Stellar Day 1 for High Point in Sarasota, FL

Sarasota, Florida – High Point Rowing Club enjoyed an outstanding first day of boat racing at the USRowing Southeast Regional Championships on Saturday by qualifying for the finals in three of the four crews entered.

Katie Ognovich opened racing for High Point by finishing in the top three in her heat to earn a place in Sunday’s six-boat Women’s Singles Championship final.

Not to be outdone, in the next heat High Point’s Catherine Thompson also placed in the top three scullers to join Katie in tomorrow’s championship.

High Point’s third crew to progress to Sunday’s races was the women’s novice eight crew of coxswain Kiki Davis, stroke Kim Pollard, Maddie Mullins, Junior Ognovich, Aliute Udoka, Abbey Lowdermilk, Hayden Davis, Victoria Goldin, and bow Addy Millsap.