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In 1981 he was named Rowing Canada “Coach of the Year’ and in 1999 he was named rowing’s “3M Canada Coach of the Year”. In 2005 he received an Award of Merit from the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association recognizing a lifetime commitment to high school rowing in Canada. He has been named OUA coach of the year six times. In 2001 he was inducted into the Kingston District Sports Hall of Fame. From 2000 to 2005 he served as Chair of the Canadian University Rowing Association. He is currently a level 4 NCCP certified rowing coach. His involvement in his community has resulted in various forms of recognition including two nominations as "Citizen of the Year", the Paul Harris Fellow Award from the Rotary Club of Kingston, the Kingston Achievement Award from the Kingston Branch of Queen's University Alumni Association and Retailer of the Year awarded by the Kingston Ad and Sales Club. John is co-owner of The Llynlea Corporation, a local land development firm and Llynlea Fine Homes, a local custom homebuilder. He is married to Janice with two grown children.
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Schedule/Results: Click here Rowing Team NewsQueen's takes overall title at 2008 McGill-Queen’s Challenge Boat Race Montreal (April 28, 2008) – Queen’s won all but two races at the historic 12th annual McGill-Queen’s Challenge Boat Race yesterday in Montreal. This race is the Canadian version of England's annual Oxford-Cambridge and the U.S.A.'s annual Harvard-Yale race. The Gaels took nine of 12 points to capture their fifth straight Lorne Gaels Challenge Cup. In all the Gaels won six races against McGill at the historic Lachine Channel. “I’m delighted with the results this weekend” said Queen’s Head Coach John Armitage. “Both men’s team and the novice team program competed exceptionally well.” Queen’s captured the men’s experienced, men’s novice and women’s novice 2.9km events and the 500-metre sprint. The Gaels two losses came in the experienced women’s category in both the 2.9km and 500-metre sprint events. The Gaels now have earned eight out of 12 McGill-Queen’s Challenge Boat races and ended the rowing season with the men’s crew also claiming the Challenge Blade Trophy for a fifth year in a row. Past Lorne Gales Challenge Cup Winners Past Men's Challenge Blade Winners Past Women's Challenge Trophy Winners 2008 McGill-Queen's Challenge Boat Race: April 27
MONTREAL (April 25, 2008)- The 12th annual McGill-Queen's Challenge Boat Race is scheduled to be held at the Lachine Canal on Sunday, April 27 in Montreal. This race is the Canadian version of England's annual Oxford-Cambridge and the U.S.A.'s annual Harvard-Yale race.
With files from Earl Zuckerman (McGill Sports Information) Eight Gaels Awarded Quest For Gold Provincial Funding Ottawa (April 22, 2008) – Eight rowers from Queen’s women’s rowing program are the recipients of the 2008 provincial funding awards from the Quest for Gold Ontario Athlete Assistance Program which supports Ontario’s high performance amateur athletes. Among the athletes receiving funding are Nicole Campbell (Toronto), Connie Dayboll (Grimsby, Ont.), Katya Herman (Sudbury, Ont.), Jenny Hogsden (Waterdown, Ont.) and Sara Richardson (Kingston, Ont.). On the men’s side Rares Crisan (Mississauga, Ont.), Nick Pratt (Kingston, Ont.) and Andrew Rastapkevicious (Dutton, Ont.), also earned awards. RowOntario distributed 32 funding cards and 12 or 38% were awarded to rowers currently or formally affiliated with Queen’s University Rowing. The Quest for Gold Program is funded from net revenues of the Quest for Gold Lottery (Ont. Lottery & Gaming Corp.), helping athletes in their pursuit of athletic excellence at the highest levels of national and international competition, while fulfilling their educational goals. Approximately 1,400 Ontario amateur athletes have benefited from the Quest for Gold Lottery since 2006. All profits from the Quest for Gold Lottery are distributed by the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion to support amateur athletes and the ministry's overall Healthier Ontarians strategy, ACTIVE2010. 70% of proceeds go directly to athletes, 20% to support enhanced coaching programs, and 10% to support high-performance competitions.
