McCALLIE CREW 2000

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"Rowing is more than a fast boat on race day. It's a complementary experience to a young man's intellectual development.. Rowing, like success, is a journey, not a destination. I tell my oarsmen to have fun, learn and, most of all, grow as individuals. The wins, the losses will take care of themselves." -Rick Clother, USNA

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REGATTA INFORMATION (Fall 2005 regatta schedule has been updated as of 8/11/05.)

NEWS & INFO:

February 1, 2006 -

The schedule is more-or-less set for Spring 2006:

Feb. 14 – First day of Spring Season
Mar. 16-18 – Spring Break Training - Scrimmage Cin. Jrs
April 1 – John Hunter Regatta – Oak Ridge
April 7 – Raoul Cup vs Baylor
April 8 Dual with Oak Ridge
April 22-23 - Oak Ridge Scholastics
April 29 – Dual with St. Andrews on Sat. morning.
May 13-14 – Southeastern Championships – Tampa FL
June 9-11 – U.S. Rowing Junior Invitational National Championships – Cincinnati

January 28, 2006 -

Congratulations to the rowers who participated in the Tennessee Indoor Rowing Championships!

October 24, 2005 -

Coach "Doc" Swanson's report:

On Saturday McCallie's Crew entered the Head of the Tennessee Regatta in Knoxville for the fifteenth consecutive year. The drama began even before the team left school when the contract bus and driver didn't appear, but some quick thinking by Abbie Roberts, Bill Payne, and Chris Richardson saved the day. Once the whole team arrived McCallie rowed well winning all four events* that we entered. Racing conditions were cool with a slight head wind, but that didn't stop our 1st Varsity 4+ from winning the 5,000 meter race by over two minutes; in fact they were docking before the next boat crossed the finish line Our 2nd Varsity 4+ finished second. McCallie has only one Novice 8 this fall. In fact we have only eight novice rowers and one coxswain while a top rivals are boating three eights on novices. Be that as it may the McCallie Novice 8 won handily. The Varsity Lightweight 8 had the most exciting finish of the day. The boat was sprinting toward the finish right in front of the McCallie fans. Then it veered off course to port when much to my surprise the coxswain, Matt Mildenberg called, "Starboards weigh enough" and one side of the boat stopped rowing for a couple of strokes while the other side continued to pull. This corrected the boat's course enough for all eight to row the last strokes through the finish line to win gold medals. It turned out that their rudder was fouled by weeds and wasn't working. Matt's call and the crew's response was certainly remarkable. In our last race of the day the Varsity Heavy** 8 won by a narrow margin probably because four of the crew had raced earlier. Four races, four golds seems to me to be a good days work.

The Crews:

Novice 8+ Chris Lyons, Carter McCall, Stephen Ramey, Robert Anderson, Matt Johnson, John Keller, Yong Dai Park, Robert Patterson, & Carter Meissner, cox

Varsity 4+'s

Ryan Patton, Allen Doak, Falk Winkler, Dan Morrison & Patrick Le, cox

Sungwoo Bang, Stewart Groves, Ross Smith, Hugh Dowlen & Matt Mildenberg, cox

Nathan Beckmen, Robert Berghal, Nolan Boyd, Mike DeHart & Arjun Patel, cox

Varsity Lightweight 8 Jon Franklin, Spencer Klagstad, Ryan Poage, Grant Reid, Ted Kirk, John Roth, Hurst Nuckols, Ross Smith & Matt Mildenberg, cox

Varsity Heavy 8 Ryan Patton, Allen Doak, Falk Winkler, Dan Morrison, Bryan Boston, Chuck Roe, Mike Smithson, John Stevenson & Arjun Patel, cox

Regards,

RAS

* In other events which did not count toward the team score Scott Shoup finished third in the masters single and yours truly won the rec boat race.

October 10, 2005 -

McCallie raced in Chattanooga this weekend, winning the Varsity 8+ event. The Varsity boat rowed the course with the third fastest time in the entire regatta (including college/open events). The Varsity 4+'s finished 2nd and 3rd in their event. Novice boats came away with gold medals in the 8+ and the 4+. Many thanks to the parents who worked the tent!

