High Point, NC – The United States Naval Academy’s women’s rowing program returns to High Point this weekend for a week long training camp in preparation for the opening of their NCAA spring racing schedule.
And next week the Midshipmen will scrimmage with Army on Oak Hollow Lake.
“Any time Army and Navy get together to compete it is a big deal,” says Navy head rowing coach Joe Schlosberg.
The Naval Academy has selected Oak Hollow Lake for the second consecutive year for its protected waterway and the South’s temperate climate at this time of year.
High Point Rowing Club in partnership with the City of High Point’s Parks & Recreation department are hosting the Navy Midshipmen and loaning the team motor boats during their stay for coaching and safety purposes. The Navy squad numbers over 60 athletes and coaches.
“It is a real honor to have an NCAA varsity rowing program of the caliber of Navy choose High Point for their training camp,” says High Point chief coach Gene Kininmonth. “This is a terrific opportunity for our high school athletes to get an up close view of how a Division I collegiate program operates.”
