Beating Forces for a First at Districts
A switch-in the night before the race, zero practices in the lineup, and--WHAT?!--three-seat loses a wheel 300m in, but they STILL came home with a gold by almost 12 seconds in the Jr 4x at the 2025 Central Districts!
Liz Andert
4/5/20251 min read
Despite some unexpected challenges, sophomore Lily Murphy (stroke), sophomore Maija Andert (3-seat), junior Gigi Spotts (2-seat) and sophomore Anna Andert (bow) were all smiles after decisively winning in the Jr4x at Turkey Lake.
Left: Video of the OARS Jr4x in the lead and winning the 2025 District Championship. Note that the tech is off because of the missing wheel on the 3-seat.
Above: Maija triumphs over the would-be sabotaging wheel that fell off her seat at only 300m after the start.
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