Join the Youth Summer Rowing Season!
The Spring season is over and the Youth Summer season starts on Monday. This is the ultimate time of year for new students with no experience to try rowing for the first time!
R E G I S T E R F O R S U M M E R
High Point Rowing Club is pleased to announce details of the scholastic summer rowing program. The summer season is from now through August 20. Students rising to grades 7-12 are welcome to participate and all students should be at least 12 years old.
Sessions take place mornings Monday – Saturday from 7:00am – 9:00am at Oak Hollow Lake.
Address: 3700 Waterview Road, High Point, NC 27265.
Cost: The cost of summer membership is $295. Register here!
What to wear: Students should regular athletic attire suitable for the weather. Shorts should not be loose as they could get caught in the sliding seats. Wear flip flops and bring a pair of socks. Also wear sunscreen and bring a refillable water bottle.
The summer season is one of the best times of year for new high school and middle school students to join the team. The coaches will teach you all the basics of rowing on your first day and you will soon be swinging along with the crew.
It really is that easy!
Students are not expected to attend every practice and the coaches understand that many rowers will be away for parts of the summer on vacations and summer camps. New members under 18 must have a parent complete the waiver and swim form found on the registration page.
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Crew Celebrates with Last Row & Spring Banquet
Oak Hollow Lake, High Point – High Point Rowing Club’s youth program capped off its spring season with one last row before celebrating at the Crew Banquet with coaches and parents on Wednesday evening.
“This is always my favorite annual rowing event of the year,” said coach Gene Kininmonth following a delicious pot luck feast. “We are here this evening to celebrate victories won, battles hard fought, and to send off our high school seniors.”
Mary Hollingsworth, who is parent liaison to the team and a director of the non-profit board, then thanked parents of the rowers for their generous support of the team, in particular those who hosted the food tables at all crew regattas, the ‘Duck Committee’ of fathers, who ran the on water activities of the club’s regattas, and the group of mothers, who managed the timing systems and greatly assisted crews in launching and returning the boats to shore at home regattas.
Coach Gene thanked Mary Hollingsworth and Scott Jones, Mandy Greene, and Allie Davis for their coaches service to the Crew.
The coaches then presented The York Cup to the crew that recorded the fastest time from Skeet Club bridge to Johnson Street bridge during the previous twelve months. The York Cup crew of 2016 is coxswain Morgan Epling, stroke Junior Ognovich, Kyle Koval, William Scarpa, Adam Alt, Emma Lloyd, Olivia Corriere, Ainsley Fox, and bow seat Alexis Berg. The crew set a new record time of 14 minutes 7 seconds.
Coach Gene and Coach Allie then presented individual awards to rowers for ‘Middle School MVP’, ‘Most Improved’, ‘Rookie of the Year’, and ‘Rower of the Year’.
The most important part of the ceremonies then arrived as seniors Victoria Goldin, Adam Alt, Mac Warwick, Emma Lloyd, Kevin Capps, Jaclyn Hronich, Olivia Corriere, Austin Young, Kyle Koval, and Aliute Udoka were honored and thanked for their service to the crew. The evening then took an emotional turn with each senior passing on their jersey to a younger rower before reflecting on their rowing experience with High Point Rowing Club.
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Crew Sets York Cup Record
Oak Hollow Lake, High Point – A new record time was set in a York Cup challenge on Wednesday night. Two High Point Youth boats raced each other from Skeet Club Bridge to Johnson Street Bridge but only one of the boats was comprised of an eligible York Cup crew.
To be eligible a crew must meet the following requirements:
1.) All members of the crew must be currently enrolled in high school or middle school. (the Summer following your senior year makes you ineligible!)
2.) At least two and no more than four male rowers in the boat. A coxswain may be a fifth male member of the crew.
3.) At least four of the rowers must be in their novice year (or freshman grade or below).
Aided by a brisk Nor’easterly tail wind, the record setting crew was comprised of coxswain Morgan Epling, stroke Junior Ognovich, Kyle Koval, William Scarpa, Adam Alt, Emma Lloyd, Olivia Corriere, Ainsley Fox, and bow seat Alexis Berg and set a time of 14 minutes 7 seconds. The previous record was 14 minutes 45 seconds set in 2014.
Racing in the ‘Spooner’, the crew was further helped with a competitive push by fellow crew mates racing in the black M2.
