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Local Rowing Organizations Hammer It Out at Pellissippi Indoor Sprints Freezing temperatures prevent traditional on-the-water rowing competitions this time of year. So, to heat things up, two local rowing organizations brought hammers and ergs to compete indoors. On February 13, ETRO finished winter training with a friendly erg competition at the first Pellissippi Indoor Sprints held at the Oak Ridge Rowing Association (ORRA) boathouse. Members of ETRO and Atomic Rowing competed side by side on indoor rowing ergometers or ergs, which simulate on-the-water rowing movements. Top finishes with the quickest time in each category were presented with an unusual hammer trophy. Traditionally, winter training ends the last weekend of January at the Tennessee Indoor Championships in Chattanooga. Unfortunately, inclement weather prevented the teams from attending this year. To provide their members with a competitive and fun event for winter training, coaches from ETRO and Atomic Rowing organized the Pellissippi Indoor Sprints. ETRO took the title in the Junior Women's Coxswain 500 Dash and earned second place finishes in the Junior Men Varsity and Junior Men Novice events. ETRO Crews Win Gold, Silver, and Bronze at Head of the South ETRO crews earned first place honors in four different events during the Head of the South Regatta in Augusta, GA on Saturday, November 14th. The men's crew won two gold medals for the Men's Novice 4+ and the Men's Novice 8+. The Men's Novice 4+ consisted of Jennie Frost, Blake Tiemeyer, Miciah Clay, Austin Tipton, and Connor Giacomini while the 8+ included members from the 4+ as well as Matthew Calloway, Bradley Vorjohan, and Zach Zeiger. The women's crew also earned a gold medal for the Women's Jr 8+. Anne Conroy, Kathryn Waddell, Sarah Gilley, Carrie Cox, Liza Rader, Andrea Kooch, Caroline Eichhorn, Preston Patterson, and Katie Russell came across the line with a time of 17:19. Other notable race day results include a second-place finish in the Women's Jr 4+ and third-place finishes in the Women's Jr Novice 8+ and Mixed 8+ races. The Women's Jr 4+ included ETRO crew members Amy Conroy, Kathryn Waddell, Liza Rader, Carrie Cox, and Sarah Gilley. Shannon Fischer, Becca Barbarette, Katie Sylvester, Leila Owen, Charley Hurley, Megan Fondren, Jennie Frost, Virginia Davis, and Amyee Alexander had a strong showing in the Novice 8+. The Mixed 8+ consisted of Amy Conroy, Caitlin Campbell, Leah Patton, Bryan Calloway, Ian Beaver, Will Baker, Liz Hubbard, Bradley Vorjohan, and Katie Sylvester. With four gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, ETRO took third in overall team points. ETRO Crews Win Silver at Secret City Regatta Rowing crews from ETRO finished in the top five for five different events during the Secret City Head Race in Oak Ridge on Saturday, October 31. ETRO earned a silver medal for the Men's Novice 8+ with a time of 19:11 with the crew consisting of Virginia Davis, Blake Tiemeyer, Miciah Clay, Austin Tipton, Connor Giacomini, Bradley Vorjohan, Zach Zeiger, and Matthew Calloway. ETRO also took fourth in the Women's Masters 4+ and Mixed 4+, as well as a fifth place finish in the Women's Youth 8+ and Women's Youth Novice 8+. ETRO Makes Mark on Regional Championships The East Tennessee Rowing Organization brought 4 crews to the Southeast Regional Championship in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on May 9-10, 2009. The regatta included crews from around the region, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Mississippi. The first boat on the water was the Men’s Championship 2x, with Rob Booher and Ian Beaver. The double was followed by the Women’s Championship 8+. The crew consisting of Anne Conroy, Kathryn Waddell, Hannah Ross, Isabel Hubbard, Caitlin Campbell, Carrie Cox, Caroline Eichhorn, Sydney Beshore, and Laura Pedersen just missed making Finals, but came in 7th overall based on times with a 6:59.81. ETRO’s next crew was the Men’s Novice 4+. Will Baker, Blake Tiemeyer, Bryan Calloway, Rob Booher and Amy Conroy had a stellar showing in heats, cruising across the line first to make Semi-Finals. The crew finished in 5th overall with a time of 7:11.32. ETRO crew members competing in the Women’s Novice 8+ also made the semi-finals, finishing out the season in 11th place overall. Crew members included Shannon Fischer, Andrea Kooch, Sarah Gilley, Preston Patterson, Challye Hays, Katie Russell, Leah Patton, Jennie Frost, and Elizabeth Warriner. ETRO Earns State Champ Title at Dogwood Regatta One crew with the East Tennessee Rowing Organization (ETRO) was named Tennessee State Champions in the Men’s Youth Novice 4+ Race during the Oak Ridge Dogwood Invitational Regatta on Saturday, April 25, 2009. Winning ETRO crew members included Will Baker, Blake Tiemeyer, Bryan Campbell and Rob Booher. Amy Conroy was the coxswain. The regatta, which included 68 races on a 2,000-meter downstream course on Melton Hill Lake, was part of the Dogwood Arts Festival and marked the first regatta of the season for ETRO and other rowing organizations. ETRO crew members competing in the Women’s Varsity 4+ made the finals, but were just out of medal reach in fourth place. Crew members of ETRO included students from Maryville High School, South Doyle High School and West High School. |
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