Rowers Make College Commitments

Six members of the Saugatuck Rowing Club girls team today signed National Letters of Intent to row competitively in college in the NCAA.  Four of the girls are Staples High School students.  Pictured (l-r) are Sophie Pendrill, Scarsdale, University of Texas at Austin; Katelyn DeAgro, Westport/Staples, Robert Morris University; Imogen Ratcliffe, Westport/Staples, U.C. Berkeley; Charlotte Powers, Fairfield, University of Michigan; Kate Johnson, Westport/Staples, University of Notre Dame; Grace McGinley, Westport/Staples, Stanford University; and Saugatuck Rowing Club Junior Girls Head Coach Gordon Getsinger. The Saugatuck Rowing Club girls team has won back-to-back national championships and last month three-peated as victors in the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo