05/11/2026
FHE Crew has returned from an amazing Midwest Championships weekend! Our Crew enjoyed some chilly but fun times at the cabins at Camp Dearborn and put in hard work in their races on the water - and it paid off!
This year, there were over 60 teams and 584 boats entered, making this the largest Midwest regatta in history.
Our Eastern rowers had a program best team finish picking up 21 points!
4 of 10 boats raced in the A finals with a 5th racing in the B final. Our girls single placed 8th overall. Our girls junior 8+ placed 2nd in the B final and finished 10th overall. Our girls varsity 4- A finished 2nd and won the silver medal! 🥈
This ties the program best finish and is only the 4th Midwest medal in school history. In the same race, our sophomore lightweight 4- placed 4th in a hard fought race! Lastly our varsity girls 2x placed 5th overall! We are so incredibly proud!
Thank you to our tireless dedicated coaching staff: Ben Norrix, Ben Darin, Michelle Hopkins, Simon Scheer and our volunteer FHE Crew Alumni coaches Olin Bauer and Paige Kitts. Thank you also to our Crew Board members who fed, cooked and cleaned for our whole team this weekend! We appreciate the parent volunteers who gave up their Mother’s Day weekend to stay and help make Midwest an amazing experience for our kids!
Next up: the Michigan State Championships on Saturday, May 16. We hope to see all our Crew parents and families at our team tent on Maple Beach back in Kensington Metropark!
Row Hawks❣️