Vero Beach High freshman rowing team wins state championship

Celebrating Vero Beach High Freshman Rowing Team State Title are team members and supporters Katie Bourdon, Coach Tom Lange, Emma Bromnstein, VBHS Principle Shawn O'Keefe, Stella Buckley, Coach Phil Gravinese, Olivia North and Ellie Weibel. — Celebrating Vero Beach High Freshman Rowing Team State Title are team members and supporters Katie Bourdon, Coach Tom Lange, Emma Bromnstein, VBHS Principle Shawn O’Keefe, Stella Buckley, Coach Phil Gravinese, Olivia North and Ellie Weibel.

NEWS RELEASE The Freshman Girls Four from Vero Beach High School’s Rowing Team recently won the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association (FSRA) State Championship held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota on April 24-25. The newly crowned FSRA state champions received the historic Dragon Fly Cup for their division. The crew is comprised of 9th grade students including: Ellie Weibel, Olivia North, Stella Buckley, Emma Bromnstein and Catherine (Katie) Bourdon, who served as coxswain. This is especially significant since this is the first year that Vero Beach High has incorporated rowing into its sports program. The Vero Beach Junior Varsity Girls Four, comprised of Iris Hollinger, Mary Garavaglia, Graysen Pensch, Katie Kolb and Julia Visser, who served as coxswain, ranked 4th in the statewide competition. Contact 321-806-9971 to learn more about the Indian River Rowing Club or the Rowing Team at Vero Beach High School.