Charlotte Curri, Kinkead Crotts, Arte Blythe, and Molly Hilemn win gold in the U17 women’s quad sculls at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Regional Championships in Florida.
Sarasota, Florida – High Point Rowing Club concluded the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships with a record four crews racing in grand finals and gold won by its U17 women’s quad scull crew.
The gold medal came in the last race of the weekend for High Point. Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe, Kinkead Crotts, Charlotte Curri won the North Carolina State Championships in April and on Sunday in Sarasota they left nothing to doubt with a blistering start that quickly led to an open water lead after only 250 meters of racing in the 2,000m final.
No crews could challenge High Point throughout the race and the race soon became a procession with St. Andrews finishing in second place 8 seconds behind.
The win capped a strong day for High Point that saw a record four crews racing in finals.
Junior Ognovich opened racing for the club in the final of the women’s single sculls with a 4th place finish.
Next up Harry Capizzi and William Hundley overcame early steering issues in the men’s pairs race to finish 5th in the 7 boat final.
Ainsley Fox and Charlotte Curri also finished 5th out of 7 crews in the final of the lightweight double sculls.
“I am really proud of the performance of our squad here in Sarasota,” said head coach Gene Kininmonth. “With over 1400 rowers racing from across our region this weekend this is an extremely competitive rowing event. Congratulations to all our rowers racing here, especially to those making finals and winning gold medals.”
Will Hundley and Harry Capizzi at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships.Charlotte Curri and Ainsley Fox at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships.
Sarasota, Florida – High Point’s Junior Ognovich advanced to the final of the women’s single sculls in afternoon racing on Day One at the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships.
Ognovich joins three High Point crews in Sunday’s finals.
In the morning time trials Harry Capizzi and William Hundley qualified for the final six in the men’s pairs and Ainsley Fox and Charlotte Curri qualified for the final six in the lightweight double sculls final.
The regional rowing championships comprises the best youth rowers from Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Louisiana.
Ognovich finished second in the semi final round after finishing with the third fastest time in the initial time trial to earn her place in Sunday’s final.
Junior Ognovich heads to the start of the semi final round at USRowing’s Southeast Youth Championships in Sarasota, Florida.[/caption
SUNDAY RACE SCHEDULE:
Women’s Single Sculls Final – 8:00am
Junior Ognovich
Men’s Pairs Final – 8:24am
Harry Capizzi and William Hundley
Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls Final – 8:32am
Charlotte Curri and Ainsley Fox
Women’s U17 Quad Sculls Final – 1:03pm
Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe, Kinkead Crotts, Charlotte Curri
Sarasota, Florida – High Point rowers are off to a strong start at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships with 5 of 6 of the club’s boats advancing through the first round this morning.
Opening racing for High Point, Junior Ognovich and Arte Blythe, both finished among the top 14 single scullers to qualify for finals this afternoon.
In some tight racing, Lindsay York and Molly Hilemn finished 9th in the women’s pairs time trial. With only the first 7 qualifying for the final the two just missed the Sunday final.
Next up Will Hundley and Harry Capizzi finished 5th in the time trial for men’s pairs and thus qualifying for the final on Sunday.
Next up, High Point’s Ainsley Fox and Charlotte Curri qualified for the final on Sunday in the women’s lightweight double scull.
Charlotte Curri and Ainsley Fox have qualified for Sunday’s final in the women’s lightweight double sculls at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships.
Ashley Walker and Emily Winberg then raced the women’s open weight double scull. Despite only recently being paired together, the two qualified for afternoon semi final racing.
Ashley Walker and Emily Winberg launch at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships in Sarasota, Florida.
In other afternoon racing, Matthew Hronich and Jacob Messick will race in the first round heats of U17 boys double sculls. With 20 entries this may be the most competitive field at the regional championships. The two are no strangers to competition, however, after winning the same event at the Dogwood Junior Championships two weeks ago.
In tomorrow’s finals, Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe. Kinkead Crotts, and Charlotte Curri, will also be racing in the women’s U17 quadscull event. High Point won bronze in this event in 2017.
Held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships will feature 1,406 athletes from 49 clubs racing in 416 boats. The regional championship is a must stop on the road to the national championships. Crews must finish in the top three in their regional to qualify for nationals, which will be held in Sacramento, Calif., in June.
High Point, NC – High Point rowers are making final preparations on Oak Hollow Lake this week in advance of the upcoming USRowing Southeast Youth Championships taking place this weekend in Sarasota, Florida.
Held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, the USRowing Southeast Youth Championships will feature 1,406 athletes from 49 clubs racing in 416 boats. The regional championship is a must stop on the road to the national championships. Crews must finish in the top three in their regional to qualify for nationals, which will be held in Sacramento, Calif., in June.
High Point will be represented by eight boats of rowers in Sarasota – its largest fleet ever at the at the regional championships.
Opening racing for High Point will be scullers Junior Ognovich and Arte Blythe, who will compete in the Women’s single sculls event. Junior won the singles title at the North Carolina state championships in April and Arte was a member of the winning U17 quad sculls crew at the same event.
Following the single sculls events, Lindsay York and Molly Hilemn will be looking to defend the regional title in the women’s pairs event won by High Point in 2017 by Junior Ognovich and Maddie Mullins.
Next up Will Hundley and Harry Capizzi will race in the men’s pair event. Will and Harry have shown flashes of speed throughout the season indicating the possibility of a win. They will need to get into a solid rhythm early to compete with Triangle Rowing Club of Raleigh, whose rowers won the North Carolina Youth Championships in this event.
High Point’s Ainsley Fox and Charlotte Curri will then team up to race the women’s lightweight double sculls event. Ainsley and Charlotte topped the competition in the upper region in this event at the Dogwood Junior Championships two weeks ago and will see if their speed will be enough to take on the Florida competition for gold.
Ashley Walker and Emily Winberg will then race the women’s open weight double scull. The two were recently paired together for this event but have shown significant improvement in speed in practice.