Women's Rower Receives Provincial Honour QUEEN’S TAKE WOMEN’S NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TITLE IN ROWING Welland, Ont. (November 2, 2007) - Queen’s University rowing crew earned the women’s national title and finished as runner-up in the men’s overall competition as the Canadian University Rowing Championships hosted by Brock University which concluded on Friday. One week after capturing the OUA women's title, the Golden Gaels captured four medals winning three gold and one silver which included gold in the Women's Lightweight 4x which was the deciding factor for the title. On the men’s side, Western edged Queen’s for the overall crown, but the Gaels were still successful in securing the Men’s Heavy Pair and Men’s Lightweight 4x title. At the CURC awards ceremony Friday night, Western's Tim Colson and Queen's Mike Wilkinson shared Oarsman of the Year honours while Queen’s John Armitage took home the Women’s Coach of the Year honours. Western’s Volker Nolte was named the Men’s Coach of the Year and Brock University head coach Peter Somerwil received the President's Award for his dedication and hard work. While the Canadian University Rowing Championship is concluded, some of Queen’s rowers will compete in the Canadian Rowing Championships held later this weekend. Results: Men Final Team Results Women Final Team Results Major Award Winners Medalists Women's Heavy 1x Women's Lightweight 1x Women's Lightweight 2x Women's Heavy Pair Women's Lightweight 4x Women's Heavy 8 Men's Heavy 1x Men's Lightweight 1x Men's Lightweight 2x Men's Heavy Pair Men's Lightweight 4x Men's Heavy 8 QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY SETS TONE AT CANADIAN UNIVERSITY ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS Welland, Ont. (November 1, 2007) – The Golden Gaels rowing team have set the tone at the Canadian University Rowing Championship qualifying 10 of 11 teams into the finals held tomorrow. Queen’s qualified five boats in first position, four in second position and will have an additional boat race in the final’s which are set for Friday in Welland, Ont. The following are Queen’s results from the Time Trials @ the Canadian University Rowing Championships: Qualified For Finals Qualified For ‘B’ Final MEN'S ROWERS FINISH RUNNER UP CANADIAN UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIP Welland, Ont. (November 2, 2007) - Queen’s University rowing crew earned the women’s national title and finished as runner-up in the men’s overall competition as the Canadian University Rowing Championships hosted by Brock University which concluded on Friday. One week after capturing the OUA women's title, the Golden Gaels captured four medals winning three gold and one silver which included gold in the Women's Lightweight 4x which was the deciding factor for the title. On the men’s side, Western edged Queen’s for the overall crown, but the Gaels were still successful in securing the Men’s Heavy Pair and Men’s Lightweight 4x title. At the CURC awards ceremony Friday night, Western's Tim Colson and Queen's Mike Wilkinson shared Oarsman of the Year honours while Queen’s John Armitage took home the Women’s Coach of the Year honours. Western’s Volker Nolte was named the Men’s Coach of the Year and Brock University head coach Peter Somerwil received the President's Award for his dedication and hard work. While the Canadian University Rowing Championship is concluded, some of Queen’s rowers will compete in the Canadian Rowing Championships held later this weekend. Results: Men Final Team Results Women Final Team Results Major Award Winners Medalists Women's Heavy 1x Women's Lightweight 1x Women's Lightweight 2x Women's Heavy Pair Women's Lightweight 4x Women's Heavy 8 Men's Heavy 1x Men's Lightweight 1x Men's Lightweight 2x Men's Heavy Pair Men's Lightweight 4x Men's Heavy 8
QUEEN’S TAKES OUA TITLE IN WOMEN’S ROWING Rowing Wins Six Gold At Brock Invitational Regatta Queen's Rowers Win Nine Races at Trent The heavyweight men's four of Mike Wilkinson, Justin Kitney, Andrew Rastapkevicius and Graham Foster with coxswain Peter Donnan narrowly defeated the University of Western Ontario by 8.01 seconds in a time of 16:00.17 in a 14 boat field. Their lightweight counterparts won in a time of 16:10.34 with Western placing second. The lightweight crew was comprised of Nick Pratt, Rob Ballard, Rares Crisan and Ryan Meyers with Michael Smith in the coxswain seat. The women's heavyweight four of Hannah Humphries, Vicki Thompson, Michelle Fritz, Alex Dissette and cox Ana Crisan defeated a 14 boat field in a time of 18:53.44, with a crew from the University of Ottawa placing second by just under 4 seconds. The lightweight Gael women's four of Christine Matusiak , Rebecca McWatters, Charlie Thiverge-Lortie and Nicole Bobbette with cox Carlie Bureau narrowly took home gold in a time of 18:53.11 followed by Western 1.59 seconds back. Nicole Campbell prevailed over 14 challengers in the club singles event which was open to schools, clubs and individuals in a time of 21:14.97. Later in the day she teamed with Connie Dayboll to win the university lightweight women's double by a margin of more than a minute over second place McMaster. Nick Pratt won the university lightweight men's single in a time of 18:28.22. Sara Richardson took home gold in the university lightweight women's singles in a time of 21:05.00 and teamed with Katya Herman to win the club double in a time of 18:56.19. Second place finishers included Jenny Hogsden in the open Championship women's single behind Kingston Rowing Club member Isola Penney, the heavyweight and lightweight men's eights behind arch rival crews from Western and the junior varsity women's eight which finished behind Western in the club eights event. Third place finishes were picked up by lightweight rower Katya Herman in the university heavyweight single and the heavyweight women's eight, which is coached by Herman, behind Western and Trent. NOTES: The races were held on the Otonnobee River over a five kilometre course stretching from the lift locks to the Trent Campus... The regatta boasts over 50 universities and clubs competing with an estimated 1,200 athletes participating