Crews can attempt a York Cup challenge at any time throughout the year. At the end of the spring season, the crew that has recorded the fastest time in the previous 12 months is recognized at the annual Spring Crew Banquet and earns the honor of drinking a toast from The York Cup.
The York Cup is named in honor of Caren and Greg York, (Charles’ Mum & Dad!) for their generous support of the youth rowing program. The purpose of the ongoing annual event is to bring the club’s youngest and newest rowers together with the clubs most experienced varsity rowers of both genders throughout the year.
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Youth Squad Rocks the Boat in Sarasota
Sarasota, Florida – Two of three High Point crews qualified for the finals at the USRowing Southeast Regional Championships on Saturday.
Adam Alt and Kyle Koval earned a grand final spot in the Men’s Youth Double sculls event on Saturday morning with a third place finish in the heats. The duo are the first High Point male crew to qualify for a final at the regional regatta.
On Sunday, Adam and Kyle finished in 5th place ahead of Atlanta in the six boat final.
Men’s Youth Doublesculls
1. Miami 6 minutes 53.37 seconds
2. Jacksonville 7:01.809
3. Sarasota 7:06.363
4. Miami Beach 7:12.898
5. High Point 7:30.918
6. Atlanta 7:33.981
“It’s good to see everyone come together and put in that work,” said Adam after racing. “I’m proud with the double, breezing to the finals and then pulling off a good sprint at the end to walk on Atlanta. Taking 5th did feel good. Sad that’s there’s no second chance at it next year but I guess four years ultimately led up to this.”
“You can’t fake your way into a final like this,” says boys varsity Coach Gene Kininmonth. “To make a final at this level of competition you have to commit in the fall season and carry that commitment through the winter. Kyle and Adam have earned this result and they can be proud of their efforts.”
High Point’s second finals appearance on Sunday was in the Women’s Youth Eights event.
High Point was seeded 7th out of eight teams in the event but on Saturday the crew of cox Morgan Epling, stroke Victoria Goldin, Maddie Mullins, Junior Ognovich, Aliute Udoka, Emma Lloyd, Jaclyn Hronich, Olivia Corriere, and Shelby Reece upset the pundits by beating St Andrews in the first round, which earned them a place in the final.
On Sunday, the High Point crew continued to show its surprising pedigree in the final with a 4th place finish ahead of in state rival Asheville and Sarasota.
Women’s Youth Eights
1. Atlanta 6 minutes 58.65 seconds
2. Oarlando (OARS) 7:02.85
3. Nashville 7:04.608
4. High Point 7:14.056
5. Asheville 7:14.982
6. Sarasota 7:22.85
The result matched the crew’s 2015 performance. “We tell our crews to go out and have fun before each race,” says the varsity girls coach Allie Davis. “There is nothing more fun for a crew than performing at your peak on race day.”
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High Point Heads to Sarasota, FL for SE Youth Regionals
Sarasota, Florida – High Point Rowing Club will be represented by three crews at the USRowing Southeast Regional Youth Championships in Sarasota, Florida this weekend.
Boat racing takes place at Nathan Benderson Park, the venue for the upcoming 2017 World Rowing Championships.
First up for High Point will be Adam Alt and Kyle Koval racing in the heats of the Youth Double Sculls event. The crew enjoyed comfortable wins at the High Point Regatta and Charlotte Duel before finishing 4th at the Dogwood Regatta last month. Twelve crews are entered in the event. The duo must finish in the top three crews in its 6 boat heat to progress to the final.
Following this race Kyle and Adam will team up with Austin Young and Kevin Capps in the Youth Quad Sculls event.
Later in the day High Point will race in the Women’s Youth Eights event. The crew, comprised of coxswain Morgan Epling, Victoria Goldin, Maddie Mullins, Junior Ognovich, Aliute Udoka, Emma Lloyd, Jaclyn Hronich, Olivia Corriere, and Shelby Reece has enjoyed historic results for the club throughout the regular season. The crew earned victories at the James River Sprints, the High Point Regatta, and Charlotte Dual and earned a finals appearance two weeks ago at the Dogwood Regatta in Oak Ridge, TN but was unable to race due to thunderstorms over the race course.
The top three crews in each event qualify for USRowing’s Youth National Championships next month.
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May Sneak Peek Week is here! Kids try one week of rowing for just $10.
