Eighteen National Titles Awarded Sunday at 2009 USRowing Youth National Championships

BETHEL, Ohio - Eighteen national titles were awarded on Sunday at the 15th-annual USRowing Youth National Championships on Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio.

In the women's double sculls, GMS Rowing Center's Kim Hopewell and Celia Kohl took an open-water lead by the 1,000-meter mark en route to a 3.68-second victory over Detroit Boat Club's Alexandria Chrumka and Allison DeClerq. Hopewell and Kohl crossed the finish line with a time of 7:49.32, with Chrumka and DeClerq finishing in a 7:53.00. Archbishop Prendergast High School's Jackie Lees and Jeanine Lees won the bronze medal in a 7:57.03, finishing less than one second ahead of Long Beach Junior Crew.

Just over an hour later, Hopewell joined teammates Kelsey Reelick, Anna Kobayashi and Mairi McKellop in the GMS women's quadruple sculls to win a second national title. GMS crossed 7.09 seconds ahead of Pocock Rowing Center to finish first in a 7:16:75. Pocock took silver in a 7:23:84, followed by Saratoga Rowing Association in a 7:25:05.

Long Beach Junior Crew's Michelle Johnson and Alexandra Cours held off Tempe Junior Crew's Casey Redman and Sophie Heywood to win the final of the lightweight women's double sculls. Johnson and Cours finished with a time of 8:08.49, crossing the line 1.08 seconds ahead of Redman and Heywood. Lake Oswego Community Rowing's Jessica Lund and Katie Smith edged out Hockaday School's Emily McCombs and Casey Watters by 0.23 seconds for the bronze medal. The Lake Oswego boat clocked an 8:10.71.

Newport Aquatic Center dominated in the men's eights, winning gold in both the eight and lightweight eight events. The Newport eight grabbed a two-seat lead at the 1,500-meter mark and crossed the finish line 2.43 seconds ahead of Phillips Academy, clocking a 5:57.67 for the win. Phillips crossed in a 5:59.24 for the silver medal. In a close race for third, Kent School crossed just 0.01 seconds ahead of Capital Crew for the bronze medal in a 6:00.30. In the lightweight men's eight, Newport won in a 6:10:99 for the gold. Marin Rowing Association took silver in a 6:11:22, with Community Rowing, Inc. crossing third in a 6:15:47.

In the women's single sculls, Friends Academy's Nicole Bielawski won the gold medal with a time of 8:27.59. River City Rowing Club's Samantha Warren won the silver medal in an 8:32.15, followed by Hillsborough High School's Katie Burke in an 8:34.58.

Matt Maddamma dominated the men's single sculls, clocking a 7:36.99 to win by nearly 13 seconds. Maddamma took command of the race in the first 500 meters and continued to walk away from the field over the rest of the race. Stanton-River Bank Rowing's Mason Leasure finished second in a 7:49.76, while Marina Aquatic Center's Quinn Harper finished third in a 7:50.94.

In the lightweight men's double sculls, Lake Union Crew's Michael Wales and Aidan O'Sullivan pulled away from the field over the final 600 meters to win the race by nearly six seconds. Wales and O'Sullivan stroked a 7:03.70. New Canaan High School Crew Club's top boat of Andrew Campbell and Alec Buckenheimer finished second in a 7:09.47, followed by Long Beach Junior Crew's Mark Reinis and Nick Trojan in a 7:13.95.

After winning its semifinal yesterday by more than 12 seconds, the Saugatuck Rowing Association duo of Owen Traynor and Max Meyer-Bosse won gold in the men's double sculls, clocking a 7:07.93 for the win. NorCal Crew's Max Mannistro and Zachary Segal crossed second in a 7:11.11, with Lake Stevens Rowing Club's Andrew McCrea and Brad Dickson in a 7:13.92 for third.

In the women's pair, the Oakland Strokes duo of Kelly Bauer and Barbara Barnes finished nearly five seconds ahead of Saratoga Rowing Association's Kate Russell and Lizzy Fitzhenry for the gold medal. Bauer and Barnes, who recorded the fastest time in yesterday's semifinals, won in an 8:25:11, with Saratoga crossing second in an 8:30:75. Lakeside School Crew's Camilla Gardiner and Claire Murphy finished third in an 8:31:90.

Rose City Rowing Club took home gold and bronze medals in the men's pair. The A boat entry of Michael Evans and Cameron McAlpine took a boat-length lead in the first 500 meters and held on to win in a 7:42.80. Serra High School's Chris Chang and Zachary Felise pushed ahead of Rose City's B boat in the sprint to finish second in a 7:47.53, with Rose City B clocking a 7:50.11.

