Long Beach Junior Crew won the women's eight and Pacific Rowing Club won the men's eight to highlight the final day of racing at the 2007 USRowing Youth National Championships at Harsha Lake in Batavia, Ohio. In total, 16 crews were crowned national champions on Sunday.
In the women's eight, Long Beach Junior Crew defeated Maritime Rowing Club by 3.37 seconds to win the gold medal. Long Beach took command of the race in the second 500 meters, clocking a 7:08.16 to Maritime's 7:11.53. St. Ignatius Crew finished third in a 7:13.11, winning the bronze medal.
Pacific Rowing Club won the title in the men's eight, defeating Green Lake Crew by 1.89 seconds. Pacific clocked a 6:17.19, while Green Lake finished with a 6:18.98. Pacific took a half-length lead on the field in the first 600 meters and had built a length advantage at the midway point of the race. Capital Crew finished third to win the bronze medal in a time of 6:23.06.
Maritime Rowing Club ended Malvern Preparatory School's four-year hold on the men's quadruple sculls title by stroking a 6:41.87 to defeat Malvern by 3.70 seconds. Maritime, who missed winning gold last year by 0.01 seconds, pulled away over the final half of the race to earn the victory. Malvern finished second in a 6:45.57, while Cincinnati Country Day School earned the bronze medal in a 6:53.98.
After finishing second in last year's race, Steel City Rowing Club's Suzanne Maddamma came back to win the women's single sculls event this year. Maddamma pulled away from the field during the middle half of the race, cruising to a 4.26-second victory. The Steel City sculler crossed the finish line with a time of 8:19.01. Tempe Junior Crew's Erin Crawford finished second in an 8:23.27 to win the silver medal, while Craftsbury Sculling Center's Emily Dreissigacker took the bronze medal in an 8:27.57.
Racing unaffiliated, James Hills won the men's single sculls final by 4.52 seconds over Miami Rowing and Watersports Center's Robin Prendes. Hills and Prendes grabbed an open-water lead on the rest of the field during the first 500 meters before Hills slowly pulled away. Hills clocked a 7:20.67 to win the gold medal, while Prendes finished in a 7:25.19 to take the silver. Saratoga High School's Elihu Reynolds passed GMS Rowing Center's Kynan Reelick in the final 500 meters to win the bronze medal with a time of 7:32.73.
For the first time ever, the Youth Nationals featured races in the lightweight double sculls. In the lightweight women's double, Dallas Rowing Club easily won, clocking a 7:49.05. The Dallas boat took a commanding lead early in the race and crossed the finish line more than 13 seconds ahead of second place. The battle for the silver medal, however, was very tight as Holy Spirit High School edged out California Yacht Club by 0.05 seconds. Holy Spirit finished with a time of 8:03.01 to California's 8:03.06.
In the lightweight men's double sculls final, Malvern Preparatory School defeated Vancouver Lake Crew by less than two seconds to win the gold medal. Malvern clocked a 7:07.60, while Vancouver Lake crossed the finish line in a 7:09.42. Consetoga High School's "B" entry finished third with a time of 7:12.99 to win the bronze medal.
Narragansett Boat Club took the gold medal in the women's double sculls by 1.50 seconds over Sammamish Rowing Association. Narragansett stroked a 7:58.96 to win the race. Sammamish held off Navesink River Rowing by 0.18 seconds for the silver medal, finishing in an 8:00.46.
In the men's double sculls, Marin Rowing Association easily defeated Christian Brothers Academy to win the title. Marin crossed the finish line in a 7:12.46, while Christian Brothers finished in a 7:20.11. St. Louis Rowing Club defeated Maclay School for third place, finishing a half-second ahead in a 7:23.42.
Los Gatos Rowing Club won the final of the lightweight women's eight by nearly three seconds over the fellow Californians from Marin Rowing Association. Los Gatos finished with a time of 7:16.21, 2.96 seconds ahead of Marin's 7:19.17. Mount Saint Joseph Academy finished third in a 7:24.14.
In the lightweight men's four with coxswain, Marina Aquatic Center Junior Rowing defeated Wayland Weston Crew by more than six seconds to win the gold medal. Marina Aquatic Center clocked a 7:02.11, while Wayland Weston finished with a time of 7:08.94. Berkeley High School Crew won the bronze medal, stroking a 7:10.11.