October 1, 2005 -

McCallie's Crew opened our fall season in Oak Ridge against teams from North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and most importantly the Cincinnati Juniors who are year in and year out the best junior team in the country. We entered six events and came away with three firsts and three seconds:

Novice 8+ and 4+ two golds

Lightweight 8+ and 4+ gold and silver respectively

Varsity 8+ and 4+ two silvers

August 11, 2005 - The schedule for Fall Crew includes the following events:

Oct. 1 - Secret City Head Race (Oak Ridge)

Oct. 8 - Chattanooga Head Race (Chattanooga)

Oct. 22 - Head of the Tennessee (Knoxville)

Nov. 5 - Head of the Hooch (Chattanooga)

April 8, 2005 - The Raoul Cup stays at McCallie for another year! McCallie victories over Baylor in the Varsity 8+ and the Lightweight 8+ made for an exciting Friday afternoon of racing. Thanks to all who provided support and came to cheer on the crews.

January 6, 2005 - Nice weather this week has allowed some water time! The Fall/Winter dinner for athletes and families is scheduled for Thursday, January 27 in the Brock/Lazenby room at 5:30. Reminder: Spring Crew begins on February 15. Required Spring Break practices will be held March 17-20.

December 1, 2004 - Back from Thanksgiving break, and winter training is back in high gear. Full results from the Fall '04 season are here.

October 5, 2004 - Olympic Gold Medalist and McCallie coach Dan Beery arrives today, and will be visiting Chattanooga until next week.

October 4, 2004 -

Schedule for Fall Break Weekend/Chattanooga Head Race:

Thursday: (School out early) 12:30 - meet at the ergs. Practice will end at 2:30, at which time all students must be picked up at the barges. THERE WILL BE NO BUS going back to the McCallie campus!

Friday: Practice, 8:00 - meet at the barges. [**If you will need a ride to/from practice on Friday, you must coordinate with your teammates or let a coach know if you are having trouble arranging a ride.]

Saturday: Chattanooga Head Race. The schedule of events can be found at http://www.chattanoogaheadrace.com/id19.htm

McCallie has entries in the following events:

Mens Masters 1X - 9:30

Men's Rec. 1X - 10:00

Youth Novice 8+ (3 McCallie Boats) - 10:30

Youth 4+ (3 McCallie Boats) - 1:20

Youth Novice 4+ (2 McCallie Boats) - 2:20

Youth 8+ (4 McCallie Boats) - 3:20

Directions from McCallie School to the UTC/McCallie barges:

From the main gate, take a right onto Dodds Avenue. Get in the left lane; turn left at the light (onto McCallie Avenue). Follow McCallie avenue toward downtown Chattanooga. Take a right on Palmetto, then a left on East 5th Street. After the speed bumps, follow 5th street as it bears right (the arena will be on your left). Go straight through 2 lights (the road is now called Mabel Street) and under the overpass. At the stop sign, go straight and then bear right immediately - there are a few parking spaces along the riverwalk (more parking is available on the nearby residential streets). Walk past the Tennis Center parking lot (on your left) and the Scrappy Moore football field (on your right) and you will see the UTC/McCallie barges.

September 19, 2004 - McCallie rowers (some for the second time in three years) witnessed the flooding of the Tennessee River: Ivan dumped nearly a foot of rain in the Tennessee valley last week. The barges will probably be inaccessible until midweek; luckily, the ergs were safe on high ground on campus!

August 16, 2004 - McCallie rowers have been spotted on campus already! Returning rowers and potential Crew athletes should meet by the ergs on Tuesday, August 24 for a brief meeting. The coaching staff is pleased to introduce Bill Payne, who will work with Novices this fall. Please welcome Coach Payne! For those of you who are planning your calendars, please visit the tentative 2004-2005 schedule.

August 15, 2004 - Former McCallie Coach Dan Beery makes the Olympic Final! Rowing 6 seat in the Men's Eight, Dan Beery will compete again on Sunday, August 22. See the IndyStar article here.

photo from row2K.com

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