Gainesville Area Rowing’s High School Rowing program teaches physical fitness, nutrition, and psychological skills that lead rowers to heightened mental and physical self-awareness. GAR Alumni have gone on to compete at many universities including Boston College, Boston University, Emory University, Georgia Tech, Northeastern University, University of Central Florida, University of North Carolina, University of Pennsylvania, University of Rhode Island, University of Virginia, University of Texas, The United States Naval Academy, Rollins College, Rutgers University, Williams College and Yale University.

Interested? You are invited to start at any point during the season. No experience is necessary. Contact Coach Moseley, Email: moseleyuf@gmail.com, Phone: 352-219-8236

The GAR Handbook can be found here.

Turkey Lake, Orlando Fl- The Gainesville Area Rowing Novice rowers came away with great results from the Novice Regatta on Saturday February 13, held annually to allow all new rowers across the state a chance to compete in their own 1 day regatta.   20 teams were in attendance with over 150 entries ranging from the 1x up to novice & freshman 8s.

On the women’s side, the ladies brought home a gold in the 2x, silver in the 1x, 4x and novice 4, and bronze in the novice 8 and 1x.

The men had a good showing as well, bringing home a silver in the freshman 4+, a Championship level event,  and coming in a hard fought 4th in the novice 4+.

Also in attendance was GAR’s middle school sculling program, racing against the high schoolers in the men’s and women’s 1x and the men’s 2x.  The middle schoolers also raced a mixed boy’s & girl’s 8+ against several other middle school programs.

The novices will see competition again on March 13 at the OARS Regatta back on Turkey Lake in Orlando.

Lineups
Women Novice 8
c Hayley Wernon
8 Beth Volante
7 Katherine Pedrick
6 Gabby Sanchez
5 Elizabeth Osmun
4 Lauren Dubose
3 Sarah Varvel
2 Lydia Koropeckyj-Cox
1 Rachel Nutter
Women’s 2x

1 Beth Volante
2 Katherine Pedrick

Women’s 1x
Lauren Dubose
Rachel Nutter
Men’s Novice 4+

c Billy Volante
4 Mike Barton
3 Mario Alverez
2 Sean Fitzgerald
1 Hayden Hughes

Women’s Novice 4+
c Sarah Varvel

4 Beth Volante
3 Katherine Pedrick
2 Gabby Sanchez
1 Lauren Dubose

Women’s 4x
4 Beth Volante
3 Katherine Pedrick
2 Gabby Sanchez
1 Lauren Dubose

Men’s Freshman 4+

c Mike Barton
4 Mario Alverez
3 Erich Zellmer
2 Otto Zettler
1 Henry Cole

Canal 54, Fellsmere Fl – The Gainesville Area Rowing varsity squads had a strong showing at the 3rd annual Opening Day Regatta on Saturday February 20, their first race of the spring season.  Conditions were ideal for the Henley style head-to-head racing, which pits 2 crews against each other over a 1,500 meter course with the winner advancing to race again in semi finals and ultimately a grand final to determine the winner of each event.
On the men’s side the Varsity 8 claimed silver in the grand final, coming in 2nd  against Belen Jesuit of Miami in a hard-fought race.  After losing a tough race in the opening round, the men’s 2nd Varsity 8 reversed their fortunes by winning their consolation race against Boone High School of Orlando.  In the 3rd Varsity 8 GAR advanced to the semi final before being out-stroked down the course by Lake Brantley Rowing Association of Orlando.
Women’s racing saw the Varsity 8 reclaim the Women’s V8 Opening Day Trophy for the 2nd year in a row in a close race against Lake Brantley that came down to the last 100 meters.  The women’s 2nd Varsity 8 also made it to the finals which saw GAR in another showdown with Lake Brantley.  In a back and forth dogfight down the course that saw both crews fighting for the lead, GAR came up  short, taking a silver medal with 2nd place overall.
Both men’s Head Coach Michael Moseley and women’s Head Coach Justin Burgess saw the racing as a good starting point for each squad to build on and develop from through the rest of the spring season.  Varsity rowers are back in action on Saturday, March 13 at the OARS Regatta on Turkey Lake in Orlando.

Lineups
Men’s Varsity 8
c Cullen Schiele
8 Peter Martin
7 Jared Futral
6 Ben Goldstein
5 Nate Cabrerra
4 Jacob Landauer
3 Paul Decker
2 Otto Zettler
1 Mike Cornwell
Womens Varisty 8
c Angela DiCarlis
8 Chirsty Driscoll
7 Geena Patton
6 Liz Gause
5 Megan McClenathan
4 Britta Forsmark
3 Abby Leonard
2 Grace Duffy
1 Bailey Stein
Men’s 2nd Varsity 8
c Kellen French
8 Carter McCormick
7 Billy Volante
6 Brandon Miller
5 Mario Alvarez
4 Brian Whitemack
3 Cullen Schiele
2 Alex Watson
1 Allen Wernon
Womens 2nd Varsity 8
c Rachel DeLoach
8 Catherine Sassano
7 Kara Averell
6 Beth Volante
5 Tessa Parker
4 Lizzie Watson
3 Catie Zellmer
2 Hayley Wernon
1 Alice Pauley
Men’s 3rd Varsity 8
c Kelsey Hatchitt
8 Jared Loerzel
7 Joe Pauly
6 John Nemenyi
5 Henry Cole
4 Hayden Hughes
3 Sean Fitzgerald
2 Arnov Gupta
1 Kellen French

