Mount Saint Joseph Academy Crew Are National Champions

Mount Saint Joseph Academy Crew are National Champions! 

The Mount's Youth Second Varsity 8+ (Kayleigh Costello '26, Ella Kurek '26, Addison Marques '27, Aubrey Sheehan '27, Megan Bell '28, Addison Ross '26, Christian Robinson '28, Ava Kristel '28, and Zoe Nguyen '27) finished FIRST at the USRowing Youth National Championships this weekend in Sarasota, FL, facing off against the country's most prestigious scholastic and club programs. This finish marks the Mount's second-ever Youth National Championship and the first in 20 years since the Lightweight 8+ won in 2006. The Mount's Under 16 8+ finished in a program-best 4th place with the Youth 8+ finishing in 23rd and the Youth 2V 'B' entry finishing in 26th.

The Youth National Championships wrapped up what was an incredible spring season for Mount Crew with dozens of first-place finishes across their boats including Scholastic National Championships for the Freshman 8+ and Junior Varsity 8+; Stotesbury Cup Championships for the Freshman 8+, Junior Varsity 8+, and Second 8+; Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships for the Youth 8+, Youth Second Varsity 8+, and Under 16 8+; and Philadelphia City Championships for the Varsity 8+, Junior Varsity 8+, Freshman 8+, and Novice 8+. The team also brought home the Brigantine Trophy for Girls Sweep Points amassed through successes at the Manny Flick regattas this year, and took home the most medals of any girls program at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia and Scholastic National Championships in Oak Ridge, TN.

Congratulations to the entire Mount Crew team for an incredible showing at Youth Nationals in Sarasota and an absolutely amazing overall season! Go Mount Go!