Mercer County rowers take gold at Royal Canadian Henley

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From left: U19 Women’s Rowing Team members Rena White (Princeton), Hayley Bork (Robbinsville), Kathleen Hickey (Yardley, PA), Katherine Lustig (Newtown, PA), Sydney Holgado (Robbinsville), Sabrina Marki (Bedminster), Kelly Fischer (Hopewell), Cecilia Varga (Princeton) and Rachel Mumau (Millstone).

Two Robbinsville residents Sydney Holgado and Haley Bork won gold at the 2015 Royal Canadian Henley held August 2 through August 9, 2015. The event was the U19 Women’s 8 with coxswain. The team consisted of White, K. Hickey, Katherine Lustig (Newtown, PA), Celia Varga (Princeton) Hayley Bork (Robbinsville), Kelly Fischer (Hopewell), Sabrina Marki (Bedminster), Rachel Mumau (Millstone Township) and coxswain Sydney Holgado (Robbinsville).

The Princeton National Rowing Association’s Mercer Rowing Club won nine gold medals in Saint Catharines, Ontario at the 133rd Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, the premier summer event for amateur rowers in North America. The club’s performance topped last year’s five gold medals in junior events.

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