O’Riley and Jennings Advance at the USRowing Youth National Championships
Recent graduate Ian O’Riley ‘24 and rising junior Brody Jennings advanced to the semifinals from tome trials at USRowing Youth National Championships.
O’Riley was the top overall seed single sculler and received the #1 bow number for his race. He led off the trials in the day's first race, placing second overall in 6:52.50 in the Men’s Youth 1x. He was behind only Henry Davison of Oak Neck Rowing Academy (6:50.81).
Jennings was seeded 22nd out of 26 entries in the Men’s U17 1x and pulled a top-15 placing, guaranteeing a spot in the semi-finals. He recorded a time of 7:41.69 to finish 15th overall.
“Ian and Brody rowed great qualifying time trials,” said Head Coach Pete Cannia. “Ian’s performance was impressive, placing 2nd overall in a race decided by a mere 2 seconds. It was a special honor bestowed on Ian and Brophy Crew by USRowing and the national coaches to receive the No. 1 seed out who qualified for the nationals. He was honored to display and row his race's #1 bow number.”
Both O’Riley and Jennings race in their semifinal heats on Saturday. O’Riley races tomorrow at 7:30 AM EST, and Brody at 2:30 PM EST.