The Wildcat Navy take home the runner-up trophy from Zanesville after a hard-fought weekend.
by John Fanta ’13
Coach Pat Connor’s Wildcat rowers knew that it was going to be a tough road in Zanesville when they took to Dillon Lake in the jam-packed, 48-team tournament. It was the largest field ever, as teams come from a combined seven countries with 500 boats entirely.
Saint Ignatius’ strength and teamwork powered the Wildcats to a 2nd place finish, behind Illinois school New Trier. The highlight of the day was the 1st place finish for the Novice Lightweight 4+ boat, as the ‘Cats came from behind and powered by their competitors. The Junior 4 boat also took home their race title in a thriller. Congrats to those two title winners.
Here are more results from the Midwest Invitational. All races have six competitors:
- LWT8 boat took 5th place.
- The J8, 2V, and 3V boats garnered 4th place.
- The V4+, VLWT4+, F8, V2-, V8 boats all took 3rd place in the finals.
