2021 USRowing Masters Nationals

Marin’s Women’s Masters Level A team raced at the 2021 Masters National Championships in Melton Late, Oakridge TN August 12-15th. Racing began Thursday the 12th with the Women’s Open D 2x Heat with Scott and Mispelblom Beyer finishing in third, securing a position in the final later that same day where they finished 6th with a time of 4:08.7. The women’s C 8+ raced in a straight final for a second-place finish with a time of 3:35.01. The D8+ raced in another straight final and finished third with a time of 3:27.9. Marin entered two boats into the C 4X final and finished in third and fifth places with times of 3:38 and 3:53. 

Friday races started with the E 4X heat where the Marin quad secured a place in the final later that same day where they finished 3rd overall with a time of 3:39.77. The D 8+ finished third in a straight final with a time of 3:22.69. The C 4+ finished the day with the team’s first gold medal with a time of 3:38.76 in a straight final. 

Saturday was the last day of racing for Marin and started with the D 4+ winning their heat and securing a position into the final where they later finished second with a time of 3:48. 02. The E 4+ secured another gold for the squad in a straight final with a time of 3:48.335. The last race of the day was the C 2- where Keller & Eichner finished in second at 3:57.79 and Case & Panko finished 4th with a time of 4:03. 

Congratulations to all of the athletes for three days of hard racing, several medals, and 2 trophies won. This regatta marked the last race for coach John Kaitz who has been with Marin on and off since the ’90s. Kaitz is moving on to coach the Men’s Rowing Team at the University of Southern California starting this fall. Full race results can be found at https://www.herenow.com/results/#/races/20920/results. Age categories for masters racing can be found at https://usrowing.org/sports/2016/6/28/6126_132107073803837238.aspx.