Press Release:

Mount Saint Joseph Academy’s Youth Second Varsity 8+ finished first at the USRowing Youth National Championships this weekend in Sarasota, Fla., facing off against the country’s most prestigious scholastic and club programs. The finish marks the Mount’s second-ever Youth National Championship and its first in 20 years, since the Lightweight 8+ won in 2006.

The championship boat included Kayleigh Costello ’26, Ella Kurek ’26, Addison Marques ’27, Aubrey Sheehan ’27, Megan Bell ’28, Addison Ross ’26, Christian Robinson ’28, Ava Kristel ’28, and Zoe Nguyen ’27.

Mount Crew sent several boats to the national stage. The Mount’s Under 16 8+ finished in a program-best 4th place, with the Youth 8+ finishing 23rd and the Youth 2V “B” entry finishing 26th.

The Youth National Championships wrapped up an incredible spring season for Mount Crew, with dozens of first-place finishes across their boats. Highlights included Scholastic National Championships for the Freshman 8+ and Junior Varsity 8+; Stotesbury Cup Championships for the Freshman 8+, Junior Varsity 8+, and Second 8+; Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships for the Youth 8+, Youth Second Varsity 8+, and Under 16 8+; and Philadelphia City Championships for the Varsity 8+, Junior Varsity 8+, Freshman 8+, and Novice 8+.

The team also brought home the Brigantine Trophy for Girls Sweep Points, amassed through their successes at the Manny Flick regattas this year, and took home the most medals of any girls program at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Philadelphia and the Scholastic National Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

“Congratulations to the entire Mount Crew team for an incredible showing at Youth Nationals in Sarasota and an absolutely amazing overall season,” said Alanna McCloy ’10, Head Rowing Coach at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. “Go Mount Go!”

ABOUT MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH ACADEMY
Founded in 1858 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Mount Saint Joseph Academy is a U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School and Catholic college preparatory school for young women in grades 9-12 located in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. Recently named Top Catholic College Preparatory School 2026 by Education Insider Magazine, the Mount educates nearly 500 students and inspires them to dream big and journey deep. Empowered by a solid academic, social, and spiritual foundation, students develop powerful voices, clarity of mind, confidence, and a commitment to serve. Mount Saint Joseph Academy remains faithful to “educating founders” and to the belief that “on the education of women largely depends the future of society.” The school is accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS).

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