The Texas State Rowing Championships took place in Waco last month, and 10 Lady Dragons brought home the gold.
Varsity rowers Maile Nelson, Sophia Rhodes, Abby Evans and Olivia Knight won in the varsity quad category, while Maile and Olivia won in the varsity double category as well. Ninth-grader Alex Evans and eighth-graders Claire Elden and Fiorella Smith won in the novice quad category, while Fiorella also won in the novice doubles category. Juniors Dillan DeLugo, Gabby Carter and Samantha Rietbroek also won first place in the second varsity quad category. In total, the Lady Dragons won gold trophies in five events from the state championship.
To learn more about Founders Rowing Club, email coach Matt Naifeh at Naifehm@FoundersRowing.org.