Merion Mercy, Conestoga row to national titles

Merion Mercy won the girls' varsity four grand final, and Conestoga won a pair of varsity finals in the Scholastic Rowing Association of America's national championships on the Cooper River on Saturday.

Merion Mercy posted a time of 5 minutes, 30.144 seconds in the varsity four, and Conestoga went home with titles in the girls' varsity double and varsity quad races.

Mount St. Joseph finished third in the varsity eight race.

In the boys' competition, Malvern Prep led the field in the varsity quad race, edging Conestoga by 2 seconds, and Father Judge captured the varsity four petite final.

Ridley was the top area squad in the prestigious varsity eight race that concluded the competition, placing third behind Gonzaga and St. Alban's.

The Results

BOYS' RACES

Lightweight Varsity Double: 1, Riverhead, 5:05.050. 2, St. Joseph's Prep, 5:05.607. 3, Haverford High, 5:10.775.

Junior Double: 1, Penn Charter, 5:06.164. 2, Ballston, 5:07.010. 3, Ridgewood, 5:09.996.

Junior Quad: 1, Roman Catholic, 4:42.206. 2, Conestoga, 4:46.493. 3, Saratoga, 4:47.272.

Junior Four: 1, Montclair, 4:58.467. 2, Skyline, 5:00.668. 3, South County, 5:00.782.

Junior Eight: 1, St. Augustine, 4:26.470. 2, St. Joseph's Prep, 4:26.699. 3, St. Anthony's, 4:29.049.

Lightweight Varsity Quad: 1, Malvern Prep, 4:49.503. 2, Saratoga, 4:54.214. 3, St. Joseph's Prep, 4:57.854.

Lightweight Varsity Four: 1, Father Judge, 4:53.704. 2, Christian Bros., 4:55.848. 3, Monsignor Bonner, 4:59.095.

Lightweight Varsity Eight: 1, St. Joseph's Prep, 4:24.354. 2, Pine Crest, 4:26.398. 3, La Salle, 4:27.348.

Varsity Second Eight: 1, Gonzaga, 4:30.693. 2, Pitts. Central Cath., 4:32.039. 3, Loyola, 4:35.081.

Varsity Single: 1, Ranney, 5:23.803. 2, Germantown Academy, 5:28.788. 3, John Jay, 5:29.373.

Varsity Double: 1, Don Bosco, 5:08.784. 2, Shipley, 5:10.257. 3, Malvern Prep, 5:14.219.

Varsity Quad: 1, Malvern Prep, 4:34.214. 2, Conestoga, 4:36.515. 3, Roman Catholic, 4:36.705.

Varsity Four Petite: 1, Father Judge, 5:01.053. 2, O'Connell, 5:06.893. 3, DeMatha, 5:08.070.

Varsity Four Grand: 1, Saratoga, 4:49.373. 2, Episcopal Academy, 4:49.436. 3, Monsignor Bonner, 4:54.823.

Varsity Eight Petite: 1, McCallie, 4:22.845. 2, St. Ignatius, 4:25.846. 3, Bethesda, 4:25.956.

Varsity Eight Grand: 1, Gonzaga, 4:18.151. 2, St. Albans, 4:19.375. 3, Ridley, 4:19.618.

GIRLS' RACES

Lightweight Varsity Double: 1, Southgate, 5:48.279. 2, Woodbridge, 5:50.459. 3, W. Albermarle, 5:50.555.

Junior Double: 1, Penn Charter, 5:44.725. 2, Ridgewood, 5:46.460. 3, Poughkeepsie, 5:55.117.

Junior Quad: 1, Haddon Township, 5:33.296. 2, Conestoga, 5:38.143. 3, Saratoga, 5:42.061.

Junior Four: 1, Manhasset, 5:36.617. 2, Harriton, 5:43.527. 3, Egg Harbor Township, 5:49.250.

Junior Eight: 1, Montclair, 5:11.697. 2, Walt Whitman, 5:13.457. 3, Mount St. Joseph, 5:14.306.

Lightweight Varsity Quad: 1, Conestoga, 5:34.940. 2, Haddon Township, 5:38.534. 3, Springside, 5:49.075.

Lightweight Varsity Four: 1, Manhasset, 5:29.729. 2, Episcopal Academy, 5:42.009. 3, Agnes Irwin, 5:46.202.

Lightweight Varsity Eight: 1, Holy Spirit, 5:02.242. 2, Montclair, 5:06.956. 3, McLean, 5:08.124.

Varsity Second Eight: 1, New Trier, 5:10.208. 2, Saratoga, 5:14.017. 3, James Madison, 5:15.244.

Varsity Single: 1, Springside, 6:13.710. 2, Ridley, 6:18.962. 3, Divine Grace, 6:23.937.

Varsity Double: 1, Conestoga, 5:44.552. 2, Baldwin, 5:45.083. 3, Upper Dublin, 5:46.671.

Varsity Quad: 1, Conestoga, 5:24.172. 2, Episcopal Academy, 5:28.476. 3, Sacred Heart, 5:31.429.

Varsity Four Petite: 1, St. Marks, 5:37.743. 2, Germantown Academy, 5:39.962. 3, Lower Merion, 5:44.057.

Varsity Four Grand: 1, Merion Mercy, 5:30.144. 2, Mainland, 5:32.625. 3, Hampton, 5:33.925.

Varsity Eight Petite: 1, Winter Park, 5:01.456. 2, Radnor, 5:04.717. 3, Holy Spirit, 5:05.564.

Varsity Eight Grand: 1, National Cathedral, 4:57.104. 2, Saratoga, 4:57.617. 3, Mount St. Joseph, 5:01.242.