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April 23, 2005: 1st place for Riverhead High 2x.

Riverhead High School rowers Caitlyn Klein and Eileen Belfield won the Novice Girls Double Sculls Event at the Long Island Scholastic Sprints held on Meadow Lake in Queens, NY, finishing in a time of 4:33.  Finishing second and third were Teaneck High School (NJ) and Montclair High School (NJ).  More than 1,200 high school rowers and 250 boats from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey entered the regatta.  This was Riverhead High School’s second competition in the history of the school.  Last week the girls finished 3rd at the Princeton International Scholastic Regatta. 

Riverhead High School rowers Colleen Wilhelm and Kristin Lohneiss were forced to wait another two weeks before their racing debut.  Their event, the girls novice quadruple sculls was cancelled due to high winds and unrowable conditions.  Ms. Wilhelm and Ms. Loehneiss were teaming up with Ms. Belfield and Ms. Klein for the event.  Coach Al Borghard stated that he was disappointed that the race was cancelled as the girls had been showing speed during practices. 

Riverhead High School will next race at the Long Island Scholastic Championships  scheduled for May 7th in Oyster Bay, NY. Riverhead’s rowing team is organized through East End Rowing and is coached by Al Borghard and Amy Hardy (Smith College 2004).