{"id":2349,"date":"2021-03-05T09:57:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2021-03-05T09:57:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T14:57:13","slug":"ponte-vedra-high-school-sophomores-medal-at-american-youth-cup-regatta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvhstiburon.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/05\/ponte-vedra-high-school-sophomores-medal-at-american-youth-cup-regatta\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponte Vedra High School Sophomores Medal at American Youth Cup Regatta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>By Paige Vanover<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>   Over the weekend of February 20-21, 2021, Devon Papock, Ava Poole, and Paige Vanover, three sophomores at Ponte Vedra High School attended the American Youth Cup regatta with their rowing team, First Coast Rowing Club. This regatta is located at Nathan Benderson Park, a world class rowing facility that is currently holding the Olympic Trials for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-blockquote__outer-wrap uagb-block-e5694e68\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__wrap uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__with-tweet uagb-blockquote__tweet-style-classic uagb-blockquote__tweet-icon_text uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content-wrap\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">It is noteworthy that this is a true lightweight boat, yet they took on and defeated lineups unquestionably larger in size \u2013 but not in heart.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><cite class=\"uagb-blockquote__author\">Davis Bales, Head Coach<\/cite><\/div><a href=\"\/\" class=\"uagb-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M459.37 151.716c.325 4.548.325 9.097.325 13.645 0 138.72-105.583 298.558-298.558 298.558-59.452 0-114.68-17.219-161.137-47.106 8.447.974 16.568 1.299 25.34 1.299 49.055 0 94.213-16.568 130.274-44.832-46.132-.975-84.792-31.188-98.112-72.772 6.498.974 12.995 1.624 19.818 1.624 9.421 0 18.843-1.3 27.614-3.573-48.081-9.747-84.143-51.98-84.143-102.985v-1.299c13.969 7.797 30.214 12.67 47.431 13.319-28.264-18.843-46.781-51.005-46.781-87.391 0-19.492 5.197-37.36 14.294-52.954 51.655 63.675 129.3 105.258 216.365 109.807-1.624-7.797-2.599-15.918-2.599-24.04 0-57.828 46.782-104.934 104.934-104.934 30.213 0 57.502 12.67 76.67 33.137 23.715-4.548 46.456-13.32 66.599-25.34-7.798 24.366-24.366 44.833-46.132 57.827 21.117-2.273 41.584-8.122 60.426-16.243-14.292 20.791-32.161 39.308-52.628 54.253z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"uagb-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span><\/a><\/footer><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The three girls along with Ansley Gibson, a senior at Bishop Kenny High School, raced in a varsity women\u2019s quad event on Saturday for qualifiers and again on Sunday for finals. The girls placed second in their heat which contained nine other boats, just seven seconds from Orlando Area Rowing (OARS), the winning boat. Ava Poole said, \u201cI was overcome with joy and relief that we made it to finals and that we had the chance to race for a medal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The next day the girls raced in 18 mph wind gusts and choppy water. They lined up at the start with great difficulty, and rowed the full 2000 meter race course. \u201cI was feeling a little nervous but based off of yesterday\u2019s times I was confident that we would take home a medal of sorts,\u201d says Devon Papock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; However, the difficulties did not end after the starting lineup. The water made the oar handles slippery, which led to Devon Papock dropping her oar about 1000 meters into the race. She made a quick recovery, and the girls were able to keep going with only a small delay. Before the last 500 meters, Paige Vanover\u2019s oar also slipped out of her hand, but she, like Devon, made a quick recovery. The end of the race came closer and closer when Ava Poole also dropped her oar. The recovery was once again quick and the girls sprinted what was left of the race to attempt to catch the OARS crew, who was in second place. Sarasota Crew finished first and the women\u2019s quad placed third in the final race out of a total of 22 entries, once again just seven seconds short of OARS. The quad took home a bronze medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Davis Bales, the head coach was pleased with the result despite the many obstacles thrown these athletes\u2019 way. He stated, \u201cWe learned a lot about our team\u2019s potential this weekend.\u201d Regarding the women\u2019s quad race, he said, \u201cIt is noteworthy that this is a true lightweight boat, yet they took on and defeated lineups unquestionably larger in size \u2013 but not in heart.\u201d Recently USRowing got rid of lightweight events, which creates a potential disadvantage for shorter, smaller girls. However, Bales and these four girls are optimistic about the future of this boat and their ability to overcome the odds once again in races to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Paige Vanover Over the weekend of February 20-21, 2021, Devon Papock, Ava Poole, and Paige Vanover, three sophomores at Ponte Vedra High School attended the American Youth Cup regatta with their rowing team, First Coast Rowing Club. 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