Riordan Morrell and Claudia Hyde trial for the 2011 Junior squad

Rotorua rowers; Riordan Morrell, Western Heights High School and Claudia Hyde, John Paul College will trial for the Under 19 squad going to the 2011 Junior World Championships at Eton, England, in  August. The trials, lasting a week , from  the 18^th April , will be held at the Rowing New Zealand Karapiro Training Centre.

Last year Nigel Van Den Akker took 6^th place in the coxed four and has some advice to both trialists -  "Never assume that the selectors have stopped looking at you because they never stop.” Van den Akker warned ”Just keep training as usual ,up to trials, but don't over work yourself.”  The  ‘biggie’ he added is “ Just relax and enjoy and show them why it'd be stupid not to pick you because you both deserve to be there.”

In 2008, Rotorua’s Harry Simperingham, won an automatic trial with his 6:11.5 minutes Erg time and came 7^th in the Junior Worlds in the coxed four. Rowing New Zealand pay particular attention to ‘Erg’ (or rowing machine ) times. Riordan gained an automatic trial by winning the Under 18 Boys Single sculls, at the Aon Maadi Cup, but his Erg time will be important to carry him through the week. Morrell, also known as ‘Big Red’, has a respectable ‘Erg’ time of 6:20.2 minutes. Morrell will be faster on the day, with adrenalin pumping and peak fitness.

Of the total 24 male trialists;12 are from the eight ‘Maadi Cup ‘eights’ which competed at the recent 2011 NZ Secondary School Rowing Championships at Karapiro. 4 Auckland Grammar School boys from the Gold medal -winning ‘eight’, 2 boys (1 rower and 1 cox) from the Silver medal-winning Christ’s College ‘eight’ and 1 boy from the Bronze medal-winning Westlake Boys High School ‘eight’ . Hamilton Boys High School who won the Maadi Cup 5 times in the last 7 years; provides 1 cox for trial, after finishing with 2 boats in 6^th and 7^th place, this year.

The Rowing New Zealand selectors will want a men’s ‘eight oar’, a ‘coxed four’ and possibly a ‘double scull’. They may look at Morrell for a ‘double’, but with his height and frame, there is a possibility of a seat in the ‘eight’ or ‘four’. “He's trialing for sculling and sweep oar, and can both move a boat, and lead,” said Rotorua Rowing Club’s Head Coach ; Alastair Riddle ” so he has a good chance to be part of a crew”

11 of the 30 Women trialists are from the A Final of the Under 18 eights; the ‘Levin Cup’ .7 rowers come from Waikato boats- 3 from winner Waikato Diocesan and 4 from 4^th place getter;  St Peters School .There may be a Women’s ‘eight’, but no doubt there will be a ‘coxed quad ’ and possibly a ‘double ’.  Claudia Hyde,  is  a good choice for a place in a Women’s ‘quad’ or ‘double’. Hyde is very experienced and consistently hard-working sculler and will be in the eye of Rowing New Zealand for a long time yet.

Rotorua Rowing Club has no entries in the Rowing NZ High Performance Under 18 trials this year.

Name                                    School/Rowing Club

Adam Smith                        Auckland Grammar School

Andrew Potter                     Napier Boys/Hawkes Bay RC

Ben Scott                            Marlborough Boys College/Blenheim RC

Brook Robertson                  Nelson College/Nelson RC

Cameron Crampton             Timaru Boys High School/Timaru RC

Campbell Rhodes                St Peters College/West End RC

Elliot Harvey                       Marlborough Boys College/Blenheim RC

George Murray                    Christ's College

Greg Brand                         St Bedes College/Avon RC

Henry Hurst                        Christ's College

Jasper Ballantyne                Westlake Boys High School/North Shore RC

Jesse Fyfe                           Auckland Grammar School

Jonathan Tait                      West End RC

Karl Kennedy                      Auckland Grammar School

Lewis Hollows                      West End RC

Louis van Velthooven           Auckland Grammar School

Mitchell Horner                    Nelson College/Nelson RC

Riordan Morrell                   Western Heights High School/Rotorua RC

Rutger Maasdam                 Marlborough Boys College/Blenheim RC

Scott Green                        Nelson College/Nelson RC

Stephen Jones                    West End RC

Tom Jenkins                       Napier Boys/Hawkes Bay RC

          

Coxswains         

Caleb Shepherd                  Hamilton Boys High School/Waikato RC

Louis Redmond                   Christ's College

               

Aon Maadi Cup

1. Auckland Grammar 5.55.72
2.Christs College 5.58.31
3.Westlake Boys HS 6.00.96
4. Marlborough Boys College 6.02.57
5. St Kentigern College 6.03.27
6.Hamilton Boys HS 1 6.03.61
7.Hamilton Boys HS 2 6.10.14
8. Kings College 1 6.11.68

 

Women    

Name                                    School/Rowing Club

Alice White                          Hamilton RC/Waikato RPC

Alice Wright                        St Orans/Wellington RC

Ashleigh Hodge                   Cambridge RC/Waikato RPC

Briar Murphy                       St Peters School/Cambridge RC

Catherine Shields                Southern RPC

Charottle Worner                 Rangi Ruru School for Girls

Claudia Hyde                      John Paul College/Rotorua RC

Ellie Dowse                         St Peters School/Cambridge RC

Emily Munro                        St Peters School/Cambridge RC

Fredericka Archibald            St Margarets College/Avon RC

Georgia Perry                     St Peters School/Cambridge RC

Gillian Cooper                     North Shore RC

Grace Spoors                      Christchurch Girls HS/Canterbury RC

Hannah Maher                     Sacred Heart Girls College/Hamilton RC

Hannah Osborne                  Waikato Diocesan/Te Awamutu RC

Jess Paton                          Wellington Girls College/Star BC

Jess Ria                              St Peters School/Cambridge RC

Jessica Van Rossum             Verdon College/Invercargill RC

Katelyn Froude                    James Hargest College/Waihopai RC

Kelsi Walters                       Rosehill College/Counties Manukau RC

Kerri Gowler                        NgaTawa Diocesan/Aramoho Wanganui RC

Lucy Wilshier                       Waikato Diocesan

Miriam Morgan                     Waikato Diocesan

Phoebe Spoors                    Christchurch Girls HS/Canterbury RC

Rose Aschebrock                 Carmel College/North Shore RC

Rose Crooks                       North Shore RC

Sophie Shingleton                Villa Maria College/Avon RC

Tayler Gall                          Wellington Girls College/Star BC

Teegan Firth                        St Kentigern College/St Kentigern College RC

Tessa Young                        James Hargest College/Waihopai RC

Aon Levin Jubilee Cup

1.Waikato Diocesan 6.46.4
2.Christchurch Girls HS  6.52.73
3. St Kevins College  6.54.84
4. St Peters School 6.59.31
5. Wanganui Collegiate 6.59.78
6. St Margarets College 7.00.29
7. Baradene College 7.02.42
8. Rangi Ruru 7.06.60