over the course of the day - making Head of the Trent the largest single day regatta in North America... For full results visit: www.headofthetrent.ca/results/pdf/results2007.pdf. Queen's Rowers to Compete at World Under 23 Rowing Championships Nick Pratt, Buzzy McCord, Kathleen Romatowski and Mike Wilkinson will be competing at the championships. Gaels rowers Buzzy McCord and coxswain Kathleen Romatowski will be a part of the women’s eight. Nick Pratt, who is member of the Queen’s rowing team is attending his second world U23 championships in the lightweight men’s four. He has won gold medals at the Canadian high school, university and Henley Canada Summer Games. Queen’s grad Mike Wilkinson is attending his second U23 worlds in the men’s pair. Wilkinson was a member of Queen’s OUA championship men’s eight in 2006. Queen’s Rowing Defends Boat Race Title The Queen’s varsity women’s eight easily won the 5 kilometer match race in a time of 19 minutes and 16 seconds which was 1 minute and 12 seconds faster than McGill and in the 500 meter sprint won by 6 seconds in a time of 1:39.0. In the varsity men’s race, the Queen’s varsity men’s four had to overcome an early McGill lead to win in a time of 17:42.0 followed by a second Queen’s entry that finished n a time of 18:26.0, just eight seconds ahead of the crew from McGill. In the 500 meter sprint, Queen’s won in a time of 1:30.0, just 3 seconds ahead of the Redmen which finished 1 second ahead of the second Queen’s entry. In novice action, the Queen’s men’s four won both the 5 kilometer and sprint race easily defeating their rivals from Montreal. A second entry from Queen’s placed third in both races. McGill’s only win came in the novice women’s eight oared events over 5 kilometers and 500 meters. The Golden Gaels took home the Lorne Gales Trophy as overall champions with 9 points to McGill’s 3 points (Two points are awarded for a 5 km win and one point is awarded for a 500m sprint win). After 11 years, Queen’s varsity women hold a 7 wins and 4 losses record with the varsity men trailing McGill 6 to 5. Next year’s event will be held on the Lachine Canal in Montreal which is the site of the first ever Canadian University Rowing Championships in 1924 between McGill and the University of Toronto. Over 100,000 spectators watched McGill win this race. Athletes Pull Together to Help an Alumni Family in Need Kingston, ON (February 7, 2007) - The row-a-thon is an annual fundraising event held at the Upper floor of the John Deutsch Centre (Jduc) which is outside of the Quiet Pub and Common Ground on Queen’s campus. Rowing team members will exert themselves on ergometers for 24 hours, all for a good cause. This year the team is donating all monies raised to a former team member’s autistic son, Jack Dunford. At a time when the incidence of Autism is at an all time high, access to government funding is extremely limited and fundraising events like this one, can help to ensure an autistic child can get the treatment he needs now, at a time that is critical to his development. It is estimated that 1 in 165 Canadian children are autistic. For young families, the sudden shock of learning their child has autism is overwhelming. Families struggle to cope emotionally with this new reality. Combined with the financial burden (approximately $65,000 per year) for specialized treatment, this is too much for any one household to bear without the help and support of family, friends, the community and in this case, former team members. www.helpjack.ca was created in December to drive grassroots community support for a worthwhile cause, Jack Dunford’s autism treatment. Since then, groups such as the Queen’s Rowing Team have been moved by Jack’s story and are developing their own fundraisers for Jack. The money raised goes directly to Jack’s therapy at the Brookfield Clinic in Toronto. Every dollar raised helps Jack’s mom and dad sleep a little easier, knowing there are others who care and who are willing to contribute to make a difference for Jack. Without this generosity, Jack would not be able to continue to get the therapy he needs now, at a time that is critical to his development. Due to the high cost of therapy and the long government waiting lists for funding assistance, affected families must rely on the generosity of the community through grassroots initiatives such as the Queen’s row-a-thon and donations via www.helpjack.ca. For more information contact John Armitage at 613 561-0889 (cell) Queen's Rowers Win Gold At Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships For more information see www.cdnindoorrowing.org
Hogsden was a member of Canada's lightweight women's quadruple sculls crew which placed sixth at the year's world rowing championships at Eton, England. The $2000.00 award is provided annually to an athlete who best emulates Tony Zasada's character and determination. Tony Zasada joined the Regina Rowing Club in 1978 at the age of 15. Tony's rowing skills developed very quickly, and within a couple of years he was a Canadian and Henley medal winner. In 1982 he headed off to the University of Victoria where he rowed in their varsity program for several years. By 1984 Tony had made his way to the Canadian National Rowing Team, competing in the coxed pair at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Five days after returning from the Games, a drunk driver killed Tony in a car accident. To commemorate Tony's life and his contributions to Canadian rowing, the Saskatchewan Rowing Association, Rowing Canada Aviron, and the Zasada family established The Tony Zasada Memorial Award, offering the first award in 1985. Many of Canada's National Team and Olympic Rowing Team members are former award recipients. John Armitage Colin Sutherland and Connie Dayboll Named Canada's Male and Female Scullers of the Year Sutherland won three gold medals at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in August in the under-23 lightweight double, the senior lightweight double and the senior lightweight quad. He also won the under-23 lightweight double at the Ontario championships and the lightweight double at the Ontario University championships. Dayboll won gold medals