Try out youth rowing – this is ideal for true beginners!
If you are in grades 7-12 at any Triad area school, this is your chance to give rowing a try. It is easy!
No experience necessary.
WHEN: Sneak Peek Week is next week from Monday – Friday, (May 16-20) . Start any of these days and row with the youth squad for any or all of these days for only $10. Arrive at 4:15 pm during the week.
WHERE: Our team is located at Oak Hollow Lake in High Point. For GPS directions use 3700 Waterview Road, High Point, NC.
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:
• Flip flops 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.
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Intrasquad Crews Challenge for York Cup
Oak Hollow Lake, High Point – Two High Point Youth Crews raced by time trial from Skeet Club Bridge to Johnson Street Bridge this evening to challenge for the York Cup. The Bridge to bridge races marked the first challenges for the York Cup this season.
At the end of the spring season, the crew that has recorded the fastest time in the previous 12 months is recognized at the annual Spring Crew Banquet and earns the honor of drinking a toast from The York Cup.
But there are strict rules as to the composition of each crew. All crews wishing to challenge for the fastest time must meet the following requirements:
1.) All members of the crew must be currently enrolled in high school or middle school. (the Summer following your senior year makes you ineligible!)
2.) At least two and no more than four male rowers in the boat. A coxswain may be a fifth male member of the crew.
3.) At least four of the rowers must be in their novice year.
Tonight’s winning crew recorded a time of 16minutes 21 seconds and was comprised of coxswain Elizabeth Knoor, stroke william Scarpa, Lauren Brodeur, Will Hundley, tanner Planes, Jordan Hronich, George Corriere, Anna Lewis, and bow Margaux Blanchard.
“The York Cup is named in honor of Caren and Greg York, parents of High Point rower Charles York, for their generous support of the youth rowing program,” said Crew Board Director Mary Hollingsworth at last year’s trophy presentation. “Caren and Greg’s philanthropic leadership has rallied so many people together to support the kids on this team that it is fitting to recognize them by naming this cup in their honor.”
Crew founder and coach Gene Kininmonth said he expects more crews to challenge for the York Cup before the spring season banquet later this month. “This is a terrific opportunity for the club’s most experienced rowers to reach out to the newest members and undertake a challenge as a crew. Every High Point rower should want to win the York Cup at least once during their rowing careers.”
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Youth Squad Steps Up at Dogwood
Oak Ridge, Tennessee – High Point Rowing Club’s youth squad showed broad improvements across the depth of its squad in racing at the Dogwood Regatta over the weekend. And the squad impressed the coaches in more significant ways as well.
Oak Ridge welcomed 2,000 youth rowers from all over the Southeast and Midwest to compete in the 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 seeding purposes at the USRowing Southeast Regional Championship in Sarasota, Florida in May, where rowers compete to qualify for the Youth National Championships.
High Point’s top crews for Sarasota are the women’s youth varsity eight, and the men’s youth quad sculls.Both crews easily qualified for Saturday’s afternoon finals at Dogwood, with some of the fastest times recorded in morning racing.
But when the sound of thunder began booming over the race course, High Point coaches Gene Kininmonth and Allie Davis convened and decided the conditions for the finals were unsafe to launch crews. “We would not launch crews in practice at home in such conditions so it makes no sense to do so for a race,” explained Gene. “The very first rule of boating is if you are not sure, stay on shore.”
Meanwhile, the grand finals continued without High Point’s rowers who watched from the banks of Melton Lake. “Making a safety decision like this is easy. Living with it though can test your constitution as you watch other crews racing,” added Gene. “I award immense credit to our rowers for truly buying into our club philosophy of always putting safety first. That shows great maturity.”
Soon after the women’s eight final was over, lightning and thunder rattled crews to the extent that race officials called all boats off the lake. Soon after referees returned to shore and racing was cancelled for the day.
On Sunday the weather cleared and Adam Alt and Kyle Koval qualified their double scull for the afternoon final, where they finished fourth. In the next race Austin Young and Kevin Capps finished second in the B final of the lightweight double sculls. The four scullers will combine at youth regionals to race the quadruple scull.
In women’s racing highlights, Emma Lloyd, Jaclyn Hronich, Shelby Reece, Olivia Corriere, and coxswain Morgan Epling qualified for the final of the women’s youth fours event with a second place finish in the first round of six. With Title IX scholarships boosting women’s rowing interest in high schools across the region, the women’s fours event was one of the deepest fields at the regatta and the crew went on to finish 6th in the afternoon final.
