm, slightly rainy day with light breezes. The SHS 3rd Girls and SHS 2nd Novice Girls boats each placed second, and the SHS 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Novice Boys boats all placed third, along with SHS 1st Novice Girls. For a full listing of the race results, check out www.simsburycrew.org.

Simsbury Crew’s upcoming racing schedule includes:

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·        Kent Invitational, New Preston, CT, May 10

·        Novice Regatta, Middletown, CT, May 11

·        CPSRA Regatta, New Preston, CT, May 18

·        NEIRA (for qualifying crews), May 23/24

·        Novice Regatta, Farmington, CT, May 28

·        Invitational Regatta (for qualifying crews), June 7/8

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