in the women's lightweight single and double at the Royal Canadian Henley. She also won the silver medal in the double at the Canadian University championships, where she was part of the gold medal-winning women's lightweight four. She was also named co-winner of the Oarswoman of the Year award by the Canadian University Rowing Association (CURA). Along with the two Queen's athletes garnering awards Gaels coach Scott Feddery received Male Coach of the Year in recognition for his work with the local lightweight men, who won collectively six gold medals at Henley. This is Scott's third recognition by Rowing Canada. Queen's Rower Connie Dayboll Recognised by Rowing Canada Queen's Rower to be Honoured as HSBC Women of Influence Gaels Rowers Win Six Gold Medals at OUAs OUA Rowing Championship Preview While the forfeit of last year’s title is a big blow to the renowned Western program, the 2006 edition of the Mustangs is poised to recapture the championship after another dominant year on the water. Even with the loss of star Jane Rumble, who went undefeated in two straight seasons, Western enters the OUAs as a heavy favourite to win the Mrs. W. Lathrop Challenge Trophy for a record 19th time since women’s competition began in 1973/74. Just two weeks ago at the Brock Invitational, the Mustang women took first place in three events, including the heavyweight pairs, heavyweight fours and heavyweight eights. Success has come often throughout the schedule this season with Western’s heavyweight eight also taking gold at both the Head of the Genesee Invitational Regatta in Rochester, NY and the prestigious Head of the Trent Regatta in Peterborough earlier this month. The host Brock Badgers should provide some stiff competition on the women’s side, particularly in the heavyweight eight division. A Badgers team made up of Allison Carryer, Shannon Van Baalen, Larissa Lagzdins, Melanie Abbott, Jessica Swift, Megan Tucker, Alison Thomas, Jessica Morris and coxswain Michelle Head had a strong second place finish in the Collegiate Eights Women finishing behind Yale University in a time of 17:22.34 at the recent Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston last weekend. The newly-crowned 2005 champion Golden Gaels have also had some strong finishes of late, including a second-place in the women’s lightweight singles and a third in the lightweight women’s eights at the Brock Invitational. Western’s men snapped a four-year drought for their first championship since 2000/01 last season – the Mustangs won six of eight championships from 1993/94 to 2000/01 – and are in search of a repeat after another promising season. Their recent form has been particularly strong with an eight-man entry setting a course record of 15:08.32 at the Head of the Charles, the largest two-day regatta in the world. At the Brock Invitational, Western finished first in the men’s heavyweight eights and heavyweight pairs, while placing second in the heavyweight fours. The 2004 men’s champion Golden Gaels are one of the main challengers for the OUA banner this season after tasting success at numerous regattas. In recent OUA competition, Queen’s lightweight teams have performed well, including three golds at the Brock Invitational. Simon Gowdy took first in the singles on the 1,500-metre course in a time of 5:37.54, with teammate Rares Crisan came in second. Colin Sutherland and Josh Metcalfe won the double in 5:02.51, while Gowdy, Sutherland and Metcalfe teamed with Kevin Caners, Stuart Robinson, Ryan Gallagher, John Barr, Nicolas Pratt and Cox Kathleen Romatowski to win the eight in 4:25.23, just 3.01 seconds ahead of Western. Former OUA champion Fraser Berkhout, who spent four years with the Trent Excalibur, is now competing for Brock and is expected to contend for gold in heavyweight singles. The competition gets underway at 8:00 am at the Henley Course in St. Catharines, Ont. Schools Competing in 2006 OUA Championships - From the files of the OUA - Queen's Rowers Win three Gold Medals at Brock Second place finishes were won by the men's lightweight four, women's lightweight single, men's heavy single and men's heavy eight. Third places were brought home in the men's heavy double and. women's lightweight eight. After the preliminary heats, which were run over the standard six lane 2000 meter course, 30 kmph winds forced the cancellation of racing and winners were determined on the basis of heat times. Crews, which had not raced in the morning heats, raced over a shortened 1500-meter course along a sheltered part of the course in head race single file time trial format. In the closest race of the day, after preliminary heats, Western was declared the winner in the women's heavy eight in a time of 6:44.16 followed by Brock (6:44.20), Trent (6:45.20) and Queen's (6:47.68). All of Queen's gold medals were won over the 1500-meter course. Next week, Queen's varsity crews travel to Boston to compete in the prestigious Head of The Charles Regatta with 1, 621 entries and 8200 competitors racing over a 3mile course. Submitted by John Armitage Queen's Rowers Win Five Races at Trent - Sixteen Top Three Placings Queen's men were led by Simon Gowdy who struck gold in a single for the second week in a row by winning the varsity lightweight single. Also winning were the varsity lightweight men's four of Stu Robinson, Kevin Caners, Ryan Gallagher, Nick Pratt, and coxswain Taylor Donaldson and open club men's four comprised of Rares Crisan, Rob Ballard, Eric Buchmeyer, Ryan Meyers, and cox Anna Crisan. Not to be outdone by the men, Queen's lightweight gals took home gold in the varsity lightweight eight with Connie Dayboll, Kristine Matusiak, Kate MacCrae, Diana Whitcome, Nicole Bobbette, Heather Sawula, Nicole Campbell, Rebecca McWatters and cox Taylor Donaldson and the varsity lightweight four with Donaldson, Bobette, Sawula, Campbell and Mcwatters. Second place finishes were turned in by the varsity lightweight men's and women's doubles, varsity lightweight men's eight, open women's club eight and novice men's eight. Third place finishers were the varsity heavy men's heavyweight double and coxed four, open men's club double and varsity heavyweight women's