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Tulsa Rowing Club Junior Eights Earn Gold Medal Finishes at the Head of the Oklahoma.
10/2/2006
This past weekend the Tulsa Rowing Club Juniors traveled to Oklahoma City to represent Tulsa in the Head of the Oklahoma. The team comprised of 37 athletes who originate from 15 different Tulsa and surrounding area high schools. During the two day event many different boat types were entered and the team placed in the following events. Probably the most encouraging result was the team’s results in the Junior Eight event. Both crews managed 1st place finishes against the competition.
1st Place
Girls Junior Eight
Boys Junior Eight
2nd Place
Girls Junior Four
3rd Place
Boys Junior Four
Mixed Open Eight
In addition to the above results the girl’s junior quads placed 7th, 9th, 17th and 22nd in a field of 23 boats. Head Coach, Neil Bergenroth, was pleased with his team’s first racing event.
“We are developing a very strong team, who work together well and support each other both on and off the water” said Coach Bergenroth. Speaking of his 32nd Birthday which was Sunday he then said, “It was a great birthday present that the kids gave me.”
By the end of the weekend, many of the athletes were exhausted but happy with their results. Some of the athletes had rowed as much as 32km over the course of the two day event.
Another great result for the junior’s team was the mixed open eight. The team place 3rd in a field composed of masters and collegiate crews. The crew qualified for the 500m super sprint at the end of the day. This proved a very exciting endeavor as the juniors went stroke for stroke with the University of Texas crew over the distance.
The team is now currently preparing to race in America’s premier rowing event – The Head of the Charles in Boston which takes place on October 21st and 22nd. This event attracts over 1000 different crews with over 300,000 spectators in attendance. It is the single largest US rowing event in the rowing calendar. The club has entries in the Youth Double and the Youth Four.
“I’m hopeful of a good result for our program at this special event. Our preparation has been very focused over the past four weeks and the athletes are laying the groundwork for a great season”, said Coach Bergenroth.
Full TRC Jrs results follow.
Head of the Oklahoma Results (September 30th – Oct 1st)
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Saturday, Sep 30 |
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Girls Junior 4x |
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Entry A: Catharine Brierre, Anne Campbell, Gentry Klawitter, Taylor Jones (9th) |
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Entry B: Emily Saffell, Dakota Wilkin, Stephanie Ames, Tamara Clayton (17th Place) |
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Entry C: Paige Fedon, Elena Fisher, Ashton Williams, Anna Royce (7th Place) |
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Entry D: Kelsey Kline, Ashlee Fitzpatrick, Sarah Poole, Emily Biner (22nd Place) |
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Boys Junior 2x |
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Entry A: Andrew Pate, Geoffrey Gill (12th Place) |
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Girls Junior 8+ |
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Entry A: Gentry Klawitter, Anne Campbell, Paige Fedon, Taylor Jones, Catharine Brierre, Ashton Williams, Elena Fisher, Anna Royce, Peter Gehres (cox) (1st Place) |
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Boys Junior 8+ |
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Entry A: Evan Gates, Hunter Wagner, Tyler Williams, Logan Mercer, Reece Hoover, Sam Berntson, Geoffrey Gill, James Daniels, Chris Light (cox) (1st Place) |
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Girls Junior 2x |
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Entry A: Dakota Wilkin, Emily Saffell (14th Place) |
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Boys Junior 4x |
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Entry A: James Daniels, Logan Mercer, Sam Berntson, Hunter Wagner |
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Entry B: (15th)
Evan Gates, Tyler Williams, Geoffrey Gill, Reece Hoover (14th) |
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Entry C: Aaron Charrier, Ben Gehres, Wojciech Dulowski, Elliot Price (20th) |
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Entry D: Sam Scott, Nick Johnson, Darian Wilkin, Jonah Wei-Haas (21st) |
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Girls Junior 4+ |
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Entry A: Gentry Klawitter, Anne Campbell, Paige Fedon, Taylor Jones, Chris Light (cox) (2nd Place) |
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Entry B: Catharine Brierre, Anna Royce, Elena Fisher, Tamara Clayton, Jessica Utley (cox) I(5th Place) |
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Entry C: Emily Saffell, Dakota Wilkin, Elizabeth Synder, Stephanie Ames, Hannah Newman (cox) (8th Place) |
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Boys Junior 4+ |
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Entry A: Evan Gates, Hunter Wagner, Reece Hoover, Logan Mercer, Chris Light (cox) (3rd Place) |
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Entry B: Tyler Williams, Sam Berntson, Geoffrey Gill, James Daniels, Peter Gehres (cox) (4th Place) |
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Girls Junior 1x |
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Entry A: Ashton Williams (8th Place) |
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Mixed Open 8+ |
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Entry A: Evan Gates, Hunter Wagner, Reece Hoover, Logan Mercer, Gentry Klawitter, Anne Campbell, Catherine Brierre, Taylor Jones, Chris Light (cox) (3rd Place) |
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Entry B: Tyler Williams, Jim Daniels, Geoffrey Gill, Andrew Pate, Emily Saffell, Ashton Williams, Dakota Wilkin, Stephanie Ames, Hannah Newman (cox) (8th Place) |
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