Jul 15, 2022
General
2022 USRowing Youth Summer National Championships Underway in Oak Ridge
Racing got underway Friday with time trials in 24 boat classes at the 2022 USRowing Youth Summer National Championships on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
There were several tight races in the time trials on Friday, with the closest race coming in the women's youth four with coxswain. Ready Set Row clocked a 7:11.31 to finish 0.65 seconds ahead of Greenwich Crew. Row West Racing Camp finished third, less than two seconds back of Greenwich.
In the women's youth eight, Row West Racing Camp clocked a 6:30.49 to finish less than one second ahead of the USRowing High Performance Camp boat. Ready Set Row finished less than a second behind the HP Camp in third.
The men's under 17 double sculls also saw less than one second separating the top two crews. Vero Beach Rowing Club's Aidan Powers and Hunter Coughlin crossed the line in a 6:52.76. with Miami Rowing and Watersports Center's Andres Hernandez-Ibanez and George Pesin finishing just about a second behind.
Vero Beach's men's U17 four with coxswain also came out on top of a tight race, finishing less than a second ahead of Maritime Rowing Club. Vero Beach's crew clocked a 6:35.15, with Maritime finishing in a 6:35.98.
RowAmerica Rye's Erin Hanrahan clocked the fastest time in the women's youth single sculls, finishing just over a second ahead of The Port Jefferson's Sofia Ulinski. Hanrahan crossed the line in a 7:52.22, with Ulinski finishing in a 7:53.30.
In the time trial of the women's youth double sculls, the Oak Neck Academy composite boat of Catherine Barry and Hannah Peters crossed the finish line with the fastest time of the morning. Barry and Peters, who are preparing to represent the U.S. in the event later this month at the 2022 World Rowing Under 19 Championships, crossed the line in a 7:27.00 to finish more than five seconds ahead of Miami Beach Watersports Center's Grace Matos and Alexa Matos. Click here for today's video featuring Barry and Peters.
Click here for today's complete results and here for the event coverage page.
With the size of the regatta continuing to grow, USRowing split its summer championships into two events in 2022. This week's regatta features racing in the youth, U17, and U16 categories, with nearly 1,200 athletes and 717 boats from 56 programs scheduled to compete.
Racing continues Saturday with semifinals, while finals will take place on Sunday. Racing begins at 8 a.m. each day.
In addition to racing, USRowing once again is hosting a college fair for rising seniors to meet with top collegiate coaches across the country following the conclusion of their racing days on Friday and Saturday.
While the two summer national championships will take place separately, clubs will still be able to race for the combined all-points trophies across both regattas. The Colgan Cup Overall Team Points Trophy, Sulgar-Barnes Men's Points Trophy, and Marion D. Ventura Women's Points Trophy will be up for grabs, with opportunities to score points at both events. Separate points trophies are also being awarded at the individual regattas.
At last week's USRowing Summer National Championships, Vesper Boat Club earned the overall points trophy with 109 points, finishing six points ahead of Penn AC. Vesper also won the women's points trophy with 77 points, finishing ahead of Greenwich Crew. Miami Rowing Club defeated New York Athletic Club by two points for the men's points trophy, finishing with 79 points.