In the men's quadruple sculls, the Pocock Rowing Center crew of Nick Pickard, Alex Johnson, Ben Bauman and Sam Pettet edged out New Canaan High School Crew Club for the gold medal. New Canaan had a three-seat advantage at the 1,000-meter mark but couldn't keep up with Pocock's surge in the sprint. Pocock clocked a 6:21.31 for the win, with New Canaan in a 6:23.63 for second place. Lake Union Crew finished third in a 6:27.42.

Los Gatos Rowing Club won gold in the lightweight women's eight with a 3.58-second victory over Long Beach Junior Crew. Los Gatos led the race from wire-to-wire to cross in a 6:59.58, holding off Long Beach's charge with 500 meters to go. Long Beach clocked a 7:03.56, with Maritime Rowing Club in third with a 7:07.53.

In the women's four with coxswain, Peddie School finished nearly 10 seconds ahead of Mercer Junior Rowing Club for the gold medal. Peddie clocked a 7:24:98, with Mercer finishing second in a 7:34:47. Winsor Crew finished third in a 7:34:83.

Everett Rowing Association came back from third place at the halfway point to win the final of the lightweight men's four with coxswain. Everett's crew of coxswain Charles Forrest, Robert Aikman, Austin Overland, Mackenzie Baker and Nikita Cardenas finished first in a 6:51.25, with Long Beach Junior Crew clocking a 6:53:81 for silver. Canisius High School finished third in a 6:54:19.

Noble & Greenough School's crew of coxswain Stone Cao, Matthew O'Leary, Gordon Eccles, Cameron Dupre and Ian Graves won gold in the men's four with coxswain, crossing in a 6:38:21. Community Rowing, Inc. took silver in a 6:42:95, followed by Choate Rosemary Hall in third with a 6:45:87.

In the women's lightweight four with coxswain, Cincinnati Country Day School won gold in a 7:45:16. Holy Names Academy clocked a 7:47:81 for silver, with San Diego Rowing Club edging out Nardin Academy by less than a second for third, crossing in a 7:50:33.

After recording the fastest time of yesterday's semifinals in the women's eight, Marin Rowing Association won gold in a 6:40:11, crossing nearly five seconds ahead of Phillips Exeter Academy's time of 6:45:05. Maritime Rowing Club crossed in a 6:47:41 for the bronze medal, edging out New Trier High School Rowing by less than a second.

Hosted by the Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club, the event featured more than 1,500 participants competing for national titles in 18 events.

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2009 USRowing Youth National Championships
Day Three Results - June 14, 2009

Women's Youth Single Sculls
Final: 1: Friends Academy-N. BIELAWSKI, 08:27:59; 2: River City Rowing Club-S. WARREN, 08:32:15; 3: Hillsborough High School-K. BURKE, 08:34:58; 4: Rochester Rowing Club of Minnesota-A. WETTSTEIN, 08:35:47; 5: GMS Rowing Center-K. REELICK, 08:47:05; 6: Friends of Shenendehowa Crew-A. KNIGHT, 08:51:66. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-12): 1: Riverside Boat Club-B. HUSEBYE, 08:53:58; 2: North Catholic High School-S. KUNTZ, 09:00:66; 3: Everett Rowing Association-G. BIASCOECHEA, 09:09:87; 4: Texas Rowing Center-M. STINSON, 09:18:63; 5: Moses Brown School-C. REAVIS, 09:21:76; 6: Baltimore Rowing Club-A. MEDLYN, 09:23:86.

Men's Youth Single Sculls
Final: 1: Steel City Rowing Club-M. MADDAMMA, 07:36:99; 2: Stanton - River Bank Rowing-M. LEASURE, 07:49:76; 3: Marina Aquatic Center Junior Rowing-Q. HARPER, 07:50:94; 4: Long Island Rowing Club-C. WEST, 07:51:59; 5: Friends of Shenendehowa Crew-I. FISHER, 07:53:77; 6: Detroit Boat Club Crew-T. FREEMAN, 08:05:43. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-12): 1: Newport Aquatic Center-R. KEW, 07:52:87; 2: The Cambridge School of Dallas-D. TRUELSON, 07:56:03; 3: New Canaan High School Crew Club-R. STONE, 07:58:24; 4: Bainbridge Island Rowing Club-S. GRIFFIN, 08:02:32; 5: Moses Brown School-J. RYAN, 08:05:05; 6: Cincinnati Country Day School-J. STAFFORD, 08:10:18.

