PHOTO; left to right; Mathew Bennett, Cole Starling, Anton Rufer, Andre Le Lievre (on erg), Alie Henderson Corporal, Zoe Le Lievre

Bop Indoor Rowing Championships

Rotorua Rowing Club took overall 2^nd and 3^rd place on points at the 2013 Bay of Plenty Indoor Rowing Championships held at Western Heights High School on Sunday 25^th August.

The participants included Bay Performance Centre, Tauranga Rowing Club, Tauranga Boys College, Rotorua Girls high School, Western Heights High School, Rotorua Boys High School, Rotorua Lakes High School,  John Paul College, Rotorua Rowing Club, Otumoetai Rowing Club,  Bay Coast Rowing Club.

Rotorua’s Natalie Hill, who rows with the Bay Performance Centre,  won two Gold medals in the 1000m and 2000m Women’s Open category and Rotorua schools won a combined 10 Gold medals ( WHHS: 4, JPC : 4, RLHS: 2  ).

Connor Broughton(JPC) won the 2000m and the 1000m Boys Under 17 events.

Sofia Morrell (WHHS) won the Under 17 Girls 1000m and Under 15 Girls 2000m ..

Cassidy Wenmoth (RLHS)won the 2000m Under 19 Lightweight Women’s event.

Alie Henderson- Corporaal (WHHS) won the 2000m Girls Under 17 event.

Julliet Fordyce (JPC) won a gold in the 500m and the 1000m Girls Under 15 Non- Rower category. 

Ariana Lee(WHHS)  won the 1000m Girls Under 17 Non- rower event.

Samantha Matthews(RLHS)  won the 500m Girls under 17 Non –Rower event.

Rotorua schools won 15 Silver medals ( WHHS: 8,  JPC :4, RGHS: 3 ) and 6 Bronze medals (RLHS :4, WHHS:1, JPC:1)

In addition Rotorua Master rower Pam Dickson won a silver medal in the 500m Women’s Masters and Rotorua Rowing Club’s Matthew Cooper won two Bronze medals in the 1000m and 2000m Open Men’s.

Overall Points  Champion

GIRLS     Place      

WHHS     2              98

JPC         3              69           

Boys didn’t place in top 3

INDIVIDUAL EVENT RESULTS                                            

                                                TIME       PLACE    COLLEGE              

1000M BOYS UNDER 15 NON-ROWER                                                              

TONY CHAPMAN                  03:28.9    2nd         JPC                        

2000M GIRLS UNDER 15 ROWERS

SOFIA MORRELL                  07:32.0    1              WHHS                    

NELL CAUGHLEY                 09:00.3    2              JPC                        

               

1000M  GIRLS UNDER 15 NON ROWER                            

JULLIET FORDYCE              04:02.0    1              JPC        

TAILA MARSHALL               04:13.4    2              WHHS    

MAYA CUFF                          04:21.9    3              RLHS     

2000M BOYS UNDER 17 ROWER                       

CONNOR BROUGHTON       06:51.1    1              JPC        

1000M BOYS UNDER 17 NON-ROWER              

JAMES REEVES                    03:30.2    2              WHHS    

2000M GIRLS UNDER 17 ROWER      

ALIE HENDERSON CORPORAAL

                                                07:32.7    1              WHHS                    

HANNAH COX                       07:48.4    2              WHHS

1000M GIRLS UNDER 17 NON-ROWER             

ARIANA LEE                          03:56.3    1              WHHS    

GABRIELLE GRATTAN        03:58.1    2              RGHS     

SAMANTHA MATTHEWS     04:00.6    3              RLHS     

2000M MENS OPEN              

MATTHEW COOPER             06:40.4    3              ROTORUA ROWING CLUB 

2000M BOYS UNDER 19 LTW             

MATTHEW BENNETT           07:04.6    2              WHHS    

2000M WOMENS OPEN        

NATALIE HILL                       07:11.2    1              BPC (ROTORUA)

