The Narragansett Boat Club’s Junior Rowing program won two national championships earlier this month, and Barrington athletes played key roles in the victories. 

The Women’s Coxed 4 boat and the Women’s Coxed U17 4 both won titles at the 2025 USRowing Youth National Championship, which was held over a four-day stretch at the Nathan Benderson championship race course in Sarasota, Fla.

The Women’s Coxed 4, which features coxswain Tessa Adams (Wheeler) and rowers Bailey Scott (home-schooled), Gianna Vigliotti (Barrington), Elsa Panagos (Wheeler) and Araminta Gaitskell (Barrington, Lincoln School), was the first to capture a national championship for Narragansett Boat Club this year. 

In this event, the Narragansett Boat Club’s crew competed against 35 other qualifiers through time trials, semifinals and finals to win the trophy, a first for this event at the club. The crew is composed of all senior athletes who will be attending University of Washington, University of Oklahoma, Harvard and University of Virginia in the fall, all as recruited athletes for rowing.

That same day, Narragansett Boat Club earned a second national championship in the Women’s Coxed U17 4, an event for athletes who have not yet reached their 17th birthday. 

This boat competed against 29 other entries to finish at the top of the event, also a first for the club. The boat consisted of coxswain Isabel Guerra (East Providence), and rowers Amelia Collins (Wheeler), Molly DiGiacomo (Barrington), Maylie Conway (Barrington), and Madeline Hardison (Barrington).

In addition to these victories, the club earned top finishes in several other events, including eighth in the Women’s 4, ninth in the Men’s U17 Quad Sculls, and 12th in the Men’s Quad Sculls. Following is a list of the athletes who raced: 

• Women’s 4: Halsey Hallenbeck (Providence Country Day), Constance Schmults (Moses Brown), Nicola Ranone (La Salle), Molly Hanratty (Barrington)

• Women’s Pair: Olivia Welch (La Salle), Maura Tehan (Bishop Feehan), Emilia DiBernerdini (Barrington)

• Men’s Quad Sculls: Oskar Udris (Classical), George Udris (Classical), Aidan Lynch (North Kingstown), Matthew Doepper (La Salle)

• Men’s Second Quad Sculls: Reilly Hughes (Moses Brown), Nigel Fortes (East Providence), Colin Angert (Barrington High), Enzo Sansone (Cranston West)

• Men’s U17 Quad Sculls: Enrik Attemann (Moses Brown), George Eid (La Salle), Johan Udris (Classical), Dany Eid (La Salle)

The performance from the Junior Team at Narragansett Boat Club marks its most successful program year ever, and the largest contingent of athletes to attend this event ever. The team is coached by Catherine Starr, Graham Willoughby and Jenna Hardman. Founded in 1838, the Narragansett Boat Club is the oldest rowing club in the United States.