Women's Youth Lightweight Double Sculls
Final: 1: Long Beach Junior Crew-A, 08:08:49; 2: Tempe Junior Crew-A, 08:09:57; 3: Lake Oswego Community Rowing-A, 08:10:71; 4: Hockaday School-B, 08:10:94; 5: Dallas Rowing Club-A, 08:16:44; 6: Emma Willard School-A, 08:31:91. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Chattanooga Rowing-A, 08:23:10; 2: Sarasota Scullers-A, 08:26:66; 3: Saratoga Rowing Association-A, 08:32:71; 4: Lakeside School Crew-A, 08:36:35; 5: Lake Union Crew-A, 08:37:57; 6: Conestoga High School-A, 08:41:56; 7: Sarasota Crew-A, 08:52:15.

Women's Youth Double Sculls
Final: 1: GMS Rowing Center-A, 07:49:32; 2: Detroit Boat Club Crew-A, 07:53:00; 3: Archbishop Prendergast High School-A, 07:57:03; 4: Long Beach Junior Crew-A, 07:58:01; 5: St. John the Baptist High School-A, 08:03:82; 6: Tampa Rowing Club-A, 08:12:07. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: North Cascades Crew-A, 08:18:72; 2: Austin Rowing Club-A, 08:20:68; 3: South Jersey Rowing Club-A, 08:21:68; 4: San Diego Rowing Club-A, 08:23:97; 5: Stanton - River Bank Rowing-A, 08:31:85; 6: Pocock Rowing Center-A, 08:34:39.

Men's Youth Lightweight Double Sculls
Final: 1: Lake Union Crew-A, 07:03:70; 2: New Canaan High School Crew Club-A, 07:09:47; 3: Long Beach Junior Crew-A, 07:13:95; 4: Vancouver Lake Crew-A, 07:17:51; 5: Narragansett Boat Club-A, 07:22:65; 6: New Canaan High School Crew Club-B, 07:26:20. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Tempe Junior Crew-A, 07:25:98; 2: NorCal Crew-A, 07:34:35; 3: Chattanooga Rowing-A, 07:34:41; 4: Malvern Preparatory School-A, 07:34:75; 5: Detroit Boat Club Crew-A, 07:35:94; 6: Pocock Rowing Center-A, 07:42:63.

Men's Youth Double Sculls
Final: 1: Saugatuck Rowing Club-A, 07:07:93; 2: NorCal Crew-A, 07:11:11; 3: Lake Stevens Rowing Club-A, 07:13:92; 4: Lake Oswego Community Rowing-A, 07:16:84; 5: Cincinnati Country Day School-A, 07:24:19; 6: Albany Rowing Center-A, 07:33:82.
Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Austin Rowing Club-A, 07:18:90; 2: Riverhead High School-A, 07:21:16; 3: RowPittsburgh-A, 07:22:63; 4: New Canaan High School Crew Club-A, 07:28:97; 5: Ridgewood High School-A, 07:37:61; 6: Chattanooga Rowing-A, 07:38:13.

Women's Youth Pair
Final: 1: Oakland Strokes, Inc.-A, 08:25:11; 2: Saratoga Rowing Association-A, 08:30:75; 3: Lakeside School Crew-A, 08:31:90; 4: Capital Crew-A, 08:36:58; 5: Pacific Rowing Club-A, 08:39:02; 6: Maritime Rowing Club-A, 08:42:63. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Sammamish Rowing Association-A, 08:32:53; 2: Minnesota Boat Club-A, 08:36:60; 3: Southgate Anderson High School-A, 08:42:45; 4: Pocock Rowing Center-A, 08:49:51; 5: Austin Rowing Club-A, 08:58:59; 6: North Catholic High School-A, 09:20:68.

Men's Youth Pair
Final: 1: Rose City Rowing Club-A, 07:42:80; 2: Serra High School-A, 07:47:53; 3: Rose City Rowing Club-B, 07:50:11; 4: Commencement Bay Rowing Club-A, 07:54:93; 5: St. Louis Rowing Club-A, 07:56:46; 6: Sammamish Rowing Association-A, 07:56:54. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Steel City Rowing Club-A, 07:58:27; 2: Miami Rowing and Watersports Center-A, 07:59:08; 3: Grosse Ile High School-A, 07:59:88; 4: Wayland-Weston Crew-A, 08:06:04; 5: Chaminade High School-A, 08:06:06; 6: Maclay School-A, 08:11:53.

