Crew team returns from regatta with medals
This Belen Jesuit Crew participated in the Head of the Hooch regatta in Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 4 and 5.
This regatta is considered one of the world’s largest and competitive rowing regattas with 2,000+ boats racing over two days. Participants came from all over the United States, Europe, and Australia.
The Wolverines arrived in Chattanooga with 22 entries including the freshmen team. Expectations were high for this up and coming boat. The freshmen team dedicated its race to Beatriz, the newborn daughter of Coach Yasser born on November 3.
The Saturday competition saw Belen Jesuit Crew prove its resilience placing top 10 in every race they participated, including winning gold in the sophomore led Men's Youth Novice 8+!
Belen also had a spectacular showing on Sunday, again placing a boat in the top 10 of every race they participated in, and in the process, hauling in 2 gold medals (Men’s Youth Novice 8+ and Men’s Youth Lightweight 8+) and a bronze medal (Men’s Youth Lightweight 4+).
Coach Yunian was pleased as the great performances were spread out over all high school grades, setting the stage for a solid spring season and a strong future for Belen Crew. Congratulations to all participating athletes in an extremely competitive regatta, and a huge thank you to all parents, family, and friends for their unwavering support!
Belen's official results from Saturday:
- Men's Youth 4+: 3rd (out of 90 entries)
- Men's Youth Novice 8+: 1st and 12th (out of 30 entries, with the winners getting a blistering time of 35 seconds faster than 2nd place!)
- Men's Youth 8+: 7th and 17th (out of 78 entries)
- Men's Youth 2x: 6th, 47th, and 64th (out of 99 entries)
Belen's official results from Sunday:
- Men's Youth 4x: 30th (out of 63 entries)
- Men's Youth Lightweight 8+: 1st and 17th (out of 22 entries)
- Men's Youth Lightweight 4+: 3rd, 16th, and 20th (out of 32 entries)
- Men's Youth 1x: 10th (out of 70 entries)
- Men's Youth Novice 1x: 5th, 6th, 7th, and 14th (out of 23 entries)
- Men's Youth 2-: 6th, 7th, and 15th (out of 24 entries)
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
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500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.