Austin Rowing Club Juniors won the women's quadruple sculls by 4.48 seconds. Austin finished with a time of 7:37.15, followed by Quad City Rowing Association in a 7:41.63. Oregon Association of Rowers finished third in a 7:41.83, just 0.20 seconds behind.
In the women's four with coxswain, Peddie School easily rowed to a six-second victory. Peddie crossed the finish line with a time of 8:06.28, finishing 6.07 seconds ahead of Pocock Rowing Center in second position. Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center won the bronze medal in an 8:18.23.
Belmont Hill School repeated as champions in the men's four with coxswain. Rowing with three members of last year's boat, Belmont crossed the finish line with a time of 7:16.17. Lakeside School Crew finished second in a 7:22.99, followed by Wayland Weston Crew in a 7:25.94.
In the lightweight women's four with coxswain, NorCal Crew claimed a 3.33-second victory over Wayland Weston Crew. NorCal clocked an 8:34.60, while Wayland Weston finished with an 8:37.93. Stanford Rowing Center finished third in an 8:38.62.
The lightweight men's eight final was a close race with Canisius High School capturing first with a time of 6:32:16. Everett Rowing Association battled St. Joseph's Prep through the finish, taking second with a 6:34:67. St. Josephs Prep won the bronze medal in a 6:34.82.
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2007 USRowing Youth National Championships Results
Women's Single Sculls
Final: 1: Steel City Rowing Club-S. MADDAMMA, 08:19:01; 2: Tempe Junior Crew-E. CRAWFORD, 08:23:27; 3: Craftsbury Sculling Center-E. DREISSIGACKER, 08:27:57; 4: HB Rowing-K. SCHIRO, 08:28:79; 5: California Yacht Club-F. O`HANLON, 08:31:97; 6: Miami Beach Rowing Club-N. EISERMANN, 08:38:63. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: North Allegheny High School-E. DAUSON, 08:33:67; 2: Sagamore Rowing Association-M. ROETHEL, 08:40:39; 3: McCGPS-M. GOSSETT, 08:43:45; 4: Baltimore Rowing Club-A. COUWENHOVEN, 08:46:15; 5: Rochester Rowing Club of Minnesota-A. WETTSTEIN, 08:50:39; 6: Texas Rowing Center-M. SEROU, 09:15:09.
Men's Single Sculls
Final: 1: Unaffiliated-J. HILLS, 07:20:67; 2: Miami Rowing and Watersports Center-R. PRENDES, 07:25:19; 3: Saratoga High School-E. REYNOLDS, 07:32:73; 4: GMS Rowing Center-K. REELICK, 07:35:54; 5: Detroit Boat Club-J. KOCH, 07:37:08; 6: Moses Brown School-E. SCHULTZE, 07:41:25. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Shaker High School-A. MEYER, 07:31:97; 2: Sammamish Rowing Association-A. WARD, 07:51:75; 3: Lake Lanier Rowing Club-M. HELLFRITZ, 07:54:40; 4: Broadwater Academy-M. PARKER, 07:57:87; 5: Lake Union Crew-M. KOHN, 07:59:87; 6: Malvern Preparatory School-J. MUNTZ, 08:01:73.
Women's Lightweight Double Sculls
Final: 1: Dallas Rowing Club-A, 07:49:05; 2: Holy Spirit High School-A, 08:03:01; 3: California Yacht Club-A, 08:03:06; 4: GMS Rowing Center-A, 08:06:57; 5: Lake Stevens Rowing Club-A, 08:07:08; 6: New Canaan High School Crew Club-A, 08:11:17. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Sammamish Rowing Association-A, 08:03:81; 2: Tempe Junior Crew-A, 08:10:82; 3: Saratoga High School-A, 08:14:19; 4: Austin RC Juniors-A, 08:14:60; 5: Conestoga High School-A, 08:23:34; 6: Lake Oswego Community Rowing-A, 08:29:69.
Men's Lightweight Double Sculls
Final: 1: Malvern Preparatory School-A, 07:07:60; 2: Vancouver Lake Crew-A, 07:09:42; 3: Conestoga High School-B, 07:12:99; 4: Warwick High School-A, 07:14:97; 5: Conestoga High School-A, 07:16:64; 6: Miami Beach Rowing Club-A, 07:27:40. Final B (Determines Places 7-11): 1: Lake Oswego Community Rowing-A, 07:17:26; 2: Albany Rowing Center-A, 07:18:39; 3: California Yacht Club-A, 07:24:86; 4: Chesapeake Boathouse-A, 07:27:67; 5: San Diego Rowing Club-A, 07:27:72.