2000M GIRLS UNDER 19 LIGHTWEIGHT

CASSIDY WENMOTH            07:57.0    1              RLHS                                     

EMILY COOPER                     08:35.3    2              RGHS

500M BOYS UNDER 15 NON-ROWER

TONY CHAPMAN                  01:39.0    2              JPC

500M GIRLS UNDER 15 NON-ROWER               

JULLIET FORDYCE              01:57.3    1              JPC

TAILA MARSHALL               01:59.7    2              WHHS

MAYA CUFF                          02:01.5    3              RLHS

1000M BOYS UNDER 17 ROWER       

CONNOR BROUGHTON       03:16.6    1              JPC

500M BOYS UNDER 17 NON ROWER

JAMES REEVES                    01:35.4    2              JPC

1000M GIRLS UNDER 17 ROWER      

SOFIA MORRELL                  03:38.1    1              WHHS

ALIE HENDERSON CORPORAL         

                                                03:39.8    2              WHHS

MEG AITCHISON                   03:44.7    3              JPC

500M GIRLS UNDER 17 NON-ROWER               

SAMANTHA MATTHEWS     01:52.1    1              RLHS     

GABRIELLE GRATTON        01:52.8    2              RGHS     

ARIANA LEE                          01:54.4    3              WHHS    

1000M MENS OPEN NON ROWER                      

JOEL HOPKINS                     03:22.2    2              WHHS

JAMES WILLEMSEN             03:23.2    3              RLHS

500M WOMEN'S MASTERS

PAM DICKSON                      01:56.9    2              ROTORUA MASTERS

1000M MENS OPEN              

BRADLEY GRANT                                03:08.1    2              WHHS

MATTHEW COOPER             03:13.1    3              ROTORUA ROWING CLUB

               

1000M WOMENS OPEN        

NATALIE HILL                       03:26.4    1              BPC (FORMALLY ROTORUA)

2012 Bay of Plenty Indoor Rowing Championships      

Boys U15 Non Rower, 1000m                                             

5^th; Kane Wenmoth, ROTORUA LAKES HIGH SCHOOL (RLHS) ,04:04.4          

6^th; Hamish Schnuriger, JOHN PAUL COLLEGE (JPC), 04:06.4       

Girls U15 Non Rower 1000                                  

1^st; Sofia Morrell;  WESTERN HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL(WHHS)03:40.9            

2^nd; Alie Henderson, WHHS; 03:41.6             

3^rd; Meg Aitchison, WHHS; 03:50.2

4^th;Cassidy Wenmoth, RLHS; 04:04.4           

9^th;Sara Whibley, WHHS   ,04:15.0

10^th; Emily Cooper, ROTORUA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL (RGHS ). 04:15.9          

11^th;Te Mahara Swanson-Hall, JPC, 04:18.7               

14^th; Aimee Bennett, JPC,  04:27.2 

15^th; Rowan Simmonds, JPC,  04:28.5          

16^th; Elizabeth Hughes, JPC, 04:32.1            

17^th; Nell Caughley, JPC, 04:44.5 

Boys U17, 2000m                                 

3^rd ; Lewis Morrell, WHHS ,06:40.9

5^th; Mania Oxenham, ROTORUA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL (RBHS),06:54.4          

6^th; Stephen Wright, WHHS, 06:54.5              

9^th; Conner Spackman,      WHHS,  07:01.3 

12^th; Matthew Bennett, WHHS, 07:17.7         

13^th; Harry Allom, WHHS,  07:37.1 

Boys U17 Non Rower, 1000m                                             

1^st; Jonathon Curtis, WHHS, 03:28.5              

2^nd; Sean Jansen van Nieuwenhiun, WHHS,03:31.7 

Girls U17, 2000m                                  

1^st; Helen Payn, RGHS, 07:51.9      

2^nd;Stacey Tamblin, WHHS, 07:56.0              

3^rd; Olivia Ashby  ,JPC, 07:56.6       

4^th; Hannah Cox, WHHS,  07:59.7 

11^th; Georgina Hyde, JPC, 08:19.2 

12^th; Chloe Harison, JPC,  08:27.4 

Mens Open, 2000m                                              

2^nd; Riorden Morrell, ROTORUA (+ NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, USA), 06:23.2        