High Point then finished second in the Division II fours event just behind Asheville. The crew comprised of coxswain Elizabeth Knoor, Victoria Goldin, Aliute Udoka, Junior Ognovich, and Maddie Mullins finished ahead of Nashville, Upper Arlington, RA Hamilton and Parkersburgh South.
The two women’s fours will combine to race the youth eight at Regionals.
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High Point Prepares for 2016 Dogwood Regatta
Oak Ridge, Tennessee – High Point’s youth rowing squad arrived in Tennessee today for for the conclusion of its regular spring racing season at the 2016 Dogwood Regatta.
Oak Ridge will welcome about 2,000 junior rowers from all over the Southeast and Midwest to compete in the 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 seeding purposes at the USRowing Southeast Regional Championship in Sarasota, Florida in May, where rowers compete to qualify for the Youth National Championships.
High Point has entered the women’s youth varsity eight, and the men’s youth double and quadruple quad sculls events in Sarasota.
Youth rowing, for those under 19 years old, has grown by leaps and bounds in the southeastern United States during the past 10 years. Whether due to the extensive opportunities for rowing college scholarships or the general improvement in quantity and quality of rowing programs offered, junior rowing is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing sports in the nation.
Rowing races will begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30, and continue throughout the weekend, ending at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 1. The race distance is 2,000 meters.
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High Point Bounces Back Against Charlotte
Oak Hollow Lake, High Point, NC – High Point’s youth squad bounced back from a tough outing against Triangle Rowing Club the previous week to winning form against Charlotte on Saturday.
High Point won eleven of the thirteen youth events against Charlotte on Oak Hollow Lake. Also racing on Saturday were High Point’s masters and middle school crews in a series of 1,000 meter intrasquad races.
“This was a positive day for our youth program,” said boys coach Gene Kininmonth. “We are grateful to Charlotte for coming to High Point to race us here this weekend. Like last week, the results do not reflect just how the close the two clubs actually are in boat speed. We enjoyed a little more depth at the top ends of both the boys and girls rosters on Saturday and that transferred to wins all the way down the boat classes.”
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High Point Announces Squad for USRowing’s SE Youth Championships
High Point, NC – Final selections have been made for USRowing’s Southeast Youth Championships to take place in Sarasota, Florida on May 14-15, the coaches have announced.
The two day championship event will consist of heats, semi finals and finals and the top three crews in each event at the regional championships will qualify for the national championships, which take place in Princeton, NJ in June. The southeast region is comprised of the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee.
Girls’ varsity coach Allie Davis has selected coxswain Morgan Epling, and rowers Victoria Goldin, Maddie Mulins, Junior Ognovich, Aliute Udoka, Emma Lloyd, Jaclyn Hronich, Olivia Corriere, and Shelby Reece to represent High Point in the Youth Eights event in Sarasota. High Point finished fourth at the event in 2015.
Boys’ coach Gene Kininmonth has selected Austin Young, Adam Alt, Kyle Koval, and Kevin Caps to represent High Point in the Youth Quad Sculls event. Kyle and Adam may also race in the Double Sculls event subject to the availability of a shell and performance at the upcoming Dogwood Regatta.
“High Point will be well represented by these rowers and coxswain in Sarasota,” says Kininmonth. “The philosophy of the club is to select crews to the Southeast Championships that we believe are capable of qualifying for the final on their best row. This is a strong squad that has proven in training and spring results that they are ready to achieve this standard.”
The event will take place at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle Sarasota, FL 34235.
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Rowers Prepare for Duel with Charlotte
Oak Hollow Lake, High Point – Rowing battles continue in North Carolina this weekend with High Point Rowing Club’s youth squad hosting Charlotte in a series of 1,500 meter boat races.
High Point’s girls will open the morning against Charlotte with the varsity eights set to clash at 9am. The crew of coxswain Morgan Epling, stroke Victoria Goldin, Maddie Mullins, Junior Ognovich, Aliute Udoka, Emma Lloyd, Jaclyn Hronich, Olivia Corriere, and Shelby Reece will start hot favorite to win after convincing wins the past two weeks against Triangle and at the James River Sprints in Virginia.