In other boys racing Matthew Hronich and Jacob Messick will race for gold in the U17 boys double sculls. With 20 entries this may be the most competitive field at the regional championships. The two are no strangers to competition, however, after winning the same event at the Dogwood Junior Championships two weeks ago.
Rounding out the fleet for High Point will be Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe. Kinkead Crotts, and Charlotte Curri, who will be racing in the women’s U17 quadscull event. High Point won bronze in this event in 2017.
Arte Blythe and Junior Ognovich will represent High Point at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Regional Championships in Sarasota, Florida.William Hundley and Harry Capizzi will race in the men’s pair event at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships in Sarasota, FL.Charlotte Curri and Ainsley Fox will race in the women’s lightweight double sculls event at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships in Sarasota, FL.Jacob Messick and Matthew Hronich make final preparations for the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships in Sarasota, FL.Charlotte Curri, Kinkead Crotts, Arte Blythe, and Molly Hilemn will race for gold at the 2018 USRowing Southeast Youth Championships in Sarasota, FL.
Waterfront real estate is premium for rowers and their boats at the 2018 Dogwood Junior Championships regatta in Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
Oak Ridge, TN – High Point Rowing Club’s youth squad shined in racing at the Dogwood Junior Championships Regatta over the weekend, winning gold in two championship finals and a bronze medal in a third. Equally as rewarding to the team, every rower that raced made a grand final on Sunday in the two-day regatta.
Oak Ridge Rowing Association welcomed 2,000 youth rowers from all over the Southeast and Midwest to compete in the 2018 Dogwood Junior Regional Regatta. The regatta is one of the largest in the Southeast.
A crew’s performance at the event will be considered heavily for selection purposes by coaches at the USRowing Southeast Regional Championship in Sarasota, Florida in May, where rowers compete to qualify for the Youth National Championships.
High Point’s Charlotte Curri and Ainsley Fox won gold in the women’s lightweight double sculls final – the first win in a team boat at Dogwood for the club. Just an hour earlier, Charlotte teamed up with Arte Blythe to win a bronze medal in the women’s U17 double sculls final.
Gold for Charlotte Curri and Ainsley Fox at the 2018 Dogwood Junior Championships regatta.
The next gold medal won for High Point was in the Men’s U17 double sculls final. Matthew Hronich and Jacob Messick combined to lead from wire to wire on the Melton Lake race course in Oak Ridge.
Jacob Messick and Matthew Hronich strike gold at the 2018 Dogwood Junior Championships.Charlotte Curri and Ainsley Fox wearing the gold medals won in the women’s lightweight double sculls final at the 2018 Dogwood Junior Championships regatta.
The depth of the women’s sculling squad was proven over the weekend with High Point’s two women’s quad sculls successfully making it through the time trials and semi finals to the grand final. In the final High Point’s A boat of Junior Ognovich, Lindsay York, Molly HIlemn and Ainsley Fox just missed out on a medal in a photo finish at the line.
“Our High Point rowers showed incredible resiliency and commitment to racing in Oak Ridge,” said coach Gene Kininmonth. “Everyone made finals although in hindsight we raced some of them, particularly our single scullers, in too many events this weekend and that hurt their ability to perform in the finals. But the racing experience will help them reach higher levels in two weeks at the Southeast Regional Championships in Sarasota. I have no doubt their best is yet to come.”
High Point missed out on a medal by a bow ball in the women’s quad sculls final at the 2018 Dogwood Regatta.Charlotte Curri and Arte Blythe won bronze in the U17 double sculls final at the 2018 Dogwood Junior Championships regatta.Rowers lie in absolute exhaustion between races at the 2018 Dogwood Regatta. Some rowers raced as many as 8 2,000 meter races over the weekend.The boys quad scull of William Hundley, Harry Capizzi, William Scarpa, and Govind Harish made it to the final at the Dogwood Championships.Arte Blythe, Ashley Walker, Emily Winberg and Charlotte Curri were one of two High Point quad sculls that made it to the final at the 2018Dogwood Junior Rowing Championships.Every rower for High Point qualified for a final at the 2018 Dogwood Junior Rowing Championships.It was a photo finish for High Point’s quad scull crew of Ainsley Fox, Molly HIlemn, Lindsay York, and Junior Ognovich at the 2018 Dogwood Junior Championships regatta.
Coach Gene Kininmonth starts the 2018 Middle School Race at Lake Brandt.
Greensboro, NC – A week of constant strong winds finally abated on Saturday morning to bring a glorious morning for rowing on Lake Brandt for the annual cross-town Middle School Race between High Point and Greensboro Crew.
Jordan Lake Rowing Club also joined in the fun at this year’s classic match up, bringing an all boys middle school eight and a number of upper class men rowers. The high school rowers were mixed with High Point – Greensboro rowers via a random draw and all enjoyed a series of three separate sprint races.
The middle school rowers raced two races over about 800 meters. The first was to determine the cross-town champion between High Point and Greensboro. The second would see how a combined High Point – Greensboro Crew would fare against Jordan Lake, whose crew would race in both.
Race One
Jordan Lake 2 minutes 26 seconds
High Point 2:29 ~ winner of the cross-town race.
Greensboro ‘A’ 2:42
Greensboro ‘B’ 2:45
Race Two
Combined HPG ‘A’ 2 minutes 22 seconds
Jordan Lake 2:30
HPG ‘B’ 2:33
Greensboro 2:51
High Point’s stroke Natalie Earnhardt led her crew of Sidney Briggs, Charles Richards, William Thompson, Ellie Schroeder, Claire Lytle, Katie Todd, and Elizabeth Richards to victory in the 2018 Middle School Race with Greensboro at Lake Brandt.
