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GAR Shows Team Depth at OARS Regatta

Posted Mar.16, 2010 under High School, Home

Turkey Lake, Orlando- GAR had quite a showing at the 12th Annual OARS Regatta on Saturday, March 13.  Overall, GAR finished 4th in team points out of 30 programs in attendance, behind 1st place OARS, 2nd place Miami Rowing Club and 3rd place Lake Brantley Rowing Association.  Conditions were windy and the course was shortened twice during the full day of racing that saw  20 GAR entries take to the water.

On the men’s side, the second Varsity 8 placed 3rd of 12 teams in a strong field.  The men’s Third Varsity 8 also claimed a bronze medal, placing 3rd out of 8 teams.   Putting in a strong performance in a tight race was the Men’s Varsity 8, taking 6th of 16 teams and finishing less than 2 seconds out of 3rd place.  Also racing was a men’s Lightweight 8,  Novice 8, 4x, Varsity 4+, Second Varsity 4+, Lightweight 4+ and Freshman 4+.

On the women’s side, the Varsity 8 took 3rd out of 19 boats.  The Varsity 4, in an effort to better their morning results, took silver, placing 2nd out of 21 teams.  The novice women, racing the same lineup twice, pulled in 2 silver medals, placing 2nd of 6 in the Third Varsity 8 and 2nd of 13 in the Novice 8.  Also racing was a Women’s Second Varsity 8, Second Varsity 4+, Lightweight 4+, 2x and 1x.

GAR will be back on the water against Lake Brantley Rowing Association and Plant High Rowing Association with Jacksonville Episcopal’s men joining in on Saturday, March 27 at Newnan’s Lake.

lineups

Women’s Varsity 8 (3rd of 19)
c Rachel DeLoach
8 Christy Driscoll
7 Geena Patton
6 Liz Gause
5 Megan McClenathan
4 Britta Forsmark
3 Abbyy Leonard
2 Grace Duffy
1 Bailey Stein
Women’s Varsity 4+ (2nd of 21)
c Rachel DeLoach
4 Christy Driscoll
3 Megan McClenathan
2 Britta Forsmark
1 Geena Patton
Men’s Second Varsity 8 (3rd of 12)
c Kellen French
8 Carter McCormick
7 Jared Futral
6 Brandon Miller
5 John Nemenyi
4 Brian Whitemack
3 Billy Volante
2 Jared Loerzel
1 Allen Wernon
Women’s Third 8 (2nd of 6) and Novice 8 (2nd of 13)
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
Men’s Third 8 (3rd of 8 )
c Kelsey Hatchitt
8 Otto Zettler
7 Joe Pauly
6 Alex Watson
5 Sean Webb
4 Mario Alverez
3 Henry Cole
2 Hohyun Jeon
1 Taylor Col
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Novices Bring Home Medals from First Spring Race

Posted Feb.25, 2010 under High School, Home

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
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Varsity success at the Opening Day Regatta

Posted Feb.25, 2010 under High School, Home

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
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An Exciting Weekend at the Head of the Hooch

Posted Nov.14, 2009 under High School, Masters

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!

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GAR Masters at the Head of the Hooch

Posted Nov.14, 2009 under Masters

Ten GAR Masters and a couple of our friends took on the 5,000 meter course on the Tennessee River and lots of tough competition at the Head of the Hooch November 7th and 8th in Chattanooga, TN. The Hooch is the second largest race in the country and this year over 1,700 boats were entered.

Aside from an early morning nip to the air, the weather was great for racing and the venue was, as usual, beautiful. The area has been receiving heavy rainfall and the river was running very fast this year. The TVA did an excellent job of regulating flow so the event could be held but the current did present some challenges. Race officials did an exceptional job of keeping the events very close to the schedule while making allowances for the water conditions.

As a club, GAR Masters finished in a tie for 16th place out of 44 clubs entered.

Here’s how the nine GAR boats did:
Men’s Master 4X – 9th
Mixed Open 2X – Gold Medal
Mixed Master 2X – 21st
Women’s Championship 2X – 9th
Women’s Master 2X – 15th
Mixed Master 4X – 11th
Women’s AA-A-B 1x – Silver Medal and 13th
Mixed Master 8+ – 17th

Special congratulations are in order for Jen Figueroa. In the Mixed Open 2X she and Bill Griffith rowed to a gold medal. In the Womens’ Masters AA-A-B 1X, after having to return to the dock to replace her failed boat seat, followed by a draining row to get the to start line in time, Jen was still fastest on the water and, after handicap, finished second by a mere 3/10 of a second.

Also, congratulations to Coach Justin who rowed to a silver medal in the Men’s Master 8+.

It was a good year for GAR Masters at the Hooch. The team truly demonstrated the progress we have made over the last year. Next year everyone can expect more and faster boats from Gainesville. Something to look forward to!

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GatorHead 2009 Results

Posted Oct.25, 2009 under Featured, High School

GatorHead
The all points trophy for the 2009 GatorHead Regatta went to Gainesville Area Rowing for the 4th year in a row! Lake Brantley Rowing Association came in 2nd place and Orlando Area Rowing Society came in 3rd.

The full results for the 2009 GatorHead Regatta can be found here: Gatorhead 2009 Results

Thank you to all of our visiting teams: Bolles, Boone, Jacksonville, Lake Brantley, Lyman, Maclay, Melbourne, OARS, Power Ten, and ROCCS. I hope these teams enjoyed the competition and a beautiful day at Newnans Lake in Gainesville, Florida. We are looking forward to great competition again next year and finding out which team will take home the Gator Head trophy in 2010!

Thank you, too, to all of our sponsors who helped support this year’s Gator Head through either services or monetary support: Alachua County ARES/RACES, Gainesville Amateur Radio Society, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, APD, A.S.A.P. Screenprinting, Ashtin Communications, Captial City Bank, City of Gainesville, City Water LLC, Domino’s Pizza, Florida Food Service, Gainesville Amateur Radio Socity, Gainesville Sports Commission, and Capital City Bank. Special thanks to: Driscoll Engineering, Harwood Brick, Fringe Benefit Coordinators, P & J Marine, Publix Supermarkets, Larry Watts, GAR Alumnus, UF Rowing Club, GAR Masters, and GAR Parents and Rowers who have worked so hard to make this a successful regatta.

Stay posted – photos from the regatta will be posted here!

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