eight, four and double. All races were run head style (crews starting individually and rowing against the clock) over a 5 kilometer course on the Otonabee River finishing in the heart of the university campus. Taken from the files of Canadian Lightweight Rowers Seek Return to the Podium The lineup includes Melanie Kok of St. Catherines, Ontario who stroked the lightweight quad to a World Championship gold medal last year and 2004 World Championship silver medalist, Sheryl Preston a North Delta native. Amber Cuthbertson from Harrowsmith, Ontario who rowed for Queen's from 1996 until 1998 and Jenny Hogsden from Waterdown who graduated from Queen's this past spring also add strength to this years' lightweight quad. Queen's grad Nathalie Mauer of Vancouver was added to the world championship roster yesterday. As the only crew out of the Victoria National Rowing Centre required to fund their own way they are currently seeking a sponsor and financial support. If you are interested in making a donation or have any comments or questions please contact Sheryl Preston at sheryl.preston@gmail.com. Tax receipts can be made available. Queen's Rowers Fare Well at Day One of the 2006 World Rowing Under 23 Championships The men's coxed four of Brent Holmes-Heron of Peterborough, Ont., Andrew Rastapkevicius of Kingston, Ont., Michael Wilkinson of North Vancouver, B.C., Daniel Matthews of Vancouver, B.C and Matthew Swaile of Victoria, B.C. were fourth at 6:28.66. Although the Canadian lightweight men's four of Kurtis Boyd of Brockville, Ont., Simon Gowdy of Montréal, Que., John Haver of Saskatoon, Sask. and Nick Pratt of Kingston, Ont. was fifth at 6:10.96, they were less than a second from a qualifying spot. They will row in repechage. Canada’s women’s eight was fourth at 6:28.28. Women's eight members are Elizabeth McCord of Toronto, Ont., Sarah Waterfield of Kingston, Ont., Evan Wilson of Toronto, Ont., Meghan Thomas of Victoria, B.C., Larissa Lagzdins of Burlington, Ont., Cara Troelstra of Halifax, N.S., Kerry Maher of Welland, Ont., Kristina Macdonald of Langley, B.C., and Julia MacDonald of Port Moody, B.C. (coxswain). The heat wave in Europe has been an issue at this regatta, with organizers changing the schedule today to finish early. Racing continues, with the medal rounds on Sunday, July 23. Rastapkevicius, Wilkinson, Gowdy, and McCord are current members of the Queen's team, while Pratt rowed at KCVI and is now on the Queen's team. Canadian Results - Heats 2006 World Rowing Under 23 Championships (2000 metres) Men's coxed four Lightweight men's four Women's eight Full results at www.worldrowing.com Taken from the files of Rowing Canada Aviron, and Queen's Head Rowing Coach John Armitage. Queen's Rowing Attracts Former Member of the New Zealand Junior Rowing Team For more information please contact Head Coach, John Armitage at jarmitage3@cogeco.ca Gaels Retain Boat Race Gales Trophy In the men’s eight, the Queen’s team overcame an early lead by McGill in the 3.2 km race to win in a time of 8:49.33 with a 14 second margin of victory to take home the Challenge Blade Trophy for the third consecutive year. In the 700 meter sprint Queen’s edged McGill by 2.46 seconds in a time of 1:47.0. The winning men’s eight was comprised of cox Ashley Sutherland, with stroke Simon Gowdy of Montreal and team mates, Colin Sutherland, Dave Carnegie, Andrew Rastapkevicius, Chris Forstinger, Stuart Robinson, KCVI grad Nick Pratt and Ryan Gallagher. McGill avenged the men’s loss by winning the varsity women’s coxed four event in the best race of the day. Stroked by Queen’s grad Nora Parr, the Martlets took and early lead in the 3.2 km race with Queen’s pulling even by the 1 km mark. The crews raced a gruelling stroke for stroke for the next 1500 meters with Queen’s pulling into a 2 second lead with just 700 meters left. A furious push by the McGill crew pulled them even with 400meters left, going on to win in a time of 11:29.33, just 2.67 seconds ahead of the exhausted golden gals. This win broke a six year undefeated streak by the Queen’s women. In the 700-meter sprint, McGill outlasted Queen’s in a time of 2:17.22, a 2.17 second margin of victory. The Queen’s crew was boated as cox Cat Romatowski, Buzzy McCord, Nicole Bobbette, KCVI grad Sarah Roth and Eve Hoffman. In the novice events, the Queen’s women won the 3.2 km race in a time of 11:42.22, easily ahead McGill which had the misfortune of a boat stopping crab just 300 meters into the race. In the 700 meter sprint Queen’s outlasted their rivals in a time of a 2:27.4. The Queen’s boat was comprised of cox Taylor Donaldson with Jen Broxterman, Claire Bunnick, Nicole Campbell and Hannah Humphries. The performance by the novice men proved to be the decisive race of the day. Having lost to McGill in the 3.2 km race the Queen’s boys reversed their fortunes in the sprint besting the McGill in a time of 2:13.82, giving Queen’s possession of the coveted Lorne Gales Trophy. The men’s crew was comprised of cox and Regi grad Emily Lutz with Dan Conrad, John Beatty, Bob Orr and Sam Sheppard. Results since 1997: McGill-Queen's Men's Challenge Blade Trophy Winners 1997 McGill
McGill-Queen's Women's Challenge Trophy Winners 1997 McGill McGill-Queen's Lorne Gales Challenge Cup Team Winners 1997 McGill Sources: Earl Zukerman and John Armitage
QUEEN’S MEN FINISH SECOND IN OUA ROWING Queen's Rowers Win Nine Races at Trent
