The Sammamish Rowing Association’s varsity juniors team traveled to Oklahoma City recently to attend the Head of the Oklahoma regatta and came back with gold.

The association’s Women’s Youth 8+ team won the 2.5 mile race and 500 meter sprint with times of 12:20.871 and 1:43.354, respectively. The team featured two Bellevue athletes: Becky Kinchen, a senior at Interlake High School, and Allie Struzyna, a senior at Bellevue Christian.

The Men’s Youth 8+ team also took first place in the 2.5 mile race with a time of 13:49.077. The team took second in the 500 meter spring, finishing with a time of 1:30.058. Andy Altig, a junior at Bellevue Christian, is the only Bellevue athlete on the team.