Located on Newnan’s Lake in Gainesville, the GAR 2009 Summer Rowing Program has something for everyone. This program is open to all students in every school zone. Whether you are new to rowing or a seasoned veteran, you can learn new skills or polish existing ones.

More information can be found here: Summer Camp 2010

Chattanooga TN – Gainesville Area Rowing had 2 alumni finish on the podium at the 2009 Head of the Hooch, the nation’s 2nd largest head race.  Over 1,700 boats were entered during the 2-day regatta held on November 7 & 8 at the waterfront in downtown Chattanooga.

On the men’s side was Ben Carr, a sophomore, rowing for Emory University.  Ben and the Eagles finished 2nd of 13 crews in the men’s lightweight 4+ with a time of 14:58.7.

On the women’s side was junior Maya Oren rowing for Georgia Tech.  After a good showing at the Head of the Charles, Maya and the Yellowjackets took 1st of 5 in the women’s lightweight 8+  with a time of 15:22.4.  Not done for the day, Maya went on to place 3rd of 11 in the women’s lightweight 4+ with a time of 16:58.1, just 1/10 of a second back from 2nd place Stetson University.

Gainesville Area Rowing had a very successful weekend at The Hooch in Chattanooga, Tennessee!

We had at least eighteen entries over the weekend and our Youth Rowers and our Master Rowers made GAR very proud. The weather was excellent, and the community very welcoming and accommodating to all who attended, what ended up being a record attendance at The Hooch!

Our Youth Rowers placed First (Gold) in the Mixed Youth 8+ race! Our Masters placed First (Gold) in the Mixed Open 2X. Jen Figueroa, our Sculling Coach and Master Rower, received a Silver Medal in the Women’s Master 1X race and was only 3/10’s of one second from Gold! With some races having almost 50 entries (competitors) our Youth were within 30 seconds or less off of the first place time in some races. Great job!

With continued training, I am looking forward to a very successful end to the Head Racing season this Fall and an even more successful Sprint Season in the Spring! Coaches, thank you all for your dedication to this club and to our youth and their success!

And, well, we had quite an exciting trip home yesterday – one of our buses broke down and we had to combine two buses into one bus for a six hour ride home. I want to thank everyone for their understanding, cooperation, and their excellent sense of humor during this “crunch” in getting all of us home safely and not very late, considering the circumstances. Our “Novice” parents learned what it means to be GAR family – everyone was such a good sport about this and we got to know each other very well!

I want to thank everyone for all of their help this weekend setting up and taking down, serving at the food tent and dinners, and chaperoning the rowers and the halls on both nights. Thanks to Mike Driscoll for driving the food trailer up to Chattanooga and Nina and Tom Cornwell for organizing the food tent for the weekend. This is truly a team effort so thank you again, all of you, for your help with anything that was needed!

Rowers and Parents,

As our head racing season comes to a close and we begin to prepare for sprint racing, we want to provide information for both our athletes and their parents on sports nutrition. Sports nutrition is more than simply eating healthy. Athletes need to eat more calories than non-athletes and they need to focus on what kinds of food will power their bodies through competitions.

Most young athletes do not eat enough calories to make up for how much they burn in practice, so their bodies cannot properly recover from training. In the past we have had athletes get sick from not eating properly and we want to prevent such occurrences in our spring season. We also want to make sure that we are performing to our maximum potential. Young athletes who do not fuel their bodies properly are more prone to injury, less energetic, and less productive in school and athletics. Learning how to eat properly will help keep our athletes healthy and give us a competitive edge.

Jen Figueroa, our middle school sculling coach and Anatomy and Physiology teacher at Buchholz, will be giving the talk. Jen has been rowing for 15 years and she has a degree in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training from University of Charleston, and a masters in Motor Control and Kinesiology. She will be focusing the discussion on what types of food rowers need, and the best way to get the proper amount of nutrients. She will also take any questions that you may have after her discussion.

The sports nutrition talk will take place on Monday, November 23 at 5:30, in the pavilion at Newnan Lake. Practice will end a little bit early for the talk and attendance for athletes is mandatory. Parents are highly encouraged to attend. Eating properly is much easier when parents also understand what their athletes need and can support them in making good decisions. Again, most lapses in nutrition for high school athletes come not from them eating too much junk food but from them not understanding how, when, and what to eat to allow their bodies to cope with training and grow stronger.

We hope to see you all out at the lake on November 23!