The St. John's Jesuit crew team finished a strong spring season at the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championship on May 9 - 10.
SJJ competed in the same class as 52 other teams from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia with everyone making a run for Nationals. After Saturday's races, the Titans qualified three boats for Sunday's finals.
The Varsity 4 boat of seniors, coxed by
Isaac Positano, stroke seat
Jonathan Mahoney, and rowers,
Ryan Gray,
Milo Ligman, and
Colin Thornton competed in the B Finals.
The Varsity 8 boat coxed by
Luke Uecker, stroke seat
Grant Helbig, and rowers,
Braylen Ellis,
Jonathan Mahoney,
Ryan Gray,
Sam Blanchong,
Colin Thornton,
Milo Ligman, and
Isaac Positano also competed in the B Finals.
Lastly, the Junior 8 boat made a competitive run throughout the weekend! The Junior 8 boat coxed by
Luke Uecker, stroke seat
Grant Helbig, and rowers,
Braylen Ellis,
Sam Blanchong,
Martin Kummer,
Nolan Bergman,
Porter McElroy,
Carson Caldwell, and
Johnny LaCouver competed in the A Finals on Sunday, finishing fifth out of twenty boats across all nine states!
Congrats to the entire team!
