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Incoming Rower Paul Popescu Wins Gold At Junior World Championships
August 09, 2010 | Heavyweight Rowing
Men's heavyweight head coach Greg Hughes already has reason to be excited about his incoming class of recruits. Local product Paul Popescu, a graduate of Montgomery High School, recently helped the U.S. men's 8+ to a gold medal at the 2010 Junior World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic.
Popescu, recently featured by Town Topics, was named to the U.S. team earlier this summer and helped the squad hold off Germany by .7 of a second in the final.
Two other future Tigers also raced at the Junior Worlds. Cameron Smith, a member of the Australian M4x, finished second in the 'B' final by 0.1 of a second. Lightweight freshman Nader Al-Naji finished 19th as a member of the US M2x.
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