Lower Merion crew shows promise at 4th Manny Flick

Posted On: Monday, April 15, 2013
By: bcookpa

The Lower Merion High School crew team showed encouraging results as they raced nine boats in the 4th Manny Flick/Horvat Series on a bright and windy Sunday at the Schuylkill River.

The LM boys JV8+ finished second in their heat. The boat was rowed by Gabriel Lane, Richard Beckman, Michael Forster, Matthieu Kuszyk, Andrew Brown, Jordan Scott, Jack Weinrieb, Daniel Matthews and coxed by Isaac Marlowe.

With rowers Alex Kane, Alex Coukos, William Chen, Joseph McGowan, and coxswain Sean Wilson-Leslie, the Lower Merion boys lightweight 4+ won their heat in a competitive race.

The Lower Merion girls had a strong showing with the Freshman 4+ finishing third. Coxed by Alex Fiergang, the boat included rowers Samantha Wellner, Rebecca Tauber, Jessica Grimm and Bari Zweben.