St. Joseph's Prep wins in Pennsuaken, headed to Henley

The St. Joseph's Prep varsity eight won the feature race on Saturday at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America's national championships on the Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J.

The Hawks prevailed in the 1,500-meter race in 4 minutes, 25.00 seconds, and then decided to enter the famed Henley Regatta in England, scheduled for June 29 to July 3 on the Thames.

It will be the 11th time in the last 32 years that the Hawks will go to Henley.

The Prep boat included seniors Lou Lombardi (coxswain), Dean Hill, Zac Munsell, John McGrorty, and Chris Mulvey, and juniors A.J. Abell, Kevin McHale, Steve Markham, and Dan Henry.

"It was just a great race," Prep coach Jim Glavin said. "They rowed the race plans to perfection."

In other highlights, Merion Mercy captured the girls' varsity four final in 5:28.65, Shipley took the girls' varsity four petite final, and Haverford School crossed the finish line first in the boys' varsity double final, edging Malvern Prep and Chestnut Hill.

The Results

Girls' lightweight double final: 1, Baldwin, 5:47.28. 2, Friends Academy, 5:54.04. 3, Conestoga, 5:59.35. 4, Strath Haven, 5:59.97. 5, Great Bridge, 6:07.08.

Boys' lightweight double final: 1, Malvern Prep, 5:10.50. 2, Conestoga, 5:11.20. 3, Roman Catholic, 5:23.41. 4, Haverford, 5:25.98. 5, Bonner, 5:31.79.

Girls' junior double final: 1, Upper Dublin, 6:07.82. 2, Sacred Heart, 6:15.23. 3, Conestoga, 6:22.02. 4, Haddon Twp, 6:22.69. 5, Egg Harbor, 6:25.28.

Boys' junior double final: 1, Malvern Prep, 5:23.51. 2, Riverhead, 5:27.23. 3, Christchurch, 5:35.05. 4, Shipley, 5:35.50. 5, Haverford HS, 5:36.41.

Girls' freshman quad final: 1, Conestoga, 5:42.10. 2, Ridgewood, 5:57.56. 3, Notre Dame, 5:58.75. 4, Saratoga, 6:04.15. 5, Baldwin, 6:04.46.

Boys' freshman quad final: 1, Saratoga, 5:03.21. 2, Conestoga, 5:03.71. 3, Malvern Prep, 5:07.64. 4, Haverford, 5:09.67. 5, Roman Catholic, 5:22.74.

Girls' freshman eight final: 1, Holy Spirit, 5:16.13, 2 New Trier, 5:18.63. 3, Saratoga, 5:20.492. 4, Radnor, 5:20.494. 5, Mount St. Joseph, 5:32.63.

Boys' freshman eight final: 1, St. Joseph's Prep, 4:45.56. 2, Canisius, 4:47.75. 3, New Trier, 4:48.07. 4, Central Catholic, 4:56.34, 5, La Salle, 5:00.04.

Girls' junior quad final: 1, Sacred Heart, 5:30.68. 2, Notre Dame, 5:35.40. 3, Conestoga, 5:37.04. 4, Baldwin, 5:40.18. 5, Saratoga, 5:47.19.

Boys' junior quad final: 1, Montclair, 4:43.91. 2, Conestoga, 4:46.37. 3, Haddon Twp, 4:50.35. 4, Roman Catholic, 4:52.04. 5, Chestnut Hill, 04:52.19