Women's Youth Quadruple Sculls
Final: 1: GMS Rowing Center-A, 07:16:75; 2: Pocock Rowing Center-A, 07:23:84; 3: Saratoga Rowing Association-A, 07:25:05; 4: New Canaan High School Crew Club-A, 07:26:11; 5: Tempe Junior Crew-A, 07:27:67; 6: Austin Rowing Club-A, 07:28:12. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Marina Aquatic Center Junior Rowing-A, 07:37:22; 2: Lake Union Crew-A, 07:40:52; 3: Conestoga High School-A, 07:41:00; 4: Humboldt Bay Rowing Association-A, 07:43:20; 5: Ursuline Academy of Dallas-A, 07:45:49; 6: Saugatuck Rowing Club-A, 07:52:54.

Men's Youth Quadruple Sculls
Final: 1: Pocock Rowing Center-A, 06:21:31; 2: New Canaan High School Crew Club-A, 06:23:63; 3: Lake Union Crew-A, 06:27:42; 4: Everett Rowing Association-A, 06:30:25; 5: Malvern Preparatory School-A, 06:33:86; 6: Miami Beach Rowing Club-A, 06:34:01.Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Quad City Rowing Association-A, 06:41:04; 2: Saugatuck Rowing Club-A, 06:43:50; 3: St. Marks School of Texas-A, 06:44:93; 4: Atomic Rowing-A, 06:46:00; 5: Charlotte Youth Rowing-A, 06:50:33; 6: Long Beach Junior Crew-A, 06:53:69.

Women's Youth Lightweight Eight
Final: 1: Los Gatos Rowing Club-A, 06:59:58; 2: Long Beach Junior Crew-A, 07:03:56; 3: Maritime Rowing Club-A, 07:07:53; 4: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 07:10:41; 5: Sammamish Rowing Association-A, 07:12:80; 6: Mount Saint Joseph Academy-A, 07:14:98. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: West Side Rowing Club-A, 07:15:07; 2: Newport Aquatic Center-A, 07:16:81; 3: Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center-A, 07:28:21; 4: St. Andrew Rowing Club-A, 07:35:79; 5: Detroit Boat Club Crew-A, 07:47:82.

Women's Youth Four with Coxswain
Final: 1: Peddie School-A, 07:24:98; 2: Mercer Junior Rowing Club -A, 07:34:47; 3: Winsor Crew-A, 07:34:83; 4: Groton School-A, 07:36:91; 5: Dayton Boat Club-A, 07:38:11; 6: Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center-A, 07:46:82. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Noble & Greenough School-A, 07:38:99; 2: Chattanooga Rowing-A, 07:41:26; 3: Merion Mercy Academy-A, 07:44:57; 4: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 07:54:01; 5: Upper Arlington High School-A, 07:54:28; 6: Wayland-Weston Crew-A, 07:56:69; 7: Maritime Rowing Club-A, 07:59:44.

Men's Youth Lightweight Four with Coxswain
Final: 1: Everett Rowing Association-A, 06:51:25; 2: Long Beach Junior Crew-A, 06:53:81; 3: Canisius High School-A, 06:54:19; 4: Camp Randall Rowing Club-A, 07:00:67; 5: Lowell High School-A, 07:04:28; 6: Egg Harbor Township High School-A, 07:05:73. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Mercer Junior Rowing Club -A, 07:01:09; 2: Upper Arlington High School-A, 07:03:20; 3: Commencement Bay Rowing Club-A, 07:03:89; 4: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 07:13:67; 5: Highland Park Crew-A, 07:16:98; 6: Fox Chapel Crew-A, 07:21:81; 7: OKCBF/Chesapeake Boathouse-A, 07:25:85.

Men's Youth Four with Coxswain
Final: 1: Noble & Greenough School-A, 06:38:21; 2: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 06:42:95; 3: Choate Rosemary Hall-A, 06:45:87; 4: Manhasset High School-A, 06:48:20; 5: Sarasota Crew-A, 06:49:66; 6: Lake Oswego Community Rowing-A, 06:55:55. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: St. Louis Rowing Club-A, 06:48:55; 2: Mercer Junior Rowing Club -A, 06:50:37; 3: Camp Randall Rowing Club-A, 06:55:87; 4: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Crew-A, 06:57:96; 5: OKCBF/Chesapeake Boathouse-A, 06:59:37; 6: Peddie School-A, 07:05:65.

