On Sunday, April 23rd, 2017, The Episcopal Academy entered eleven boats in the 5th and final Manny Flick Regatta (the Horvat Series) hosted by The Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association. Episcopal entered three Novice boats, four JV boats and four Varsity boats in the final Manny Flick of the spring 2017 season.
The first Episcopal boat to race was the boys Varsity 8 + - this boat was comprised of the following athletes – stroke Will Purtill; Nick Horbowy; Thomas Woodville; Peter LeRoux; Kyle Hogan; Harry Pusey; Luke Giordano; Tim Baker and cox Schuyler Kresge. This boat placed 2nd in their flight with a time of 4:22.720. Next up were the boats racing in time trials – first up for Episcopal Academy was the Boys Novice 4 + which was made up of stroke Jack Rebillard; Owen Maier; Ian Reape; Aedan Yohannen and cox Rishab Nandan. This boat placed 1st overall with a time of 5:14.280. Next up for the Churchmen was the Boys Novice 8 + - this boat included stroke Adam Mauch; Billy Stavropoulos; Max Levinson; Matt Hinkley; Henry Scott; Nicholas Christos; Nick Bernabei; Dhruv Rahman and cox Laura Null. This boat placed 10th overall with a time of 5:29.250.
The final two Boys boats for Episcopal were headed up by the Boys JV 4 + which was made up of stroke Sam Pace; Rayhan Ali; Peter Tang; Jay Familetti and cox Myles Peter. The Boys JV 4 + placed 20th overall with a time of 5:58.760. Next up for the Churchmen was the Boys JV 8 + comprised of stroke Drew Landaiche; Nick Peyton; Alex Peters; McKee Bond; Peter Zirnkilton; Jake Landaiche; Jeff Li; Schuyler Sices and cox Robbie Copit. The final Boys boat of the day for Episcopal placed 17th overall with a time of 5:14.420. An excellent showing for the Episcopal Boys in the final Manny Flick of the season!
Next up for Episcopal (and still racing in time trials) was the Girls Novice 8 + - it was made up of the following athletes – stroke Natalie Horbowy; Lacey Rivera; Rae Keffer-Scharf; Natalie Johnston; Allison Lee; Cayla Beaulieu; Mikey Rymal; Katie Baker and cox Juliana Di Carlo. This boat placed 3rd overall with a time of 5:37.400. Next up was the Girls JV 4 + - comprised of stroke Mollie Bonner; Remy Peskin; Hannah Pang; Alyssa Sheffy and cox Phoebe Barr. The Girls JV 4 + placed 25th overall with a time of 6:50.640. Immediately after was the Girls JV 4 X - this boat was made up of stroke Alexandra Peyton; Morgan Gantt; Cat Spellman and Brooke Kraftson. This boat placed 5th overall with a time of 5:33.000.
The final races of the day for the Churchwomen were the three Varsity Girls boats, which were not time trials. First was the Varsity 2 X which included stroke Heidi Zirnkilton and Lizzie King. This boat placed 3rd in their flight with a time of 5:56.620. Next up was the Girls Varsity 4 X which was made up of stroke Hannah Kaufhold; Bing Quan; Amanda Lee; Annin Decker and cox Lindsay Barber. The Girls Varsity 4 + placed 5th in their flight with a time of 6:17.650. The final Varsity Girls boat of the day was the Girls Varsity 4 X – this boat was made up of stroke Josephine Konopka; Shannon Conlin ; Rachel Barber and Brooke Baxter. The Girls Varsity 4 X placed 3rd in their flight with a time of 5:22.180. It was a great finish to the Manny Flick season for the Episcopal Academy Churchmen and women!