However, should the crew clinch victory as many expect, the moment may be bittersweet for the five seniors on board. For Aliute, Emma, Victoria, Olivia, and Jaclyn it will be the final racing strokes on Oak Hollow Lake of their high school careers in their beloved eight-oar shell named ‘Fred’. No doubt the electricity of emotions will be winding through this talented crew as it powers its way through the final few hundred meters on Saturday.
In boys racing, the varsity eight battled hard last weekend only to lose a close verdict to Triangle. Earlier this season the crew enjoyed a run away win at the Jame River Sprints and seeks to return to winning form against Charlotte at 9:10am. Adam Alt, Austin Young, Kevin Capps, Mac Warwick, and Kyle Koval will also graduate this spring and will be counting on their crew mates’ support for a victorious send off.
“These are special moments that can lift a boat club,” says coach Gene Kininmonth, who founded the program in 2012. “This is a time in a young man or woman’s life that they realize you don’t always get ‘do overs’. There isn’t always going to be a next week. Your time is truly now. The effect of these moments can be transformational for a club and I am looking forward to seeing some outstanding rowing on Saturday morning.”
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Raleigh Emerges as New Force at 2016 High Point Regatta
Festival Park at Oak Hollow Lake, High Point – Triangle Rowing Club, the premier youth rowing program from Raleigh, turned the tables on High Point in dramatic fashion at the 2016 High Point Regatta on Saturday.
The Raleigh squad notched up 14 wins in the youth events compared to High Point’s three. High Point won the Girls First Eights, the Boys Double Sculls, and the Girls Quad sculls events.
“This was a reversal from last year when High Point dominated the regatta,” says Coach Gene Kininmonth. “I give full credit to Triangle for bouncing back the way they have. Now it is our turn to find ways to bounce forward from this weekend.”
Kininmonth says anyone watching Saturday’s races would assume that Triangle is significantly better than High Point. “The difference between the two squads isn’t that deep and is likely only 3-4 rowers on each of the boys and girls sides of the roster. Small roster differences can have big impacts on rowing squads and that is why we can see such huge swings in the results from one year to the next. Full credit to Triangle for raising the bar this year.”
In other racing action, High Point’s Masters squad raced rowers from Raleigh Rowing Center and Belmont Rowing Club on Saturday. Opening the day was the Masters Maiden Eights in which two High Point crews battled each other to the line.
High Point’s ‘most adorable couple’ of Scott and Katie Jones then led High Point to victory in the Masters Mixed Double Sculls. Scott and Katie won the Head of the South in Augusta, South Carolina last Autumn and have their sights set on the Virginia Boat Club Masters Sprints in Richmond later this summer.
In the Women’s Masters Eights final, High Point’s ‘A’ boat lost narrowly to Belmont Rowing Club in the 1,000m sprint, with High Point ‘B’ completing the field.
High Point Rowing – Spring Regatta with Triangle and Belmont from Carolina SkyWorks on Vimeo.
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High Point Ready to Defend Home Water
Festival Park at Oak Hollow Lake, High Point – High Point Rowing Club’s youth squad will be looking to continue its winning ways against Triangle RC, the premier rowing club from Raleigh, at the High Point Regatta on Saturday.
High Point’s boys’ and girls’ crews have swept Triangle in the blue ribbon eights events in each of the past two years and will go for three in a row on Saturday morning.
The girls varsity eight is the hot favorite to win on Saturday. Coming off a strong victory at the James River Sprints in Richmond, VA last weekend, the crew looks to have maintained the form that earned them a grand finals appearance at the 2015 USRowing Southeast Regional Championships.
The girls squad is deep and will be racing three divisions of eight-oared crews against Triangle, each of which they won in 2015.
On the boys side, High Point may enter Saturday’s race as a slight underdog, based on 2015 Autumn performances. Coach Gene Kininmonth says that while the boys squad has improved, so has the opposition.
“Two years ago we raised the bar on North Carolina rowing. Triangle has made some tremendous improvements in the last six months on the boys side of the roster. Now they have met that bar with strong recruiting and I give full credit to them for that. Saturday’s racing is something to look forward to for both clubs because nothing is a foregone conclusion.”
The boys varsity eight-oared crew is also coming off a run away victory at James River Sprints last weekend.
Significant to this weekend’s racing is the adoption of sculling on the team. Both the boys and girls will race a quadruple scull and Adam Alt and Kyle Koval will also race the double scull.
