Suffern Crew Team Celebrates Purchase of New Boats

From The Office of Senator David Carlucci:

Senator David Carlucci (D – Rockland/Westchester) was joined by members of the Suffern High School crew team to announce the purchase of new boats for the student athletes to use.

The Suffern Crew team is represented by 90 high school athletes, male and female, that aspire to row in college. Suffern has become a hot spot for rowers over the past five years. The team has won every event at the Rockland County Championship from 2013-2015. This past May, Suffern High School sent two boats to Nationals for the first time in school history.

“I am proud to stand here with such incredible student athletes” said Senator Carlucci. “As crew grows in popularity, I am elated to say that Suffern High School Crew has become a leader in this sport, not only in New York State, but in the entire country. Purchasing these news boats is absolutely necessary to help these athletes compete at the highest level across New York and the United States. I look forward to seeing these young men and women progress in the upcoming season and I will be watching them every step of the way.”

"Nearly one year ago, I approached Senator Carlucci about helping our crew team grow,” said Suffern Crew Booster Club President David Shaddick. “The Senator was very receptive to our proposal to buy new boats to help our program grow in strength. This coming Spring, the Suffern High School crew team will have 4 new crew boats thanks to the generosity of Senator Carlucci."

Photo Courtesy of The Office of Senator David Carlucci