“Today was all about making it fun,” said Coach Gene Kininmonth after the race. “But it is also important to realize that athletic competition is also planting seeds of greatness in the hearts and minds of these young rowers, some of whom have only been rowing a few weeks. Regardless of whether a rower won or lost today, they each experienced strong emotional reactions to competition that will help build on the resilience of their character.”
Kininmonth, who established both rowing clubs, says events such as these are formative moments in young rowers’ lives that “many will look back on and cherish later.”
Crews comprised of randomly drawn high school rowers from High Point, Greensboro, and Jordan Lake Rowing Club return to shore after a series of races at Lake Brandt.
High Point, NC – Charlotte Curri is High Point Rowing Club’s ‘Rower of the Month’ for April.
Charlotte Curri
A freshman student at Bishop McGuinness High School, Charlotte began rowing for High Point Rowing Club as a middle school student at Immaculate Heart of Mary school.
On Saturday at the 2018 North Carolina Youth Rowing State Championships, Charlotte won state championship titles in three events and a silver medal in a fourth.
“To even race four events at a state championship regatta is a grueling challenge,” said her coach Gene Kininmonth. “To actually win gold in three of those races is an incredible feat.”
In her first race of the day, Charlotte won silver in the women’s U17 eights event, when her strong finishing crew finished just a little more than a length behind Triangle Rowing Club.
Charlotte then struck gold with her crew in the women’s lightweight fours final. Her crew of Reagan Labiak, Ainsley Fox, Madison Crandall, and Emily Winberg raced from behind in the early stages of the 1,500m final to win by more than 10 seconds over Triangle in the time of 7 minutes 24 seconds.
Charlotte again won gold in the women’s U17 fours event. Her crew of coxswain Reagan Labiak, Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe, and Kinkead Crotts finished first ahead of Charlotte, Triangle and Jordan Lake, with a time of 7 minutes 57.5 seconds.
The third gold medal for Charlotte then came in the women’s U17 quad sculls event. Charlotte and her crew mates Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe, and Kinkead Crotts led all the way down the Oak Hollow Lake championship course to win in the time of 7 minutes 3.6 seconds. Triangle finished second in 7:22.3.
Congratulations Charlotte Curri – High Point Rowing Club’s Rower of the Month for April 2018!
High Point rowers with gold medals won at the 2018 North Carolina Youth Rowing Championships.High Point/Greensboro crew of cox Reagan Labiak, Ainsley Fox, Charlotte Curri, Madison Crandall, and Emily Winberg power away from Triangle to win the womens lightweight 4 event at the 2018 North Carolina Youth Rowing Championships.
Reagan Labiak steered a perfect course in trying conditions for her crew of Molly Hilemn, Charlotte Curri, Kinkead Crotts, and Arte Blythe at the 2018 NC Youth Rowing Championships.Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe, Kinkead Crotts, and Charlotte Curri row to victory in the U17 Quad sculls event at the 2018 North Carolina Youth Rowing Championships.
Over 400 high school and middle school rowers from the top rowing clubs across the state faced off in 39 different boat classes. Rowers from Asheville, Belmont, Charlotte, Jordan Lake and Raleigh competed against the home town crews from High Point and Greensboro.
The six clubs entered 118 boats in this year’s event, an increase of almost 50% from last year reflecting the growth in the sport.
Oak Hollow Lake, High Point, NC – Join the fun on the water at Oak Hollow Lake this Summer! The 2018 Summer Youth Rowing program is for high school & middle school girls and boys of all experience levels (including no experience) to row during the summer.
COST: $285 This fee covers equipment use, lake fees, coaching services, administrative costs (insurance, etc). The summer season is June 4 thru August 11.
WHERE: 3700 Waterview Road, High Point, NC.
WHEN: Initially during the week from June 4-8 rowing sessions will take place in the afternoons from 4:30pm until 6:15pm and at 9am on Saturday mornings. On June 11 rowing sessions then move to mornings Monday – Saturday from 7:15am – 9:00am each day to avoid the heat.
HPG Rowing enjoyed great success at the inaugural North Carolina Youth Rowing Championships. Rowers from the High Point Greensboro club won state championships in 7 out of 14 events the club entered.
Festival Park at Oak Hollow Lake, – High Point will host the North Carolina Youth Rowing State Championships at Festival Park on Oak Hollow Lake on Saturday.
This is the second annual North Carolina state championship for youth rowing. Over 400 high school and middle school rowers from the top rowing clubs across the state will compete in 39 different boat classes. Rowers will come in from Asheville, Belmont, Charlotte, Jordan Lake and Raleigh to face off against home town crews from High Point and Greensboro.
The six clubs have entered 118 boats in this year’s event, an increase of almost 50% from last year reflecting the growth in the sport.
High Point’s Festival Park at Oak Hollow Lake was unanimously selected by coaches as the venue for its central location and the local organizing committee’s proven success at hosting regional rowing events.
Festival Park offers spectators unobstructed views of the entire 1,500 meter race course from an elevated location.
Festival Park on Oak Hollow Lake was unanimously selected by coaches as the venue for the 2017 North Carolina Youth Rowing State Championships.
High Point and Greensboro will be racing as HPG Rowing, the “racing umbrella” for the two clubs foundered by High Point local Gene Kininmonth.
Whilst rowing is one of the oldest sports in America, it is still very new in the Tar Heel state. “With just six youth rowing clubs, North Carolina is still very much in the pioneering phase for this sport,” says High Point club founder Gene Kininmonth. “This presents us with lots of opportunities but also a lot of challenges when folks in our local communities are not familiar with rowing.”
Here is a look at the beauty of the sport of rowing and High Point’s Oak Hollow Lake in video:
High Point rowers were rewarded for their efforts with boatloads of medals at the 2018 Clemson Masters & Collegiate Regatta at Clemson University.
Clemson University, South Carolina – High Point rowers travelled to the Clemson Sprints for Masters & Collegiate rowers on Saturday and returned home with medals won in a number of masters and open events.
