Ransom Everglades crew members make US Rowing team. Edison flag football at nationals
Colton Seidel and Nathaniel “Nate” Pegg of the Ransom Everglades crew team triumphed at the 2024 US Rowing Beach Sprint National Team Trials on Lido Key Beach in Sarasota.
The local duo clinched a victory in the junior men’s double sculls final at 2:50.4 to earn a spot on the US Rowing Beach Sprint national team. This nail-biting race concluded with Seidel and Pegg edging Unity Boat Club’s Caden Coleman and Isaiah Brooks by 1.9 seconds.
That achievement propels Seidel and Pegg to the next challenge, representing US Rowing at the 2024 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Genoa, Italy from Sept. 12-16. This milestone is a first for both.
Seidel began rowing in seventh grade, while Pegg hails from a family with deep rowing roots. His grandfather, Agustin Arellano, who started rowing in his late 20s, was a pivotal figure in the Miami rowing community as a founding member and former president of the Miami Rowing Club.
Under his leadership, his construction company constructed the club’s facility in Key Biscayne in 1979. Arellano also competed internationally, claiming a World Championship in the Masters Division and contributing to a national team win in the eight-person event in Lake Placid. His passion for rowing has greatly influenced Pegg’s career.
Beach Sprint Rowing, a variant of Coastal Rowing, is gaining prominence, and it will be featured as an Olympic sport at the Los Angeles Summer Games in 2028, according to the International Olympic Committee. This inclusion highlights the growing appeal and recognition of the sport on a global stage.
Flag football
The Liberty City Warriors 18U girls’ flag football team, featuring mostly Edison High School student athletes, reached the quarterfinals of the NFL Flag Championships in Canton, Ohio.
The locals also included one player from Dillard High School and one from Homestead High School.
The Warriors, representing the Houston Texans, where they won a qualifier, went 3-0 to reach the playoffs. They then beat a team representing the Cincinnati Bengals to advance to the quarterfinals. That’s when the Apex Predators from Las Vegas, representing the San Diego Chargers, edged the locals 21-20 in overtime.
Their two playoff games were broadcast live on ESPN.
Game 1: Liberty City Warriors/Houston Texans 9, Jacksonville Jaquars 7.
Game 2: Liberty City Warriors/Houston Texans 20, Tennessee Titans 13.
Game 3: Liberty City Warriors/Houston Texans 20, Kansas City Chiefs 7.
Game 4: Liberty City Warriors/Houston Texans 7, Cincinnati Bengals 6.
Game 5: Apex Predators/San Diego Chargers 21, Liberty City Warriors/Houston Texans 20 (OT).
The Warriors are Rakayia Louis, Camille Canidate, Kelis Durham, Alexandra Harris, Makayla Brown, Raniya Griffin, Zahara Leaks, Jahzara Sillvera, and Poetry Auguste. The coaches are Ken Simmons, Vince Hall and Michael Sheehan.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published August 15, 2024 at 12:20 AM.
