The 2011 Head of the Ohio has come and gone, and despite the weather being less than accommodating for spectators, the race went off very nicely, and North Catholic Crew was well represented!
As the first racing of the fall, it’s always a little exciting to see what happens with a new team. While the boys didn’t earn any medals on their home course, they had respectable showings in both the Lightweight HS Boys 4+ (6th place – Gordon Bolar, Justin Braun, Nick Pietrone, Brian Miller, Sam Klimko) and the Open Mens 2- against college competition (6th place – Brian Miller, Nick Pietrone – and 8th place – Sam Klimko, Justin Braun).
The girls squad came away with 2 medals, one in each event entered. The first medal was in the Open Women’s 2- (against college competition, also), where Natalie Nyman and Emily Opperman placed third. Those two followed that up by rowing in the stern pair of the Lightweight HS Girls 4+, where along with Liz Leonard, Katie Guarnaccia and Danny White, they won the event for the first time since 2006!
Congrats to all the athletes, and big thanks to all the parents and alumni who came out to support the team!