The heavyweight men's four of Mike Wilkinson, Justin Kitney, Andrew Rastapkevicius and Graham Foster with coxswain Peter Donnan narrowly defeated the University of Western Ontario by 8.01 seconds in a time of 16:00.17 in a 14 boat field. Their lightweight counterparts won in a time of 16:10.34 with Western placing second. The lightweight crew was comprised of Nick Pratt, Rob Ballard, Rares Crisan and Ryan Meyers with Michael Smith in the coxswain seat. The women's heavyweight four of Hannah Humphries, Vicki Thompson, Michelle Fritz, Alex Dissette and cox Ana Crisan defeated a 14 boat field in a time of 18:53.44, with a crew from the University of Ottawa placing second by just under 4 seconds. The lightweight Gael women's four of Christine Matusiak , Rebecca McWatters, Charlie Thiverge-Lortie and Nicole Bobbette with cox Carlie Bureau narrowly took home gold in a time of 18:53.11 followed by Western 1.59 seconds back. Nicole Campbell prevailed over 14 challengers in the club singles event which was open to schools, clubs and individuals in a time of 21:14.97. Later in the day she teamed with Connie Dayboll to win the university lightweight women's double by a margin of more than a minute over second place McMaster. Nick Pratt won the university lightweight men's single in a time of 18:28.22. Sara Richardson took home gold in the university lightweight women's singles in a time of 21:05.00 and teamed with Katya Herman to win the club double in a time of 18:56.19. Second place finishers included Jenny Hogsden in the open Championship women's single behind Kingston Rowing Club member Isola Penney, the heavyweight and lightweight men's eights behind arch rival crews from Western and the junior varsity women's eight which finished behind Western in the club eights event. Third place finishes were picked up by lightweight rower Katya Herman in the university heavyweight single and the heavyweight women's eight, which is coached by Herman, behind Western and Trent. NOTES: The races were held on the Otonnobee River over a five kilometre course stretching from the lift locks to the Trent Campus... The regatta boasts over 50 universities and clubs competing with an estimated 1,200 athletes participating over the course of the day - making Head of the Trent the largest single day regatta in North America... For full results visit: www.headofthetrent.ca/results/pdf/results2007.pdf. Queen's Rowers to Compete at World Under 23 Rowing Championships
Nick Pratt, Buzzy McCord, Kathleen Romatowski and Mike Wilkinson will be competing at the championships. Gaels rowers Buzzy McCord and coxswain Kathleen Romatowski will be a part of the women’s eight. Nick Pratt, who is member of the Queen’s rowing team is attending his second world U23 championships in the lightweight men’s four. He has won gold medals at the Canadian high school, university and Henley Canada Summer Games. Queen’s grad Mike Wilkinson is attending his second U23 worlds in the men’s pair. Wilkinson was a member of Queen’s OUA championship men’s eight in 2006. Queen’s Rowing Defends Boat Race Title
The Queen’s varsity women’s eight easily won the 5 kilometer match race in a time of 19 minutes and 16 seconds which was 1 minute and 12 seconds faster than McGill and in the 500 meter sprint won by 6 seconds in a time of 1:39.0. In the varsity men’s race, the Queen’s varsity men’s four had to overcome an early McGill lead to win in a time of 17:42.0 followed by a second Queen’s entry that finished n a time of 18:26.0, just eight seconds ahead of the crew from McGill. In the 500 meter sprint, Queen’s won in a time of 1:30.0, just 3 seconds ahead of the Redmen which finished 1 second ahead of the second Queen’s entry. In novice action, the Queen’s men’s four won both the 5 kilometer and sprint race easily defeating their rivals from Montreal. A second entry from Queen’s placed third in both races. McGill’s only win came in the novice women’s eight oared events over 5 kilometers and 500 meters. The Golden Gaels took home the Lorne Gales Trophy as overall champions with 9 points to McGill’s 3 points (Two points are awarded for a 5 km win and one point is awarded for a 500m sprint win). After 11 years, Queen’s varsity women hold a 7 wins and 4 losses record with the varsity men trailing McGill 6 to 5. Next year’s event will be held on the Lachine Canal in Montreal which is the site of the first ever Canadian University Rowing Championships in 1924 between McGill and the University of Toronto. Over 100,000 spectators watched McGill win this race. Athletes Pull Together to Help an Alumni Family in Need
Kingston, ON (February 7, 2007) - The row-a-thon is an annual fundraising event held at the Upper floor of the John Deutsch Centre (Jduc) which is outside of the Quiet Pub and Common Ground on Queen’s campus. Rowing team members will exert themselves on ergometers for 24 hours, all for a good cause. This year the team is donating all monies raised to a former team member’s autistic son, Jack Dunford. At a time when the incidence of Autism is at an all time high, access to government funding is extremely limited and fundraising events like this one, can help to ensure an autistic child can get the treatment he needs now, at a time that is critical to his development. It is estimated that 1 in 165 Canadian children are autistic. For young families, the sudden shock of learning their child has autism is overwhelming. Families struggle to cope emotionally with this new reality. Combined with the financial burden (approximately $65,000 per year) for specialized treatment, this is too much for any one household to bear without the help and support of family, friends, the community and in this case, former team members. www.helpjack.ca was created in December to drive grassroots community support for a worthwhile cause, Jack Dunford’s autism treatment. Since then, groups such as the Queen’s Rowing Team have been moved by Jack’s story and are developing their own fundraisers for Jack. The money raised goes directly to Jack’s therapy at the Brookfield Clinic in Toronto. Every dollar raised helps Jack’s mom and dad sleep a little easier, knowing there are others who care and who are willing to contribute to make a difference for Jack. Without this generosity, Jack would not be able to continue to get the therapy he needs now, at a time that is critical to his development. Due to the high cost of therapy and the long government waiting lists for funding assistance, affected families must rely on the generosity of the community through grassroots initiatives such as the Queen’s row-a-thon and donations via www.helpjack.ca. For more information contact John Armitage at 613 561-0889 (cell) Queen's Rowers Win Gold At Canadian Indoor Rowing Championships
For more information see www.cdnindoorrowing.org Colin Sutherland and Connie Dayboll Named Canada's Male and Female Scullers of the Year