High Point’s masters women’s coxed four of Jackie King, Erin Sanders, Shelli York and Beverly Snively opened racing on Lake Hartwell with a silver medal just a boat length behind one of Asheville rowing club’s two entries.
Women’s Masters Four
Asheville B 4 minutes 3 seconds
High Point 4:06
Asheville A 4:16
Belmont 4:23
Cape Fear 4:26
Coach Gene Kininmonth with his silver medal crew of Jackie King, Erin Sanders, Bev Snively, and Shelli York at the 2018 Clemson Sprints.
William Hundley then took gold in the lightweight single sculls event with a race time of 8 minutes 11 seconds over the 2,000 meter race course. He beat out Belmont and Atlanta in the final.
William Hundley won three gold medals at the 2018 Clemson Sprints.
Next up for High Point was the women’s open pairs event. High Point entered three crews in this event and High Point rowing coach Katie Eliades raced in a High Point University pair as well. Nine crews entered the event in two heats in which the first three in each heat would qualify for the final. All three High Point crews and HPU qualifed for the grand final in the afternoon and finished 1-4!!!
Women’s Open Pairs Final
High Point (Junior Ognovich/Scarlett Hanna) 8 minutes 17 seconds
High Point (Molly Hilemn/Lindsay York) 8:27
High Point (Ainsley Fox/Charlotte Curri) 8:32
HPU (Coach Katie Eliades) 9:00
Univ of Tennessee (Chattanooga) 9:12
NC State – Scratched
Junior Ognovich and Scarlett Hanna won gold in the women’s open pairs event at the 2018 Clemson Sprints.Lindsay York and Molly Hilemn row to the start at the 2018 Clemson Sprints.Charlotte Curri and Ainsley Fox are all smiles after winning bronze in the open pairs final at the 2018 Clemson Sprints.
Following lunch High Point rowers returned to the water for the mixed masters eights final. Charlotte Curri exchanged her sweep oar for the rudder strings of the coxswains seat for this race with Jackie King and Erin Sanders setting up the rhythm from the stern. Dave Gignac, Gene Kininmonth, Kiwi Mike Hitchcock, and Jerald Winter powered the pistons from the engine room with Shelli York and Traci Loria providing finesse from the bow pair in what would be a seven boat final on Lake Hartwell. It was nip and tuck all the way with results still pending following a forensic examination of age related handicaps. Regardless, well rowed High Point!
The medals kept coming for High Point rowers with Junior Ognovich and Arte Blythe finishing first and second in the Women’s Open Singles final.
Men’s Open Pairs Final
High Point (William Hundley/Harry Capizzi) 7 minutes 41 seconds
Clemson University 8:11
Liberty U 8:13
Auburn U 8:31
Tennessee 9:33
Georgia State Scratched
Will Hundley and Harry Capizzi won the men’s open pairs event at the 2018 Clemson Sprints against collegiate competition.Beverly Snively, Jerald Winter, Dave Gignac and Traci Lori teamed up to race the mixed masters quad sculls race at the 2018 Clemson Sprints.
High Point rowers also finished first and second in the mixed Open DoubleSculls Final.
Mixed Open Double Sculls Final
High Point (Will Hundley/Scarlett Hanna) 7 mins 52 seconds
High Point (Harry Capizzi/Emily Winberg) 8:02
Belmont A 8:04
Belmont B 8:49
William Hundley won his third gold medal at the 2018 Clemson Sprints when he teamed up with Scarlett Hanna in the Mixed Open doublesculls event. The duo won with a time of 7 minutes 52 seconds.
High Point-Greensboro rowers are ready to open their spring season at the 2018 John Hunter Regatta.
High Point Rowing Club’s youth squad opened its 2018 season in bone chilling conditions at the John Hunter Regatta in Gainesville, GA on Sunday.
Combining with Greensboro rowers the squad raced as HPG Rowing on the 1996 Olympic Regatta race course and won medals in many key events.
“It was freezing cold but nothing could cool the spirits of our rowers in the first regatta of our spring,” says coach Gene Kininmonth. “The rowers have been waiting all winter for this.”
The team’s U17 sweep squad opened racing in the morning in the sweep events. HPG finished 4th in both the boys and girls U17 eights events in extremely competitive fields.
In the sculling events High Point was well represented by Arte Blythe and William Hundley in the single sculls events. William took home the silver medal with Arte finishing with the 6th fastest time overall out of 18 female scullers.
William Hundley later combined with Harry Capizzi in the double scull for bronze and later in the day the two also combined with Govind Harish and William Scarpa III in the quad scull to win a silver medal.
In the biggest surprise of the day lightweight rowers Matthew Hronich and Jacob Messick then won bronze in their men’s double sculls flight. The two had not rowed together before the race but immediately clicked to race down the course at a breakneck speed on Lake Lanier.
More gold came to High Point Rowers in the women’s quad sculls event. Molly Hilemn, Lindsay York, Arte Bluyhe, and Emily Winberg led the field in dominating fashion from start to finish.
Molly and Lindsay then teamed up to win gold in the women’s open double sculls event.
It was no surprise to Ella Nichols and her crew of Matthew Hronich, Sean OConnell, James Li, and Sarvesh Venkittu to win bronze in the men’s varsity four event. The foursome finished just behind Lake Lanier and Charlotte.
William Hundley won gold in the men’s singles sculls event at the 2018 John Hunter Regatta.Matthew Hronich and Jacob Messick put on a sizzling sprint down the 1996 Olympic Regatta course to win silver at the 2018 John Hunter Regatta.HPG’s Ella Nichols coxed Matthew Hronich, Sarvesh Venkittu, James Li, and Sean OConnell to a bronze medal performance on Lake Lanier at the 2018 John Hunter Regatta.HPG’s middle school crew won bronze in Gainesville at the 2018 John Hunter Regatta.Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe, Lindsay York, and Emily Winberg won gold in the women’s quad sculls on the 1996 Olympic Regatta race course at the 2018 John Hunter Regatta.Kinkead Crotts is all smiles after winning bronze with Arte Blythe in the women’s lightweight double sculls event at the 2018 John Hunter Regatta.Harry Capizzi, Will Scarpa, Will Hundley, and Govind Harish teamed up to win silver in the men’s quad sculls event at the 2018 John Hunter Regatta.Australian sculler Arte Blythe made her US rowing debut at the 2018 John Hunter Regatta in Georgia. Arte struck gold in the women’s quad sculls, bronze in the women’s lightweight double sculls and finished 6th out of 18 in the women’s single sculls.