5th;  Nigel van den Akker,  ROTORUA, 06:39.0          

6^th; Matthew Cooper, RBHS, 06:40.0             

Boys U19 LWT, 2000m                                        

5^th;Scott Mc Alistair, JPC,   07:04.0 

Womens Open, 2000m                                        

1^st; Natalie Hill, JPC, 07:12.0           

4^th; Jenna O'Connell, WHHS, 08:31.7           

Girls U19 LWT, 2000m                                         

1^st; Grace Erickson, JPC,   08:04.2 

Mens Open Non Rower 1000M                                           

2^nd; Jordan Spackman, ROTORUA, 03:31.2

3^rd; Mark Jenkins , WHAKATANE, 03:32.1   

Boys U15 Non Rower, 500m                                               

6^th; Sam Ashby,    JPC,       01:48.0 

12^th; Kane Wenmouth,       RLHS,    01:57.1 

Girls U15 Non Rower 500                                    

1^st;Alie Henderson,WHHS ,01:44.7

2^nd; Sofia Morrell ,WHHS, 01:45.5 

3^rd; Meg Aitchison, WHHS, 01:50.3

5^th; Cassidy Wenmoth, RLHS, 01:57.3          

10^th; Te Mahara Swanson-Hall, JPC, 02:02.0              

12^th; Aimee Bennett, JPC,  02:03.2 

13^th; Rowan Simmonds, JPC, 02:04.0           

15^th; Elizabeth Hughes,      JPC,       02:05.6 

16^th; Emily Cooper, RGHS, 02:05.9

17^th; Sara Whibley, WHHS, 02:06.5               

19^th; Nell Caughley, JPC,  02:11.6 

Boys U17, 1000m                                 

3^rd; Lewis Morrell ,WHHS, 03:15.3 

4^th; Mania Oxenham, RBHS, 03:16.5             

5^th; Stephen Wright, WHHS, 03:19.1              

8^th; Scott McAlistair, JPC,   03:23.5 

9^th; Matthew Bennett, WHHS, 03:27.0            

12^th; Taylor Boyce, JPC,    03:41.6 

Boys U17 Non Rower, 500m                                               

1^st; Jonathon Curtis, WHHS, 01:37.3              

2^nd; Sean Jansen van Nieuwenhiun, WHHS,  01:40.6 

Girls U17, 1000m                                  

1^st; Helen Payn,   RGHS,   03:47.7 

2^nd; Stacey Tamblin, WHHS, 03:49.4             

4^th; Hannah Cox  ,WHHS, 03:52.6 

6^th; Grace Erickson, JPC,   03:55.0 

10^th; Georgina Hyde, JPC, 03:58.9 

12^th; Chloe Harison, JPC,  04:12.4 

Mens Open Non Rower, 500m                                            

2^nd; Jordan Spackman, ROTORUA, 01:42.7

Mens Open, 1000m                                              

2nd; Nigel van den Akker, ROTORUA, 03:02.2          

3^rd;Nathan Toma , RBHS,  03:03.1 

4^th; Riorden Morrell, ROTORUA (+ NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, USA), 03:04.3         

11^th; Matthew Cooper, RBHS, 03:15.6           

Womens Open, 1000m                        

1^st; Natalie Hill, JPC, 03:27.2           

4^th; Jenna O'Connell, WHHS, 04:05.1           

Girls U15 non Rower Team Event

3rd         ROT No 1 Meg Aitchison,Elizabeth Hughes, Sofia Morrell, Alie Henderson                

4th          ROT No 2 Sara Whibley, Cassidy Wenmoth, Aimee Bennett, Rowan Simmonds

Boys U15 Non Rower Team Event

2nd        ROT No 1 Hamish Schunger, Kane Wenmoth, Sam ashby, Nell Caughy                                                     

Girls U17 Team Event                                          

2nd        ROT No 1  Helen Payn, Stacey Tamblin, Georgina Hyde and Grace Ericksen                                          

Boys U17 Team                                    

2nd        ROT No 1 Taylor Boyce, Bradley Grant, Mania Oxenham, Scott MacAlistair                                              

3rd         ROT No 2 Lewis Morrell, Stephen Wright, Conner Spackman, Mathew Bennett        .                              

Boys U17 Non Rower Team                                               

1st          ROT No 1  Jordan Spackman, Jonathan Curtis, Sean Van Jensen Nieuwenhuin,

Te Mahara Swansen-Hall.                                                                          

Mens Open Team Event                                      

2nd        ROT No 1  Nathan Toma, Harry Allom, Mania Oxenham, Mathew Cooper.                                                  

Mixed Team

1st          ROT No1…Riordan Morrell, Nigel van den Akker, Natalie Hill and Hannah Cox                        

2nd         BPC No 1                                             

3rd          BPC No 2

Riordan Morrell back from the States
Riordan enjoyed a day of Indoor at his old school Western Heights High School. Seen competing here in the Men's Open 1000m with Nigel Van den Akker in the background. Onlooking is up and coming sister Sofia Morrell.

George Thomas wins the NZ Parafed National Indoor Champs 500m

Here’s George Thomas(front) and Tim Payne (back), both members of Rotorua Rowing Club.

George Thomas won the NZ Parafed National Champs 500m indoor rowing event, recently, by 7 seconds in a time of 1minute 37 seconds .

George was off the Ergometer (rowing machine) and on the water (sculling in a double) for the first time in Rotorua on the weekend.