Sutherland won three gold medals at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in August in the under-23 lightweight double, the senior lightweight double and the senior lightweight quad. He also won the under-23 lightweight double at the Ontario championships and the lightweight double at the Ontario University championships. Dayboll won gold medals in the women's lightweight single and double at the Royal Canadian Henley. She also won the silver medal in the double at the Canadian University championships, where she was part of the gold medal-winning women's lightweight four. She was also named co-winner of the Oarswoman of the Year award by the Canadian University Rowing Association (CURA). Along with the two Queen's athletes garnering awards Gaels coach Scott Feddery received Male Coach of the Year in recognition for his work with the local lightweight men, who won collectively six gold medals at Henley. This is Scott's third recognition by Rowing Canada. Gaels Rowers Win Six Gold Medals at OUAs
OUA Rowing Championship Preview
While the forfeit of last year’s title is a big blow to the renowned Western program, the 2006 edition of the Mustangs is poised to recapture the championship after another dominant year on the water. Even with the loss of star Jane Rumble, who went undefeated in two straight seasons, Western enters the OUAs as a heavy favourite to win the Mrs. W. Lathrop Challenge Trophy for a record 19th time since women’s competition began in 1973/74. Just two weeks ago at the Brock Invitational, the Mustang women took first place in three events, including the heavyweight pairs, heavyweight fours and heavyweight eights. Success has come often throughout the schedule this season with Western’s heavyweight eight also taking gold at both the Head of the Genesee Invitational Regatta in Rochester, NY and the prestigious Head of the Trent Regatta in Peterborough earlier this month. The host Brock Badgers should provide some stiff competition on the women’s side, particularly in the heavyweight eight division. A Badgers team made up of Allison Carryer, Shannon Van Baalen, Larissa Lagzdins, Melanie Abbott, Jessica Swift, Megan Tucker, Alison Thomas, Jessica Morris and coxswain Michelle Head had a strong second place finish in the Collegiate Eights Women finishing behind Yale University in a time of 17:22.34 at the recent Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston last weekend. The newly-crowned 2005 champion Golden Gaels have also had some strong finishes of late, including a second-place in the women’s lightweight singles and a third in the lightweight women’s eights at the Brock Invitational. Western’s men snapped a four-year drought for their first championship since 2000/01 last season – the Mustangs won six of eight championships from 1993/94 to 2000/01 – and are in search of a repeat after another promising season. Their recent form has been particularly strong with an eight-man entry setting a course record of 15:08.32 at the Head of the Charles, the largest two-day regatta in the world. At the Brock Invitational, Western finished first in the men’s heavyweight eights and heavyweight pairs, while placing second in the heavyweight fours. The 2004 men’s champion Golden Gaels are one of the main challengers for the OUA banner this season after tasting success at numerous regattas. In recent OUA competition, Queen’s lightweight teams have performed well, including three golds at the Brock Invitational. Simon Gowdy took first in the singles on the 1,500-metre course in a time of 5:37.54, with teammate Rares Crisan came in second. Colin Sutherland and Josh Metcalfe won the double in 5:02.51, while Gowdy, Sutherland and Metcalfe teamed with Kevin Caners, Stuart Robinson, Ryan Gallagher, John Barr, Nicolas Pratt and Cox Kathleen Romatowski to win the eight in 4:25.23, just 3.01 seconds ahead of Western. Former OUA champion Fraser Berkhout, who spent four years with the Trent Excalibur, is now competing for Brock and is expected to contend for gold in heavyweight singles. The competition gets underway at 8:00 am at the Henley Course in St. Catharines, Ont. Schools Competing in 2006 OUA Championships
- From the files of the OUA - Queen's Rowers Win three Gold Medals at Brock
Second place finishes were won by the men's lightweight four, women's lightweight single, men's heavy single and men's heavy eight. Third places were brought home in the men's heavy double and. women's lightweight eight. After the preliminary heats, which were run over the standard six lane 2000 meter course, 30 kmph winds forced the cancellation of racing and winners were determined on the basis of heat times. Crews, which had not raced in the morning heats, raced over a shortened 1500-meter course along a sheltered part of the course in head race single file time trial format. In the closest race of the day, after preliminary heats, Western was declared the winner in the women's heavy eight in a time of 6:44.16 followed by Brock (6:44.20), Trent (6:45.20) and Queen's (6:47.68). All of Queen's gold medals were won over the 1500-meter course. Next week, Queen's varsity crews travel to Boston to compete in the prestigious Head of The Charles Regatta with 1, 621 entries and 8200 competitors racing over a 3mile course. Submitted by John Armitage
Queen's Rowers Win Five Races at Trent - Sixteen Top Three Placings
Queen's men were led by Simon Gowdy who struck gold in a single for the second week in a row by winning the varsity lightweight single. Also winning were the varsity lightweight men's four of Stu Robinson, Kevin Caners, Ryan Gallagher, Nick Pratt, and coxswain Taylor Donaldson and open club men's four comprised of Rares Crisan, Rob Ballard, Eric Buchmeyer, Ryan Meyers, and cox Anna Crisan. Not to be outdone by the men, Queen's lightweight gals took home gold in the varsity lightweight eight with Connie Dayboll, Kristine Matusiak, Kate MacCrae, Diana Whitcome, Nicole Bobbette, Heather Sawula, Nicole Campbell, Rebecca McWatters and cox Taylor Donaldson and the varsity lightweight four with Donaldson, Bobette, Sawula, Campbell and Mcwatters. Second place finishes were turned in by the varsity lightweight men's and women's doubles, varsity lightweight men's eight, open women's club eight and novice men's eight. Third place finishers were the varsity heavy men's heavyweight double and coxed four, open men's club double and varsity heavyweight women's eight, four and double. All races were run head style (crews starting individually and rowing against the clock) over a 5 kilometer course on the Otonabee River finishing in the heart of the university campus. Taken from the files of