High Point Rowing Club’s youth squad will open its 2018 season on the 1996 Olympic race course at the John Hunter Regatta in Gainesville, GA this weekend.
Combining with Greensboro rowers the squad will race as HPG Rowing and is expected to be competitive in a number of key events.
“High Point rowers will have a sculling focus on Sunday while Greensboro will focus on the sweep events,” says head coach Gene Kininmonth.
The team’s U17 squad will open racing in the morning in the sweep events. HPG has crews entered in the boys and girls U17 eights and four-oared events.
In the sculling events High Point will be well represented in the girls and boys single sculls events by Arte Blythe and William Hundley.
“We also have two extremely strong women’s quad sculls,” says Kininmonth. “These scullers have all put in so much work and both crews are capable of winning their races on Sunday. Selecting the fastest combination has been the biggest challenge.”
On the boys sculling squad William Hundley is combining with Harry Capizzi in the double scull and those two will also combine with Govind Harish and William Scarpa III in the quad scull later in the day.
High Point varsity rowers Will Hundley, Harry Capizzi, William Scarpa III, and Govind Harish won bronze in the youth varsity quad sculls event at the 2017 Head of the South.
Try out youth indoor rowing. FREE for a whole week – this is ideal for true beginners!
If you are in grades 6-12 at any Triad area school, this is your chance to give indoor rowing a try. It is easy and will prepare you for real rowing in racing boats when we hit the water on Oak Hollow Lake in March! Click for more information on our Spring Season.
No experience necessary.
WHEN:
Monday – Friday (March 12 – 16).
Start either week on any of these days and row with our youth squad for any or all of these days for FREE. Arrive at 4:30pm on Mon – Friday. We finish at 6pm. On Saturday we row at 9am and finish at 10:45am.
WHERE: Oak Hollow Lake 3700 Waterview Road, High Point.
In the case of inclement weather we will row indoors at 124C Wade Street, Jamestown.
This Sneak Peek Week opportunity is for students who have never tried rowing before. It is the perfect way to try a new sport to see if it is for you.
Students must bring the waiver signed by a parent. These forms can be downloaded on the Registration page.
Also bring the following:
• Flip flops (we walk the boats into the water) and wear general sporting attire
• water bottle
Still have questions? See our Rowing FAQs page or email our coach, Gene, at contact@highpointrowing.com or call him at (336) 257-9009.
Watching movies makes for a fun way to train in a group on the rowing machines, known as ‘ergs.’
We have an amazing rowing club and this is a fantastic opportunity for middle school and high school students to try out this incredible Ivy League sport and make friends for a lifetime! Here’s a video look at our club last fall.
High Point, NC – High Point Rowing Club is excited to announce the upcoming Spring season of Rowing for adults.
No prior rowing experience is necessary.
High Point Rowing Club is home of the high energy, low impact, full-body workout for everyone. Working every muscle in every stroke, our famously effective group classes combine cardio and strength training with authentic crew rowing techniques in one smart, highly efficient workout. Increase your endurance, train all your major muscles, and row your way to your leanest, strongest arms, legs, core, and back.
“You are going to torch those calories with rowing,” says the club’s founder Gene Kininmonth. “After this Spring session you are going to feel stronger and healthier than you have in years – and you will know it after just your first class.”
Format: Participants with no prior experience will start with a learn-to-row format on the Concept2 rowing machines. As technique and stamina improve, a more competitive format will be adopted.
Dates and Times: Participants may sign up for either weekday or weekend sessions, or both.
Weekday Sessions: Tuesday and Thursday mornings starting February 27 ending April 19. Choose to attend either morningindoor rowing sessions from 8:45am to 10:15am oreveningoutdoor rowing sessions at 6pm to 7:30pm. Note, evening sessions will be indoors the first week.
Weekend Sessions: Saturday mornings at 7:30am to 9am and Sundays according to the following schedule: March 4 2:30pm -4:00pm and from March 11th 4:00pm to 5:30pm ending April 22. (Note, no rowing on April 14 due to the NC Youth Championships)
Attire: Tee shirt, form-fitting shorts, and running shoes are usual attire. Loose fitting shorts will likely catch in the “slide” (where the rowing seat moves back and forth on the rower). Bring a water bottle too!
Address: Indoor Rowing Studio: 124-C Wade Street, Jamestown, North Carolina.
Oak Hollow Lake – use 3700 Waterview Road, High Point for GPS location.
Cost: $200 per participant for weekday or weekend sessions. $265 per participant for Spring Unlimited sessions. No partial refund for missed sessions or weather related cancellations. Check with your company’s wellness program for full or partial reimbursement.
More Info: Call Gene at 257-9009 or email contact@highpointrowing.com
Alexandria, Virginia – Three High Point youth rowers earned top ten results at the World Indoor Rowing Championships today.
2527 competitors from 23 nations raced over the weekend in the two-day international rowing event.
Junior Ognovich, Ainsley Fox, and Molly Hilemn all earned top 10 results in deep international fields in each of their junior age classes. The results were also personal best results for the three rowers over the 2000m distance adding to their satisfaction.
William Hundley also represented High Point Rowing Club in Alexandria, finishing in 15th place out of 79 rowers in the Junior 17 and under lightweight event. He covered the 2,000 meter distance in a personal best time of 6 minutes 55.4 seconds.
