NEWBURGH- Three San Miguel Academy boats were invited to compete in the 2023 USRowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida in June, having qualified at the USRowing Youth Mid-Atlantic Championships in West Windsor, New Jersey last weekend. In the Mens U15 4x division, San Miguel Academy took 2nd and 3rd place with excellent times. In the Womens U15 4x division, San Miguel Academy was the sole entry and showed excellent times and form on the race course.
The mission of San Miguel Academy is to break the cycle of poverty through education. San Miguel Academy serves low-income families who would never have access to rowing without the assistance of San Miguel Academy and sponsors which include the New York Giants Foundation, A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund, and the Head of the Charles/ Philadelphia Gold Cup Foundation. Typical of a low-opportunity program, San Miguel Academy does not have the trappings of most rowing programs, including a boathouse and docks. San Miguel Academy rowers gain a unique experience by being actively involved in the management, transportation, and upkeep of their equipment.
The mission of San Miguel Academy’s Rowing program is to increase educational opportunities for their student-athletes. It has proven to be significantly beneficial in helping students secure top-level educational opportunities in high school and college. San Miguel Academy graduates are now competing at several New England boarding schools and on college teams.
In 2022, the San Miguel Academy Rowing quad team qualified for and competed in the US Rowing Youth National Championships by finishing first in the U15 division at the Northeast Championships, one of the most competitive divisions in the country. In 2023, two San Miguel Academy 8th-grades were invited to participate in the US Rowing Olympic Development Youth Training Camp. At the 2023 National Championships, June 8-11, a total of 14 rowers look to improve the team’s 2022 performance.