Women's Double Sculls
Final: 1: Narragansett Boat Club-A, 07:58:96; 2: Sammamish Rowing Association-A, 08:00:46; 3: Navesink River Rowing-A, 08:00:64; 4: Stanton College Preparatory School-A, 08:14:40; 5: California Yacht Club-A, 08:14:44; 6: Lake Stevens Rowing Club-A, 08:16:34. Final B (Determines Places 7-13): 1: Ashland Rowing Club-A, 08:07:57; 2: Austin RC Juniors-A, 08:11:62; 3: Fairmount Rowing Association-A, 08:16:30; 4: Saratoga High School-A, 08:17:83; 5: Steel City Rowing Club-A, 08:19:62; 6: Amelia High School-A, 08:35:20; 7: Grand Rapids Crew-A, 08:35:75.
Men's Double Sculls
Final: 1: Marin Rowing Association-A, 07:12:46; 2: Christian Brothers Academy NY-A, 07:20:11; 3: St. Louis Rowing Club-A, 07:23:42; 4: Maclay School-A, 07:24:09; 5: Malvern Preparatory School-A, 07:32:07; 6: Delta Blades-A, 07:36:96. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Steel City Rowing Club-A, 07:25:97; 2: Austin RC Juniors-A, 07:28:26; 3: Conestoga High School-A, 07:31:15; 4: Vancouver Lake Crew-A, 07:32:17; 5: Bainbridge Island Rowing Club-A, 07:33:30; 6: Oregon Rowing Unlimited-A, 07:33:53.
Women's Lightweight Eight
Final: 1: Los Gatos Rowing Club-A, 07:16:21; 2: Marin Rowing Association-A, 07:19:17; 3: Mount Saint Joseph Academy-A, 07:24:14; 4: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 07:28:24; 5: Westerville Rowing Club-A, 07:34:07; 6: Notre Dame Academy Crew-A, 07:38:61. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Nardin Academy-A, 07:38:58; 2: Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center-A, 07:41:96; 3: Wayland Weston Crew-A, 07:50:39; 4: Everett Rowing Association-A, 07:54:29; 5: Capital Crew-A, 08:00:17; 6: Holy Names Academy-A, 08:01:45.
Men's Lightweight Four with Coxswain
Final: 1: Marina Aquatic Center Junior Rowing-A, 07:02:11; 2: Wayland Weston Crew-A, 07:08:94; 3: Berkeley High School Crew-A, 07:10:11; 4: Mercer Junior Rowing Club, 07:11:99; 5: Oakland Strokes, Inc.-A, 07:12:09; 6: Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club-A, 07:23:57. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Saratoga High School-A, 07:13:84; 2: Lincoln Park Juniors-A, 07:16:99; 3: Green Lake Crew-A, 07:17:26; 4: St. Andrew Rowing Club-A, 07:25:85; 5: Canisius High School-A, 07:35:93; 6: McCGPS-A, 07:42:73; 7: Highland Park Crew-A, 07:43:90.
Women's Quadruple Sculls
Final: 1: Austin RC Juniors-A, 07:37:15; 2: Quad City Rowing Association-A, 07:41:63; 3: Oregon Association of Rowers-A, 07:41:83; 4: Conestoga High School-A, 07:47:84; 5: Lakeside School Crew-A, 07:50:57; 6: Episcopal School of Dallas-A, 07:54:56. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Marina Aquatic Center Junior Rowing-A, 07:53:18; 2: Springside School-A, 07:56:72; 3: Saugatuck Rowing Club-A, 07:57:27; 4: GMS Rowing Center-B, 08:01:62; 5: California Yacht Club-A, 08:05:76; 6: Albany Rowing Center-A, 08:17:97.
Women's Four with Coxswain
Final: 1: Peddie School-A, 08:06:28; 2: Pocock Rowing Center-A, 08:12:35; 3: Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center-A, 08:18:23; 4: Pomfret School-A, 08:20:95; 5: Groton School-A, 08:29:18; 6: Maritime Rowing Club-A, 08:34:09. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Los Gatos Rowing Club-A, 08:22:55; 2: Dayton Boat Club-A, 08:25:17; 3: Wayland Weston Crew-A, 08:25:26; 4: Fox Chapel Crew-A, 08:28:74; 5: West Side Rowing Club-A, 08:37:95; 6: Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club-A, 08:39:25.