HIgh Point rowers Ainsley Fox, William Hundley, Molly Hilemn, and Junior Ognovich all broke personal records at the 2018 World Indoor Rowing Championships.
Junior Ognovich, a junior at Bishop McGuinness High School in Kernersville, finished 4th in the Women’s Junior category for 18 year olds. Racing against 60 other rowers, Junior earned her 4th place result with the time of 7 minutes 22.4 seconds. Coincidentally, her older sister Katie Ognovich recorded the exact time in February of her junior year to win the 2013 Durham Indoor Rowing Championships. Katie is now a senior on the women’s rowing team at the University of Oklahoma.
Ainsley Fox earned High Point’s next top 10 finish. Racing against 47 competitors in the women’s junior lightweight class for 17 year olds, Ainsley completed the 2,000 meter distance in 7 minutes 52.2 seconds to finish in 5th place.
Molly Hilemn raced in the women’s 16 year old junior competition in Alexandria. Her 8th place finish against 77 other competitors was another tribute to her hard work throughout the winter months.
High Point head coach Gene Kininmonth says the results are awesome for the club and a testament to the hard work each of the rowers has put in. “Each of them has truly taken ownership of their path in this sport,” says Kininmonth. “They can be proud of their results this weekend.”
Congratulations High Point youth rowers!
High Point Rowing Club will host a new round of Learn to Row classes in early March and the team is hoping more middle school and high school students from years 9-12 will be inspired to join.
March 12-16 (4:30pm – 6pm each day) – Sneak Peek Week
Learn to Row ($20 for the week for new students)
Oak Hollow Lake – 3700 Waterview Road in High Point.
Students and parents interested in learning more about the program should email contact@highpointrowing.com
Junior Ognovich finished in 4th place in the women’s 18 and under event at the 2018 World Indoor Rowing Championships.William Hundley earned a top 15 ranking with a personal best time at the 2018 World Indoor Rowing Championships.Ainsley Fox finished 4th at the World Indoor Rowing Championships for the 17 and under lightweight category.Molly Hilemn places 8th out of 77 rowers at the 2018 World Indoor Rowing Championships.
Registration is now open for the upcoming spring middle school rowing clinic.
Email Coach Gene with questions: contact@highpointrowing.com
When students join the Middle School program they are also joining a community of young students from public and private schools from across the Triad, which make High Point Rowing Club so special. They are at the beginnings of a sport in which they will forge friendships that can accompany them throughout their entire life.
REGISTER HERE for Middle School rowing spring 2018 for $385.
Registration is not complete until receipt of payment and waivers received, so parents are strongly encouraged to register quickly to avoid disappointment.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
WHEN: The middle school spring season begins on Monday, February 26 and runs through to the third week of May. Rowing sessions are offered Tuesday & Thursday afternoons from 4:15pm until 6:15pm and on Saturday mornings from 9:00am – 11am. During the week we can accommodate Winston-Salem rowers arriving as late as 4:35pm.
WHERE: Initially the team will meet in the Club’s Jamestown Erg Room and then move practice to Oak Hollow Lake as the weather warms. Click for DIRECTIONS.
RACING: In 2018 the Middle School squad will race at the Hunter Regatta in Gainsville, GA on March 24, the State Championships in High Point on April 14 and the Middle School Regatta in Greensboro on April 21. Select middle school rowers may participate in the Dogwood Regatta in Tennessee on April 27-28 and Southeast Regionals in Florida on May 12-13. Please note, it is not mandatory that students participate in all races.
WHAT TO WEAR: Students should wear normal athletic attire suitable for the weather and flip flops rather than running shoes as participants will walk the boat into the water.
This program is designed for students in Grades 6 – 8. No experience is necessary but participants must be confident swimmers for safety reasons. New members must have a parent complete the waiver and swim form found on the registration page.
FAQS: Is rowing for both boys and girls?
Yes!
Where does the team row? The team rows at beautiful Oak Hollow Lake and during inclement weather trains inside at our Jamestown Indoor Rowing Studio. For directions see this link
Are all practices mandatory?
No. So, if you cannot make it to all practice sessions that is OK. Keep in mind that like anything in life you only get out of something what you put into it. We find that the longer our rowers are on the team the more committed they become. If you cannot make a practice on a certain day please ask the coach if you can row on a different day instead.
Does everyone get to race?
Everyone who regularly attends rowing practice gets to race at Clemson Sprints and the NC State Championships. A student will not be eligible to race if he/she has missed practices and their rowing ability is deemed by the coaches to potentially have a negative affect the performance of their fellow rowers.
What if I cannot start February 26 due to other sports commitments?
No problem. Students can begin as late as April 1. Late comers will have fees pro rated. Just email Coach Gene with the date you are available to begin.
The middle school crew at the 2015 High Point Regatta.
We are raising funds to build a stronger fleet for High Point Rowing Club!
To kick off fundraising the Crew will host its annual Ergathon by rowing 100 kilometers in our erg room at 124C Wade Street in Jamestown on March 3, 2018. The purpose of this year’s Ergathon is to raise funds to build a floating dock and upgrade the Club’s fleet of boats and equipment. We ask all our rowers, Masters and youth, to vigorously seek financial support from friends, neighbors and family. We hope you will support them!
Last year the Ergathon raised over $24,000 and allowed the team to purchase new shells. Individual rowers who raise over $500 from family and friends will be recognized with some special exclusive apparel. Family’s who contribute over $125 will see their name proudly displayed on the team banner in the erg room and on race day at regattas.
“High Point rowers really step up for this vital event for the club,” says club founder Gene Kininmonth. “The Ergathon is not only the most important event we do for the development of our team, it is also one of the most fun events of the year.”
Donation/Ergathon forms will be handed out to rowers next week.
The 2016 Ergathon raised funds to install boat racks at Oak Hollow Lake.
