DD 3 has a tournament this weekend. Only 6 teams, but it will be tough. Half the teams are from Illinois, and those teams aren't planning to travel to Wisconsin just to lose.
This is also the first tournament where she will face real 14u teams (except for some weak 14u teams she faced in Iowa a couple of weeks ago). There are only 2 13u teams in the tournament, the others are all 14u, and some of them are going to be tough.
DS is rowing at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships in Lake Mercer, outside of Princeton. He had his first heat this morning, 6th place out of 7 boats in the Varsity 4+ (coxed) event. Wisconsin won that heat. He has a quarterfinal race this afternoon 2:20 EDT. DW and I are watching the live stream of his races. Out of 28 boats, his had the 20th best time of the bunch. Realize, the Milwaukee School of Engineering is just a D-III school, and they are rowing against the top rowing teams in the country. He is small compared to most of the rowers. He lists his height at 6', but that is if he really needs a haircut, or is wearing shoes. Only 165 lbs. So, he is the only sophomore in a boat otherwise filled with seniors, with a bunch of regular size engineering students rowing against really tall guys.
One of the guys on his boat just finished Naval ROTC, and drives to San Diego for basic training right afterwards. Good to see there are still bright and brave young men serving our country.
This is also the first tournament where she will face real 14u teams (except for some weak 14u teams she faced in Iowa a couple of weeks ago). There are only 2 13u teams in the tournament, the others are all 14u, and some of them are going to be tough.
DS is rowing at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships in Lake Mercer, outside of Princeton. He had his first heat this morning, 6th place out of 7 boats in the Varsity 4+ (coxed) event. Wisconsin won that heat. He has a quarterfinal race this afternoon 2:20 EDT. DW and I are watching the live stream of his races. Out of 28 boats, his had the 20th best time of the bunch. Realize, the Milwaukee School of Engineering is just a D-III school, and they are rowing against the top rowing teams in the country. He is small compared to most of the rowers. He lists his height at 6', but that is if he really needs a haircut, or is wearing shoes. Only 165 lbs. So, he is the only sophomore in a boat otherwise filled with seniors, with a bunch of regular size engineering students rowing against really tall guys.
One of the guys on his boat just finished Naval ROTC, and drives to San Diego for basic training right afterwards. Good to see there are still bright and brave young men serving our country.