Masters racing is also on the slate for Saturday with squads from Belmont Rowing Club, and Raleigh Rowing Center entered to compete against High Point in various boat classes.
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Today is My Rowing Anniversary
Day 102 of 366: Bear with me this is a little long, but it seemed worth saying.
Today is my rowing anniversary.
When I drove to the lake one year ago, as the sun was just coming up, my nerves were in overdrive.
I was starting something new, ready to learn and eager to meet new people (something that usually fills me with dread) but also incredibly nervous.
There’s no way I could’ve guessed that my life was about to be changed.
That may sound a little melodramatic, but this sport and these people have come to mean more to me than I ever dreamed.
I signed up for an 11-week session, and after the first few practices, I thought, “I will just get through these 11 weeks.” They were paid for, and I didn’t want to waste all that money.
It was hard — so much harder than I expected. Not just physically but emotionally.
I came home from practices exhausted with aching muscles and blistered palms. I could accept — even be proud of — the pain, but I hate doing things I’m not good at. The struggle of learning skills everyone around me knew was the harder part. Showing up knowing how bad I was and feeling like I was frustrating the people in my boat — that was not fun.
Most of the people were very nice, but it was harder to fit in that I thought, too. The veteran rowers were connected in a way I couldn’t be after just a few weeks, and there weren’t many opportunities to chat with the other newbies while staring at the backs of their heads for an hour.
I wanted to quit so many times, but I didn’t. We had a regatta at the end of the session. I thought I would race once, just to say I’d done it, and be finished.
But something changed that day too.
I spent 24 hours with my teammates.
I came to understand that other new rowers felt exactly like I did. I learned that even the veteran rowers were a little nervous on race day. We sweated, ate and rowed together. We won and lost together. We laughed and cheered and celebrated together. We bonded through all of that.
I was hooked, and here’s why:
Not to get too deep, but it’s taught me a ton about life. You know all that cliched advice we spout off to children? … Don’t quit just because something is hard. Do your best. Practice makes better. Be helpful. Remember, other people are probably feeling the same things you are. It’s OK to be a little scared of new things. Your team needs you. No one does something perfectly the first time. … They’re all things I’ve probably said to my son over the past few years. Well, the past year has reminded me of all that advice and forced me to take it myself, again and again.
It’s made me stronger. Not just physically — though there is a great sense of strength that comes from hoisting heavy boats out of the water and carrying them over your head and a pride that stems from rowing or erging 10,000 meters (more than 6 miles!) while your body is screaming at you to stop before you die. It takes intestinal fortitude to get up before dawn, head out into the cold and walk boldly into frigid waters to row on a 37-degree morning. It requires a mental toughness (and maybe a bit of stubbornness) to ignore that blister on your hand or that heron flying by or that boat creeping up behind you and continue to row through the distractions or setbacks.
It’s given me a kinship, a sense of camaraderie, like I haven’t had in years. These are my people, my friends, and I care about them. When we’re in the middle of a race, and I’m exhausted and my lungs are burning and I feel like I can’t pull one more stroke, I keep going because of my teammates. They are depending on me. I will give my all for them because I know they are doing the same for me.
So, today, I’m thankful I gave this rowing thing a chance. It’s given me a lot — so more than I imagined — in return.
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Snow, 40 mph Winds do not Deter High Point Rowers in Virginia
Midlothian, VA – High Point youth rowers battled their toughest weather conditions yet when the squad opened its spring season at the James River Sprints on Saturday. And although boat racing was ultimately cut short with afternoon events cancelled due to strong winds and an unrelenting river current, it wasn’t before High Point earned significant victories on the day.
Youth captain, Olivia Corriere, said the wind, current, snow and cold all contributed to challenging conditions for racing on James River. “It was absolutely insane launching, trying to get alignment at the start, and then docking. The weather caused some stress and anxiety, but HPRC remained cool, calm, and collected and performed well.”
High Point’s boys’ novice eight started the day with a decisive 45 second win over James River High School, with Briar Woods Crew trailing.
The next win for High Point was then earned in the blue ribbon women’s varsity eight event. Olivia Corriere said there was some apprehension in her crew about confronting the harsh winds and strong current. “But with support from the coaches, we went for it,” Olivia recounted.