Women's Youth Lightweight Four with Coxswain
Final: 1: Cincinnati Country Day School-A, 07:45:16; 2: Holy Names Academy-A, 07:47:81; 3: San Diego Rowing Club-A, 07:50:33; 4: Nardin Academy-A, 07:51:29; 5: Long Beach Junior Crew-A, 07:58:92; 6: Northampton Youth and Community Rowing-A, 08:00:14. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Manhasset High School-A, 07:57:12; 2: Winsor Crew-A, 08:01:87; 3: Augusta Rowing Club Junior Program-A, 08:05:62; 4: Green Lake Crew-A, 08:09:22; 5: Mercer Junior Rowing Club -A, 08:13:68; 6: Texas Rowing Center-A, 08:14:92.

Men's Youth Lightweight Eight
Final: 1: Newport Aquatic Center-A, 06:10:99; 2: Marin Rowing Association-A, 06:11:22; 3: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 06:15:47; 4: St. Josephs Prep-A, 06:17:01; 5: Everett Rowing Association-A, 06:18:30; 6: Canisius High School-A, 06:19:61. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Sammamish Rowing Association-A, 06:14:83; 2: Westerville Rowing Club-A, 06:18:53; 3: McCallie Crew-A, 06:19:00; 4: Capital Crew-A, 06:19:51; 5: St. Andrew Rowing Club-A, 06:21:55; 6: St. Augustine Prep H.S.-A, 06:28:01; 7: Pittsford Crew-A, 06:31:00.

Women's Youth Eight
Final: 1: Marin Rowing Association-A, 06:40:11; 2: Phillips Exeter Academy-A, 06:45:05; 3: Maritime Rowing Club-A, 06:47:41; 4: New Trier High School Rowing-A, 06:48:38; 5: Los Gatos Rowing Club-A, 06:50:01; 6: Saint Ignatius College Prep-A, 06:51:72. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Bishop Eustace Prep-A, 06:53.90; 2: Mount Saint Joseph Academy-A, 06:56:38; 3: Green Lake Crew-A, 06:57:33; 4: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 06:57:51; 5: West Side Rowing Club-A, 07:02:25; 6: Westerville Rowing Club-A, 07:03:79.

Men's Youth Eight
Final: 1: Newport Aquatic Center-A, 05:57:67; 2: Phillips Academy-A, 05:59:24; 3: Kent School-A, 06:00:30; 4: Capital Crew-A, 06:00:31; 5: Marin Rowing Association-A, 06:02:22; 6: Capital City Rowing-A, 06:06:19. Petite Final (Overall Places 7-13): 1: Everett Rowing Association-A, 06:04:50; 2: Los Gatos Rowing Club-A, 06:04:93; 3: St. Augustine Prep H.S.-A, 06:06:58; 4: Green Lake Crew-A, 06:13:57; 5: Canisius High School-A, 06:15:17; 6: Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club-A, 06:15:73.

C Final (Overall Places 13-16): 1: Hun School-A, 07:11:90; 2: Orlando Area Rowing Society-A, 07:15:34; 3: Shrewsbury High School Crew-A, 07:17:91; 4: Fairfield Prep-A, 07:21:48.

Women's Youth Lightweight Four with Coxswain
C Final (Overall Places 13-16): 1: Mount Saint Joseph Academy-A, 08:22:56; 2: Lowell High School-A, 08:37:59; 3: Boston Latin School-A, 08:38:74; 4: OKCBF/Chesapeake Boathouse-A, 08:51:52.

Men's Youth Lightweight Eight
C Final (Overall Places 13-17): 1: Wayland-Weston Crew-A, 06:33:70; 2: Jesuit College Prep Dallas-A, 06:36:18; 3: Lincoln Park Juniors-A, 06:38:62; 4: Sarasota Crew-A, 06:41:68; 5: Lake Oswego Community Rowing-A, 06:44:15.

Women's Youth Eight
C Final (Overall Places 13-18): 1: Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club-A, 07:12:99; 2: Rose City Rowing Club-A, 07:20:31; 3: Everett Rowing Association-A, 07:22:09; 4: Boston Latin School-A, 07:23:97; 5: Sammamish Rowing Association-A, 07:25:61; 6: Lincoln Park Juniors-A, 07:26:90.

Men's Youth Eight
C Final (Overall Places 13-18): 1: Chaminade High School-A, 06:24:99; 2: Central Catholic Crew (Pittsburgh)-A, 06:28:40; 3: Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center-A, 06:34:19; 4: Lincoln Park Juniors-A, 06:34:70; 5: New Trier High School Rowing-A, 06:35:96; 6: Miami Rowing and Watersports Center-A, 06:40:42.

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