[BHS etree] SPORTS: Berkeley High Crew goes to Nationals

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For the second year in a row, Berkeley High School's rowing team came 
home with a silver medal in the U.S. Rowing Southwest Regional Junior 
Championship, held this weekend at Lake Natoma, in Folsom, CA. The 
team's second-place finish in the Men's Lightweight 4+ category earns 
them a slot at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships, which 
will be held in Cincinnati, OH June 8-10. Last year, Berkeley High 
went all the way for a gold medal in this same category at the U.S. 
Rowing Youth National Championships; which attracts over 100 teams 
and 1000 rowers from around the country. This year Berkeley High will 
defend their title.
The Berkeley High Men's Lightweight 4+ team, composed of freshman 
coxswain Oliver Sweibel, juniors Ian Horton and Patrick Stolcke, and 
seniors Cole Pedicone and Sam Paul, competed on Saturday, May 19th 
against teams from Oakland Strokes, Capital Crew, Nor Cal Crew, Serra 
High Crew, Marina Aquatic Center, and Los Gatos Rowing. After 
qualifying in their first heat, the Berkeley boat advanced to the 
final race later that afternoon. In the final race Berkeley High 
competed against Marina Aquatic Center, Oakland Strokes, Marin Rowing 
Association, Capital Crew, and the San Diego Rowing club. The 
Berkeley boat came in second by 13 seconds to Marina Aquatic Center.

As the only public high school competing in the Regional 
Championship, the Berkeley High rowers compete against much larger 
club teams and private schools that recruit athletes from a broad 
range of students throughout their communities. With the same passion 
and dedication they used to win and advance to the Nationals, the 
team will be fundraising to cover the expenses for their trip to the 
Nationals. To see pictures and more information about the team visit 
<http://www.berkeleyhighcrew.org>www.berkeleyhighcrew.org.