A rowing club in the East Bay is celebrating the success of its athletes following a national competition in Florida, including a national title.
The Oakland Strokes sent a record 69 athletes across nine boats to the US Rowing Youth National Championships last week, according to Oakland Strokes Rowing Board Member Joel Flory. The teams competed against more than 8,000 athletes from 240 clubs across the nation.The Men’s Straight 4- came in first place in their race, marking the Oakland Strokes 24th national title since the organization was founded in 1974. The following is a breakdown of the organization’s wins at nationals.
"It’s pretty demanding, but honestly, in my life, it's given me a lot of structure and it's actually helped me succeed more in school, I would say," Hondrogen said.The women’s team had a successful showing too. Mina Katzev is on the JV 8 team that placed 7th."We brought 36 women athletes and that was amazing," she said. "I think each boat outperformed themselves in the time trials to the finals.We really created like a family within our boat.
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