The High Point Rowing Club Donors of 2017
Club Patrons $5,000 & greater
Jackie & Herschel King
City of High Point
HPRC Masters are generous supporters of the club.
The Stewards Society
$2,500 to $4,999
Kiwi Mike Hitchcock
Erin & Richard Sanders
High Point CVB
Power 10 Club
$1,000 to $2,499
Beth & Russ Heer
Kim & Gregory Hundley
Steve McCusker
Shelli & Brandon York
The Last 500 Club
$500 to $999
Anonymous
Mandy, Eric & Colin Greene
Gene Kininmonth & Amy MacArthur
Beverly & Lawrence Snively
Nancy Yohn
Gifts from rowers & friends helped get Junior and Maddie to Nationals in 2017.
Oak Hollow Club $250 to $499
Kristen Bremer
Robbin & Jerry Bryant
Bruce Cantrell
Henry Dorn
Nandita & VC Harish
Anne & Parker Huitt
Catherine & John Li
Bobbi Long
Debbie & Matthew O’Connell
Girl Jeanne McPherson
Elizabeth Nowell
Jerald Winter
Family Banner Club
$125 to $249
Marlena & Joshua Abantollans
Therese Blewitt & Therese Keaton
Jacqueline Broach
Ann & George Clendon
Connie & Mark Curri
Elizabeth & Mark Davidson
Paul Delaney
Katherine & Christopher Dickson
Lori & David Gignac
Leslie & Duncan Hicks
Julie & Gregory Higgins
Michele Krantz
Traci Loria
Alisha & Arthur Maynard
Susan Michel
Kellie & Todd Owsley
Rebecca & John Parker
Ashley & Matt Pipkin
William & Catherine Scarpa
Courtney Sparrow
Sarah & Donnie Sparrow
Susan Stephenson
Premalata & Komal Sundaram
Laura Tanley
Anu & Venky Venkatesh
Greta & Jason Tilley
Varsity Blues Club
$50 to $124
Anonymous
Rachel & Haywood Alexander
Tracy Bragdon
Jackie & Jerry Bryant
Jane Critchley
Mack Duncan
Deborah & Alan Gale
Mr & Mrs Paul Gibson
Paula Guenther
Lauren Hawthorne
Brenda & Robert Hilemn
Nanette Hutchison
Allie Jannetta
Kimberlie Kaltenbach
Tony Meyers
Christopher Murray
Brenda Planes
Erica Reisberger
Michael Shea
Lindsay York
Caren & Greg York
*Note, some of these names reflect gifts designated to Greensboro Crew
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GENEROUS DONORS FOR THESE 2017 GIFTS! Please email contact@highpointrowing.com to note any errors or omissions.
Try out youth indoor rowing. Just $10 for a whole week – this is ideal for true beginners!
If you are in grades 6-12 at any Triad area school, this is your chance to give indoor rowing a try. It is easy and will prepare you for real rowing in racing boats when we hit the water on Oak Hollow Lake in March! Click for more information on our Spring Season.
No experience necessary.
WHEN:
Monday – Friday (January 22 -27).
Start either week on any of these days and row with our youth squad for any or all of these days for just $10. Arrive at 4:30pm on Mon – Friday. We finish at 6pm. On Saturday we row at 9am and finish at 10:45am.
WHERE: 124C Wade Street, Jamestown.
This Sneak Peek Week opportunity is for students who have never tried rowing before. It is the perfect way to try a new sport to see if it is for you.
Students must bring the waiver signed by a parent. These forms can be downloaded on the Registration page. Bring $10 cash or check payable to “High Point Rowing Club.”
Also bring the following:
• running shoes and wear general sporting attire
• water bottle
Still have questions? See our Rowing FAQs page or email our coach, Gene, at contact@highpointrowing.com or call him at (336) 257-9009.
Watching movies makes for a fun way to train in a group on the rowing machines, known as ‘ergs.’
We have an amazing rowing club and this is a fantastic opportunity for middle school and high school students to try out this incredible Ivy League sport and make friends for a lifetime! Here’s a video look at our club last fall.
2017 will be remembered fondly as another boom year for High Point Rowing Club. We hosted the inaugural North Carolina State Championships, won our first regional youth title and witnessed our rowers in finals at national championships for the first time.
Club Founder Gene Kininmonth says from start to finish there were many wonderful moments this past year. “Since the formation of the club in 2012, each year at this time I actually worry about how we can improve things even more in the new year. Thanks to our amazing rowers and their families we continue to see new high water marks.”
We kicked off the year in Virginia with the MidAtlantic Erg Sprints where Junior Ognovich, Molly Hilemn and Matthew Hronich each won medals in their age class.
Junior Ognovich, Morgan Epling, and Molly HIlemn are all smiles at the 2017 Mid Atlantic Erg Sprints in Alexandria, VA on Saturday.
Our youth and masters were then out in force in late February for the High Point hosted annual 124C Erg Sprints in Jamestown. This annual indoor rowing event continues to attract rowers from across the region.
Following 124C’s our rowers were ready to once again put their erging abilities to good use, this time for the annual Ergathon. This important fundraising campaign saw our rowers and Greensboro Crew divided into three groups to race 100 kilometers. The club’s rowers and families raised well over $20,000 to fund upgrades to the fleet of boats and equipment.
In early March the crews were eager to return to the water and it wasn’t long before we hosted the US Naval Academy women’s rowing program at Oak Hollow Lake for that team’s spring break training. Navy feel right at home in High Point – so much so that this year they invited Army to race them right here on our home waters of Oak Hollow Lake in a historic first ever duel. The inaugural Army – Navy Boat Race was held at Festival Park with Navy sweeping the regatta.
High Point Rowing Club hosted Navy Women’s Crew to a potluck feast in its Jamestown Erg Room during the Midshipmen’s spring training camp.Two Navy Women’s Crews raced Army in the two programs’ historic first ever encounter on Saturday, March 18, 2017 on Oak Hollow Lake in High Point, NC.
