Rowing: NAC squad fares well in spring regatta opener

LONG BEACH - The Newport Aquatic Center opened the spring regatta

season with numerous wins at the Long Beach Marine Stadium on Feb. 24.

The men’s varsity eight (Nolan Rousset, Greg Everett, Graham

Brand-Zawadski, Joe Weiland, Peter Sims, John Zeiser, Matt Elder, Dylan

Wooters and coxswain Jackie Brown) pulled out a first-place finish by one

inch.

The men’s varsity four Matt Zeiser, Rousset, Scott Kircher, Everett

and Brown) also placed first for NAC.

The women’s varsity four squad of Ariel Jacobs, Anne Kircher, Hilary

Ellis and Karissa Rode took first place, while the varsity doubles team

of Jacobs and Kate Mead also the top spot.

Also winning for the NAC were the men’s novice coxed quad (Derek

Bothereau, Brian Booth, Drew Chaffee and Grant Ginder) and the women’s

novice quad (Emily McKay, Shannon Packer, Sara Walles and Jean Geddes).

The NAC’s next regatta will be on March 24 in San Diego.

Generous donations and fundraising helped the NAC acquire four new

bots and a new trailer, which were all used for the Long Beach regatta.