Best of the Week 2022-2023: Excellence in College Prep

ROWING EAGLES MEDAL AT MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIP AND ARE HEADED TO THE NATIONALS COMPETITION

St. Ed's Rowing Eagles participated over the weekend at the Midwest Championship Regatta out of over 50 schools from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, and West Virginia. St. Ed's Novice 4+ (Nathan Sinchak '25, Matthew Bush '26, Andrew Bedell '26, Lucas Dobransky '26, and Rylan Smith '26) and Novice 8+ (Nathan Sinchak '25, Matthew Bush '26, Andrew Bedell '26, Arthur Cassidy '26, Graeme Monroe '26, Jack Wooten '25, Reed Winbigler '25, Lucas Dobransky '2, and Rylan Smith '26) teams placed 6th in Petites and Grands. The J8+ crew (Sebastian Diaz '26, Ryan Hammond '25, Nicholas Ross '24, Isaac Jamison '24, Christopher Marquard '24, Jacob Hirz '24, Lukas Kucera '24, Nathan Sinchak '25, and Myles McLaughlin '24) came in first in Petites (9th in the Midwest) and J4+ crew (Sebastian Diaz '26, Ryan Hammond '25, Nicholas Ross '24, Isaac Jamison '24, and Christopher Marquard '24), who will be advancing to Nationals later this month, placed third in Grands.

"The overall achievements of the boys are a direct result of hard work and accountability," says Head Rowing Coach and Film teacher Will Fistek. "The culture of the team has developed over this year and is what set us up for a tremendous amount of opportunity for growth as we entered this spring season. The most rewarding part of this being my first year as Head Rowing Coach has been seeing the boys show up and embrace the challenges that have been presented to them. The whole team has worked hard to challenge each other every day, and the overall joy and promising result of all their hard work is so rewarding."