Crew: Madison Cruises to Seven First Place Finishes

Of the nine Madison High School boats at the Regional Park Regatta on the Occoquan on Saturday, seven rowed to first places finishes and two other boats placed in strong seconds as the Warhawks continued to show early domination of the region's teams this season.

The Madison Women’s First Varsity Eight again shut out the competition by an impressive margin, beating Oakton with open water with a time of 5:42.10.

But the story of the day was the  adaptability of the Men’s First Eight, who raced to a first place finish in a backup boat after their regular boat was damaged on Friday, with a time of 5:01:60.  

While the both the Women’s and Men’s Second Varsity Eight scored first place finishes for the second time this season both with wins over Oakton,  this week, the Men’s and Women’s Third Varsity Eight raced to their first place finishes of the season both edging out second place finisher Oakton.

The Regional Park regatta also marked the start of the season for the freshman and novice boats.  

The Women’s Freshman Eight  finished just behind Oakton for strong second place finish, the Men’s Freshmen Eight finished in first place ahead of Lake Braddock, and the Mens’ Novice Eight finished in second, just behind West Springfield.  

Next week, Madison Crew will participate in the Walter Mess Regatta on the Occoquan.

Treeby Brown reported for this story.