Men's Rowing - Queen's Men Win Six Gold Medals at Ottawa
Other gold medals were turned in by the lightweight varsity men's double of Rob Ballard and John Barr, the light varsity men's four of Ballard, Eric Buchmeir, Ryan Meyers and Rares Crisan with sister Anna Crisan in the coxswain's seat, the open light men's four of Pratt, Metcalfe, Sutherland and Gallagher with cox Romatowski and the novice men's eight. Second place finishes were turned in by Greg McNally in the varsity men's single, the varsity men's double of Caners and Andrew Rastapkevicius, the lightweight varsity men's double of Dean Raso and Matt Walker, the varsity men's four, the varsity men's eight, the junior varsity lightweight men's eight and the novice women's eight. Third place finisher were Stu Robinson in the lightweight men's single, Rares Crisan in the varsity lightweight men's single, the lightweight men's double and the novice men's and women's eights. The women's team stayed home in Kingston to complete selection for the Canadians team and will compete in St. Catharine's in November. Submitted by John Armitage for Rob Watering, Men's Head Coach. Rastapkevisius Wins Lithuanian National Championship
Rastapkevicius, who's parents are Lithuaninan, travelled to that country after the U23 World's to visit family. While there he trained at the national team centre and was invited to compete at their championships. Leading from the start of the 2000 meter race, Rastapkevicius and his partner won by 6 seconds over a field of national team pairs which have been training at the centre leading up to the World University Rowing Championships which will be held at Trakai, Lithuania next week and the Senior World Championships to be held at Eton, UK August 20th to 27th. Queen's Rowers Fare Well at Day One of the 2006 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
The men's coxed four of Brent Holmes-Heron of Peterborough, Ont., Andrew Rastapkevicius of Kingston, Ont., Michael Wilkinson of North Vancouver, B.C., Daniel Matthews of Vancouver, B.C and Matthew Swaile of Victoria, B.C. were fourth at 6:28.66. Although the Canadian lightweight men's four of Kurtis Boyd of Brockville, Ont., Simon Gowdy of Montréal, Que., John Haver of Saskatoon, Sask. and Nick Pratt of Kingston, Ont. was fifth at 6:10.96, they were less than a second from a qualifying spot. They will row in repechage. Canada’s women’s eight was fourth at 6:28.28. Women's eight members are Elizabeth McCord of Toronto, Ont., Sarah Waterfield of Kingston, Ont., Evan Wilson of Toronto, Ont., Meghan Thomas of Victoria, B.C., Larissa Lagzdins of Burlington, Ont., Cara Troelstra of Halifax, N.S., Kerry Maher of Welland, Ont., Kristina Macdonald of Langley, B.C., and Julia MacDonald of Port Moody, B.C. (coxswain). The heat wave in Europe has been an issue at this regatta, with organizers changing the schedule today to finish early. Racing continues, with the medal rounds on Sunday, July 23. Rastapkevicius, Wilkinson, Gowdy, and McCord are current members of the Queen's team, while Pratt rowed at KCVI and is now on the Queen's team. Canadian Results - Heats 2006 World Rowing Under 23 Championships (2000 metres) Men's coxed four
Lightweight men's four
Women's eight
Full results at www.worldrowing.com Taken from the files of Rowing Canada Aviron, and Queen's Head Rowing Coach John Armitage. Gaels Retain Boat Race Gales Trophy
In the men’s eight, the Queen’s team overcame an early lead by McGill in the 3.2 km race to win in a time of 8:49.33 with a 14 second margin of victory to take home the Challenge Blade Trophy for the third consecutive year. In the 700 meter sprint Queen’s edged McGill by 2.46 seconds in a time of 1:47.0. The winning men’s eight was comprised of cox Ashley Sutherland, with stroke Simon Gowdy of Montreal and team mates, Colin Sutherland, Dave Carnegie, Andrew Rastapkevicius, Chris Forstinger, Stuart Robinson, KCVI grad Nick Pratt and Ryan Gallagher. McGill avenged the men’s loss by winning the varsity women’s coxed four event in the best race of the day. Stroked by Queen’s grad Nora Parr, the Martlets took and early lead in the 3.2 km race with Queen’s pulling even by the 1 km mark. The crews raced a gruelling stroke for stroke for the next 1500 meters with Queen’s pulling into a 2 second lead with just 700 meters left. A furious push by the McGill crew pulled them even with 400meters left, going on to win in a time of 11:29.33, just 2.67 seconds ahead of the exhausted golden gals. This win broke a six year undefeated streak by the Queen’s women. In the 700-meter sprint, McGill outlasted Queen’s in a time of 2:17.22, a 2.17 second margin of victory. The Queen’s crew was boated as cox Cat Romatowski, Buzzy McCord, Nicole Bobbette, KCVI grad Sarah Roth and Eve Hoffman. In the novice events, the Queen’s women won the 3.2 km race in a time of 11:42.22, easily ahead McGill which had the misfortune of a boat stopping crab just 300 meters into the race. In the 700 meter sprint Queen’s outlasted their rivals in a time of a 2:27.4. The Queen’s boat was comprised of cox Taylor Donaldson with Jen Broxterman, Claire Bunnick, Nicole Campbell and Hannah Humphries. The performance by the novice men proved to be the decisive race of the day. Having lost to McGill in the 3.2 km race the Queen’s boys reversed their fortunes in the sprint besting the McGill in a time of 2:13.82, giving Queen’s possession of the coveted Lorne Gales Trophy. The men’s crew was comprised of cox and Regi grad Emily Lutz with Dan Conrad, John Beatty, Bob Orr and Sam Sheppard. Results since 1997: McGill-Queen's Men's Challenge Blade Trophy Winners 1997 McGill
McGill-Queen's Women's Challenge Trophy Winners 1997 McGill
McGill-Queen's Lorne Gales Challenge Cup Team Winners 1997 McGill
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