FIRST PLACE FINISH | NFA Boys Crew
The Newburgh Varsity Goldbacks boys and girls teams competed in the Orange/Ulster Cup Championships at Rockland Lake State Park and all six of the crews entered placed. The boats had two 1st place finishes, one 2nd, and two 3rds:
From the Boy's teams:
Boy's Varsity 4+ | Gold/1st
Matt Barnes, Coxswain
Akhiir McNeil
Liam Baxter
Elias Cuellar
Vicente Velasques
Boy's Varsity 4+ | Bronze/3rd
Luis Chirinos, Coxswain
Gage Fairbanks
Alexander Tarantino
Tommy Giorgianni
Kaeleb McNeil
Boy's Varsity 8+ | Bronze/3rd
Mattek Schuhknecht, coxswain
Ismael Chihuahua
Michael Clarke
Christian Cisco
Carlos Cortes
Alexander Popllo
Steven Yang
Diego Bello
Gustavo Laureno
NFA finished 2nd overall in points for both girls and boys crews within the league with competitors including Kingston, Warwick.
The NFA Varsity Crew teams are coached by Brittany Bonesteel.
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