Men's Four with Coxswain
Final: 1: Belmont Hill School-A, 07:16:17; 2: Lakeside School Crew-A, 07:22:99; 3: Wayland Weston Crew-A, 07:25:94; 4: Groton School-A, 07:28:11; 5: San Diego Rowing Club-A, 07:30:76; 6: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Crew-A, 08:15:27.
Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Gloucester High School-A, 07:24:30; 2: Lincoln Park Juniors-A, 07:27:78; 3: Camp Randall Juniors-A, 07:30:99; 4: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 07:32:37; 5: Pittsford Crew-A, 07:37:74; 6: Mercer Junior Rowing Club, 07:48:67.
Women's Lightweight Four with Coxswain
Final: 1: NorCal Crew-A, 08:34:60; 2: Wayland Weston Crew-A, 08:37:93; 3: Stanford Rowing Center-A, 08:38:62; 4: Holy Names Academy-A, 08:42:88; 5: Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club-A, 08:43:21; 6: Capital Crew-A, 09:01:37. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Shenendehowa High School-A, 08:37:93; 2: Lakeside School Crew-A, 08:46:02; 3: Mount Saint Joseph Academy-A, 08:57:70; 4: West Side Rowing Club-A, 08:59:73; 5: North Suburban Crew, Inc.-A, 09:07:08; 6: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 09:08:74.
Men's Lightweight Eight
Final: 1: Canisius High School-A, 06:32:16; 2: Everett Rowing Association-A, 06:34:67; 3: St. Josephs Prep-A, 06:34:82; 4: St. Andrew Rowing Club-A, 06:34:83; 5: St. Augustine Prep H.S.-A, 06:35:89; 6: McCGPS-A, 06:38:04. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center-A, 06:49:65; 2: Capital Crew-A, 06:51:40; 3: Los Gatos Rowing Club-A, 06:51:45; 4: Wayland Weston Crew-A, 07:06:13; 5: Upper Arlington High School-A, 07:08:92; 6: Chaminade High School-A, 07:30:84.
Men's Quadruple Sculls
Final 1: Maritime Rowing Club-A, 06:41:87; 2: Malvern Preparatory School-A, 06:45:57; 3: Cincinnati Country Day School-A, 06:53:98; 4: Pocock Rowing Center-A, 06:57:39; 5: Detroit Boat Club-A, 07:00:96; 6: North Allegheny High School-A, 07:05:31. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Newport Aquatic Center-A, 07:01:81; 2: Chesapeake Boathouse-A, 07:04:11; 3: Long Beach Junior Crew-A, 07:05:06; 4: Osprey Oars-A, 07:07:80; 5: GMS Rowing Center-A, 07:12:63; 6: Steel City Rowing Club-A, 07:27:99.
Women's Eight
Final: 1: Long Beach Junior Crew-A, 07:08:16; 2: Maritime Rowing Club-A, 07:11:53; 3: St. Ignatius Crew-A, 07:13:11; 4: Phillips Exeter Academy-A, 07:16:78; 5: Everett Rowing Association-A, 07:18:20; 6: St. Louis Rowing Club-A, 07:26:86. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: Community Rowing, Inc.-A, 07:15:48; 2: Green Lake Crew-A, 07:17:06; 3: Rose City Rowing Club-A, 07:20:97; 4: Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club-A, 07:24:78; 5: Detroit Boat Club-A, 07:27:69; 6: Newport Aquatic Center-A, 07:30:72.
Men's Eight
Final: 1: Pacific Rowing Club-A, 06:17:19; 2: Green Lake Crew-A, 06:18:98; 3: Capital Crew-A, 06:23:06; 4: Mt. Baker Rowing and Sailing Center-A, 06:25:61; 5: Everett Rowing Association-A, 06:25:90; 6: Westerville Rowing Club-A, 06:26:11. Final B (Determines Places 7-12): 1: St. Josephs Prep-A, 06:24:10; 2: Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club-A, 06:25:54; 3: Chaminade High School-A, 06:31:89; 4: New Trier High School Rowing-A, 06:33:93; 5: Mainland Regional High School-A, 06:37:82; 6: Mercer Junior Rowing Club, 06:40:45.