The 'Brian T. Fitzpatrick' Carries OCHS Boys to Historic Crew Victory

The Ocean City High School freshmen eight boat won gold at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta on Saturday, May 18.

This was a long, hard-working season for these young men and their coaches. This is the first time in Stotesbury Cup Regatta history that an Ocean City team has ever won gold at this event.

These boys row in a boat named the Brian T. Fitzpatrick, which was named in honor of a 17-year-old Ocean City crew member who died in a car crash. They dedicated their win in his memory.

The Stotesbury Cup Regatta is the largest high school competition in the world. Crew teams from as far away as Canada, Florida, Texas, Indiana and Virginia participated. More than 1,000 boats competed in the combined events.

The Ocean City freshmen eight beat out 45 other boats to prove that Ocean City is the best freshmen boat in the country.

The boys who won this great honor are Chase Devlin, Nick DiMarco, Evan Nathan, Colin Stewart, Christian Baumgardner, Chris Delgrande, Ryan Fisher, Roman LaRosa and Brendan McClure.  They could not have done this without the tireless dedication of Coaches John Millar, Ryan Huck and Evan Rundgren.

The team was awarded the Robert W. Suter trophy by Mr. Suter himself.  It was fitting since Mr. Suter was a founding member of the Ocean City Rowing Club.

— News from Suze DiPietro