This page, right (from front): Layla McDermott ’18, Anna Reilly ’16, Lauren Kochis ’17, Kate Hyde ’18. Below left: Sophie Wilder ’16; below right (from front): Andrew Sudol ’16, Hayden Futch ’16, Clement Banwell ’19, and Richie Santry ’18 Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Eddie Uong ’17, Tyler Forbes ’18, Angelina Joyce ‘18, Claire Peabody ’16
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and avenged their earlier loss to Nobles. The season concluded on a somewhat disappointing note at the NEIRA, although the boys earned three medals. This ended up being good enough for a second-place team finish, tying us with Choate behind Belmont Hill. The decision that had been made three weeks earlier to go to Henley looked sound. We had the potential to race very well. Next year’s team will be led by tri-captains John Cecil ’17, Will Norton ’17, and Piper Higgins ’17. It is unusual for a coxswain to be a team captain, and even more so for a girl to be a captain of a boys team, but Piper’s experience and dedication to her teammates won her a lot of votes. This was the first time since 1991 that I
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coached boys, and I enjoyed working with them very much. — Coach Andy Anderson P’15, ’17, ’20
Girls Crew 7–3 The girls crew team had a strong season this spring, led by senior captains Ross Ewald, Candace Tong-Li, and Nena Atkinson (who, unfortunately, was not able to row due to a knee injury). Despite the loss of a captain and another season with a very young team, the Groton girls crew worked extremely hard and gradually gained speed every week, keeping the NEIRA championship in their sight. The regular season produced a few early
losses to Deerfield and Taft in the first boat, but also some nice victories, particularly against BB&N and Choate. The goal for championships was to get all four varsity boats into the finals, which the girls accomplished; also, the first boat was able to finally beat St. Mark’s, in a beautifully rowed morning heat. Groton was one of only three schools to get all four varsity boats into the grand finals at NEIRAs this year, and we finished third in the overall points results, behind Winsor and Nobles. We wish our seniors all the best; good luck to Candace Tong-Li, who will be coxing for MIT in the fall. — Coach Tiffany Doggett P’17, ’19