High Point pushed out to an early lead in the shortened 1,000m race until coxswain Morgan Epling made the call to “open things up.” Her crew of stroke Victoria Goldin, Maddie Mullins, Junior Ognovich, Aliute Udoka, Emma Lloyd, Shelby Reece, Ainsley Fox, and Olivia Correire responded by rowing away to an open water lead over Mount Vernon Crew, Granby High School, and First Colonial RC.
High Point’s boys varsity eight also won by a large margin. The crew of cox Charlotte Curri, stroke Adam Alt, Kyle Koval, Charles York, Mac Warwick, Kevin Capps, Austin Young, George Corriere, and Govind Harish finished 25 seconds ahead of Granby HS, with Hickory HS and First Colonial RC rounding out the field.
HIgh Point also earned second place ribbons in the boys quad sculls, and girls’ 2nd varsity four, and novice four events.
As winds continued to strengthen and two high school crews needed rescuing after their shells were capsized on the water, River City officials made the call to cancel many of the afternoon races. This meant that many of the club’s middle school crew members did not get to race. “Nonetheless, every member of this team will have multiple opportunities in the near future to show everyone what they’re made of,” says Olivia. “I especially look forward to seeing my little sister, Audrey Corriere, race for the first time this spring season. She and I both are confident that the middle school team will be extremely competitive.”
Next up is the High Point Regatta this coming Saturday at Festival Park on Oak Hollow Lake. The event will be a dual meet between youth squads from High Point and Triangle Rowing Club, the premier youth rowing program from Raleigh, as well as regional Masters clubs.
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Crew to Open Season on James River this Weekend
High Point Rowing Club’s youth squad will head to Midlothian, VA this weekend to open the 2016 Spring Racing Season at the James River Sprints.
Final line ups for the High Point crews will be announced at practice this evening. All rowers are advised to have many layers of warm clothing for the regatta as the forecast is for frigid temperatures and wind. “This is cricket jumper weather,” says Coach Gene.
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Adult Rowing – Second Spring Session Starts April 26
High Point, NC – The water has warmed up and High Point Rowing Club is excited to announce a new season of “Masters Rowing” for adults – the ‘Second Spring’ Session! Rowing will take place on Oak Hollow Lake.
Now is your chance to register to join High Point Rowing Club and row with the coolest folks in the Triad. No prior rowing experience is necessary.
Rowing has taken off as a new way of ‘community living’ through a recreational and competitive activity.
Format: Participants with no prior experience will start with a learn-to-row format. 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 April 26 ending June 16, 2016. Choose to attend either morning sessions from 8:45am to 10:15am or evening sessions at 6pm to 7:30pm. (16 sessions, fee $195).
Weekend Sessions: Saturday mornings at 7:30am and Sunday afternoon at 6pm starting April 30 ending June 12, 2016. (14 sessions, fee $170)
Unlimited Sessions: attend any or all of the above scheduled sessions for $270. (Note, Masters Unlimited also includes Mon & Wednesday night indoor rowing in Jamestown at 6:15pm).
Competition: For an additional fee of $45, all participants will have the opportunity to compete at the Virginia Masters Sprints on June 18 in Richmond, VA. Even the new rowers!
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: 3700 Waterview Road, High Point, North Carolina. This is Oak Hollow Lake.
More Info: Call Gene at 257-9009 or email contact@highpointrowing.com
Note: Space for the Spring Session is limited so please make your reservation early to avoid disappointment. Your registration is not complete until payment is received.
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Youth Open House this week
Jamestown, NC – High Point rowing Club will host a week of Open House sessions at its Jamestown Indoor Rowing Studio this week for middle school and high school students interested in rowing.
Known as “124C” for its address at 124C Wade Street in the Warehouse District of Jamestown, the studio has gained great popularity in the Triad for the high energy, low impact, full-body workout for people of all ages. Students will increase endurance, train all the major muscles, and enjoy a fun team environment in the process.
No prior experience needed. Suitable for all fitness levels.
March Youth Open House Dates ($10 for the week) – Monday through Friday (3/7 – 3/11): 4:15pm – 6pm. Students travelling from further away can arrive at 4:35pm.
Attire: anything you would normally wear to the gym. Bring a water bottle too!
Address: 124-C Wade Street, Jamestown, North Carolina.
More Info: Just show up with payment and the waiver signed by a parent. Call Gene at 257-9009 or email contact@highpointrowing.com
