SPORTS
“We are coaches and educators, but our classroom
is on the river. My goals are always to
engage and instruct these kids about everything
from nutrition, discipline, integrity,
reliability, mental toughness, and most importantly,
what I refer to as ‘conflict resolution
and teamwork.’”
HEALTH SETBACK
Melbourne’s Duke Campbell, an alumnus
of the 2022 varsity team, began rowing in
his freshman year and joined Space Coast
Crew as a sophomore. He will be heading
to Georgetown University on an athletic
scholarship this fall. Two of his teammates,
Jack Neville and Lincoln Hendricks, will attend
Stetson University.
After receiving a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes
midway through his freshman year while on
the Melbourne High crew team, Campbell said
he was devastated.
“Always a healthy kid, this news came as a huge
shock,” he confessed. “I threw all of my self-pity
and anger into the boat. Just a week after learning
the news, I competed at Florida Tech’s Erg
Sprints and did not place.”
But rowing was his passion, and he soon
SCC Varsity Crew members, from left, Lincoln Hendricks, Duke Campbell and Jack Neville, will be
heading to Stetson and G >> eorgetown universities to row this fall.
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Each seat in the boat creates a
need for one another. The boat
is a chair and no one wants to
be the weakest link.
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