This year, the boys and girls crew teams are looking to row past their competition. The team is combined with Weston, and they practice on Lake Cochituate in Wayland.
Senior Anishka Trehan, who competes on the boys team as the coxswain, said that some members of the boys and girls teams have summer training programs to prepare for the fall.
“Rowing doesn’t really have an offseason,” Trehan said. “Because of [the summer training], we’re starting the season strong and with a strong sense of momentum.”
Strong summers aren’t the only thing that make a strong team. According to Trehan, the team has grown in numbers, along with position specific categories.
“The boy’s team’s biggest strength is the number of athletes this year,” Trehan said. “I’m also personally excited to finally have a large group of coxswains, because it makes a huge difference not just in steering and safety but also in boat coach and keeping practices efficient and productive.”
For the girls team, senior captain Ashley Maddocks highlighted the mood and vibe surrounding the 22 girls team heading into the fall.
“We currently have a very ambitious and positive environment surrounding the team,” Maddocks said. “Everyone is constantly asking our coaches what they can do to get better, both in and out of practice, which results in a positive environment where everyone is working hard.”
The boys and girls teams open up their seasons on Oct. 6 at the Textile River Regatta in Lowell, MA. Maddocks said that she is most looking forward to the Head of the Charles Regatta on Oct. 20 which hosts high schools and colleges from all over the country on the Dirty Water in Boston.
“There’s a real sense of eager determination on this team,” Trehan said. “Everyone is ready to put in the work, train harder together, and push towards a level where winning becomes the standard.”
