16th Annual Ergathon

THE SCHOOL'S CREW club recently competed in the 16th annual Ergathon.

Jessica Peck

THE SCHOOL’S CREW club recently competed in the 16th annual Ergathon.

The school’s crew team participated in the 16th annual Ergathon on Feb 8.

What makes this tournament different is that it is not a competition in the water, but rahter, on rowing machines. The team has been training for this tournament since October, using several different conditioning techniques such as: erging 9rowing) and Crossfit style conditioning.

The team battled seven different schools within the region and several of the members placed in the competition.

Junior Matt Mitch finished 13th in the Men’s Heavy Weight category and sophomore Brock Clifford finished second in the Men’s Light Weight competition. Senior Haley Gee finished first in the Womens’ Heavy Weight category and sophomore Megan Combs finished third for the Womens’ Light Weight competition.