While returning to the water was a refreshing change for the rowers it wasn’t without challenges for the ranks of our coaches, who were now challenged with also staffing the new team of Greensboro Crew rowers at Lake Brandt. With head coach Gene Kininmonth dividing his time between the two cities each week, a huge responsibility was placed on the High Point youth varsity rowers to step up and maintain standards whilst not under his watchful eye.
“The irony is that most of our rowers performed better when left alone,” says Gene looking back. “They took ownership of the process and this led to even greater success for them.”
High Point Hosts Inaugural North Carolina State Youth Championships
Our volunteers, led by Mandy Greene and Girl Jeanne MacPherson, hosted the inaugural North Carolina Youth Rowing State Championships in April, which drew hundreds of rowers and thousands of spectators to High Point.
Coaches from across the state unanimously voted High Point’s Festival Park at Oak Hollow Lake as the championship venue for its central location and the local organizing committee’s proven success at hosting regional rowing events.
Racing as HPG Rowing to reflect the addition of the Greensboro chapter of the organization, High Point/Greensboro rowers cleaned up in the Olympic class of sculling events and ultimately won 7 out of the 14 state titles it entered.
Cheers to us!
Festival Park on Oak Hollow Lake was unanimously selected by coaches as the venue for the 2017 North Carolina Youth Rowing State Championships.
Success at the state championships led to the club earning its first ever medals at the USRowing Southeast Regional Championships. Racing on the Olympic rowing course at Lake Lanier just outside of Atlanta, Maddie Mullins and Junior Ognovich struck gold in the women’s pair. Hours later Ainsley Fox, Lindsay York, Molly Hilemn, and Charlotte Curri won bronze in the women’s Under 17 quad sculls final.
Winning the regional championship qualified Maddie and Junior for the USRowing Youth National Championships – another first for our club. “This was in itself an incredible achievement for Maddie and Junior,” says Coach Gene. “But they then proved that they and their club belonged at the national championships.”
This year’s youth national championships were held in Sarasota, Florida and began with a time trial to seed the top 12 crews and dismiss the remaining. Maddie and Junior finished with the 6th fastest time and from there qualified for the final with a top 3 finish in the semi final round. By the time racing was complete High Point’s finest were ranked sixth in the nation!
High Point’s ‘Fab Five’ crew of Kristen Bremer, Jackie King, Erica Reisberger, Shelli York, and Morgan Epling won silver at the Dogwood Masters Regatta in Oak Ridge, TN.High Points Masters enjoyed racing and socializing over the summer at the Ist annual Staygatta.
High Point’s masters rowed to a new standard as well in 2017, winning silver in the women’s coxed four at the Dogwood masters Championships and then racing at the Masters National Championships.
With the change of season from Summer to Autumn, the 5th Anniversary Row & Potluck showed off the growth of the club with the addition of Greensboro Crew. Rowers from both chapters united for an exhibition Row and races by class year for youth and age by decade for the Masters. We like to think of Oak Hollow Lake as beautiful one day, perfect the next. And the 5th Anniversary Row was no exception.
High Point and Greensboro again united in September, this time for the High Point Autumn Rowing Festival. A record 500 rowers and an estimated 1,500 spectators again gathered at Festival Park at Oak Hollow Lake.
But this year’s regatta will be most remembered for the brisk 15 mile per hour winds at the start of racing, which lifted the regatta’s iconic giant inflated rubber duck from its anchors and sent it flying down the lake.
Mayhem ensued, as the first round of crews, fearing possible disqualification for not ’rounding the duck’, began chasing the duck down the lake at full speed.
The giant duck soon ended up on land by Centennial Avenue and rowers were directed back on the race course. HPG led the day with the most gold medals won.
High Point closed out the racing season with historic performances at the Head of the South, winning gold and bronze in the women’s quad sculls, gold in the youth lightweight single sculls event, bronze in the men’s quad sculls, women’s novice eight and U16 mixed youth eight and women’s masters eights. The squad also won two silvers in the middle school eight and fours event.
High Point quad scullers Charlotte Curri, Ainsley Fox, Ashley Walker, and Junior OGnovich with Kira Grinko (center) widow of the late great sculling coach Igor Grinko, who coached the United States to silver at the 1996 Olympic Games. The High Point scullers were presented with the Igor Grinko plate for posting the fastest women’s sculling time at the 2017 Head of the South.Molly Hilemn, Lindsay York, Anna Lewis, and Emily Winberg showed off the depth of the High Point women’s sculling squad with a bronze medal finish at the 2017 Head of the South.
High Point varsity rowers Will Hundley, Harry Capizzi, William Scarpa III, and Govind Harish won bronze in the youth varsity quad sculls event at the 2017 Head of the South.
Nothing caps off the racing season better than the Celebration of Rowing banquet and this year’s gala, chaired by Jackie King at Sedgefield Country Club, lived up to reputation. High Point prides itself on inviting legendary guest speakers for the dinner and this year Jason Read wowed guests with his story of tragedy to triumph.
A volunteer rescue squad fire chief from the age of 21, Read received the call to Ground Zero on the morning of September 11, 2001 shortly after the first plane hit the World Trade Center in New York.
Just three years later Jason Read represented his country again, bringing home the Olympic gold as part of the men’s eight rowing crew at the 2004 Athens games.
911 Hero and Athens Olympic gold medalist Jason Read gave the keynote address at the 2017 Celebration of Rowing banquet.
But the year 2017 wasn’t over yet. In December the good times continued with two more social events, the Masters Mingle and Holiday Youth Dance.
We have much to be grateful for at High Point Rowing Club – not least is our wonderful rowing members. 2017 was certainly a year to remember for High Point rowers for the wonderful bonds of friendship and fast rowing by our crews – may there be many more!
The Erg Room at 124C has become more than just a place for working out. In December it was the venue for the Masters’ Mingle and Youth Holiday Dance.
