By Ryan Givens
On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, Ocean City hosted the annual OCBP Women's Invitational Races. On a cool but pleasant and sunny evening on the 34th Street beach, 16 beach patrols from Harvey Cedars to Cape May competed in five race events. Races included combinations of rowing, swimming, paddle board and surf dash techniques. The top five finishers in each event scored points for their team to determine the overall team winners.
SICBP 1st Place Surf Dash Winners:Kristi Rohrer, Shannan McErlean, Mandi Basantis, and Rachel Stremme
Ocean City continued a tradition of hosting spectator friendly adaptations to the classic events held throughout South Jersey. Substituting the traditional up-and-back variety, the swim and paddleboard races instead were run on an M shaped course. Similarly, the two rowing events of the evening implemented a shorter distance as well as qualifying heats for placement in a final. This resulted in more races, all of which were in full display for the spectators on the beach.
Maggie Wallace - Photo Credit: Dale Braun
Maggie Wallace dominated in the swim snatching her second first place finish of the season and OCBP’s lone gold finish. Lexi Santer scored points in all three events she competed in the evening taking 2nd in the Paddleboard, 4th in the Row Swim, and 5th in the Surdash. Santer was partnered with Sam Brady in the Row Swim, and teamed with Sam Brady, Ryann Styer, and Carly Wray in the Surfdash.
Margate City narrowly edged out Ocean City scoring 14 point to OC’s 13 after a tremendous effort from the Women Of OCBP.
Below, you will find the results of last night's race, and stay tuned for ongoing coverage of local beach patrol competitions as the season begins to heat up in the upcoming weeks.
Swim:
1st - Ocean City (Maggie Wallace)
2nd - Margate
3rd - Harvey Cedars
4th - Avalon
5th - Stone Harbor
Doubles Row:
1st - Margate
2nd - Atlantic City
3rd - Ventnor
4th - Longport
5th - Avalon
Paddle Board:
1st - Brigantine
2nd - Ocean City (Lexi Santer)
3rd - Margate (Amber Glenn)
4th - Cape May
5th - Wildwood
Row/Swim:
1st - Atlantic City
2nd - Stone Harbor
3rd - Harvey Cedars
4th - Ocean City (Sam Brady and Lexi Santer)
5th - Margate
Surf Dash:
1st - Sea Isle City (Kristi Roher, Shannan McErlean, Mandi Basantis, Rachel Stremme)
2nd - Wildwood Crest
3rd - Stone Harbor
4th - Cape May
5th - Ocean City (Sam Brady, Ryann Styer, Lexi Santer, Carly Wray)
Team Finals:
1st - Margate (14 points)
2nd - Ocean City (13 points)
3rd - Atlantic City (10 points)
4th - Stone Harbor (8 points)
5th - Sea Isle (6 points)
