Claudia Loeber and Greg Cuneo both finished 2nd in the Varsity single and the Women's Varsity quad finally broke through with a fiesty performance battling back from a late race deficit to finish 3rd and best Montclaire by just under 5 seconds at the New Jersey State Championships on Saturday.
The Hawks returned to the Cooper River on Sunday for the delightfully well oiled Cooper Cup and had some of the best results in its history, winning 9 medals in the process. Greg Cuneo had no easy task and had to row hard in the Heat to finish 3rd and qualify in the last spot, only to claw his way into the lead group and finish 3rd overall in the Final winning him a bronze medal in the Men's Varsity 1x. Both the Women's Novice 4x, and Women's JV A 4x, won their events with an impressive margin. The Women's Novice 4x clocked a 8:17.07 giving them the fastest time of their event and the Women's JV 4x clocked a 7:54.8 just under 1.5 seconds off the fastest time of their event, clocked by Sacred Heart.
All boats raced well both days and the majority of the crews rowed their best performance of the year today. HT will travel to Philadelphia next weekend for the City Championships.
