The Ocean City High School junior eight crew team won the SRAA National Championships Regatta on Saturday at Mercer County Park in West Windsor.
The event pitted the top boats in the nation against each other in a two-day regatta.
The winning boat included Nicolas DiMarco, Evan Nathan, Christian McDermott, Christian Baumgardner, Colin Stewart, Michael Daddi, Eric Lam, Ryan Fisher and coxswain Chase Devlin.
Mayor Jay Gillian and Councilman Mike DeVlieger greeted the team on their return to Ocean City.
The Red Raiders overall put six boats in the semifinals and three boats in the finals..