Mt. Baker Crew competes at Northwest Youth Championships

Eight Islander girls from Mercer Island High school competed in the US Rowing Northwest Regionals ‘High School 8’ rowing race on Sunday, May 17th at the US Rowing Northwest Youth Championships in Vancouver, Wash.

By Reporter Staff • May 26, 2015 5:04 pm
Mount Baker Crew placed third in the US Rowing Northwest Youth Championships
Mount Baker Crew placed third in the US Rowing Northwest Youth Championships

Eight Islander girls from Mercer Island High school competed in the US Rowing Northwest Regionals ‘High School 8’ rowing race on Sunday, May 17th at the US Rowing Northwest Youth Championships in Vancouver, Wash.

Margaret Seaton, Charlotte Lepp, Anika Christofferson, Gretchen Peterson, Cara Navit Schneiderman, Shannon Cavanaugh, Alice MacCormack, Isabelle Knowles and coxswain Isabelle Gahard all row for Seattle-based Mount Baker Crew. Overall, Mount Baker Crew placed third in the championships with five bids earned and wins in the women’s youth eight and women’s youth four events.

Christofferson, Seaton, Lepp and Peterson were in the women’s youth 8 winning boat. The US Rowing Northwest Youth Championships is one of six events held through May leading up to youth nationals. Twenty-six clubs from Oregon, Idaho and Washington attended the championships.