WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
McCALLIE CREW finished
the fall 2004 headrace season in grand style winning both of its events
at the Head of the Chattahoochie, “the Hooch” in Gainesville,
Georgia. The Hooch is by far the biggest regatta in the South with over
4,000 athletes and 1,100 boats racing against the clock over a 3 mile
course. Only Boston’s Head of the Charles is bigger. Forty-one crews
from all over the South, from St. Louis, to Miami were entered in the
premier youth event, the Men’s 8+.
McCALLIE’s
VARSITY boat beat the second place boat by some ten
seconds. If there were such a thing as the
HEADRACE CHAMPION of
the SOUTH for high school age crews the
McCALLIIE’S
VARSITY 8+ could justly claim it.
McCALLIE’S
NOVICE 8+ also won gold medals to round out a great day.
VARSITY 8+
Tom Carroll
Julian Bowling
Jim Daughdrill
Ryan Patton
Darren Gary
Mark Gregory
Ian Rountree
Will Kennedy
Nick Bradford
NOVICE 8+
Ryan Poage
Grant Reid
Chris Eby
Stewart Groves
Kevin Park
Mike Olingy
Dan Morrison
Jake Burchfield
Mathew Mildenberg
RACE RESULTS FALL 2004*
Head of the Tennessee October 30*
2nd Varsity 8+ 3rd place
2nd Novice 8+ 3rd place
3rd “
4th “
3rd “
4th “
*1st Varsity and 1st Novice did not enter
Chattanooga Head Race October 9
1st Varsity8+ 1st place
1st Varsity 4+ 1st place
2nd “
4th “
2nd “
3rd “
3rd “
7th “
3rd “
7th “
1st Novice 8+ 1st “
1st Novice 4+ 1st “
2nd “
4th “
2nd “
6th “
3rd “
7th “
McCallie/GPS won team championship
Secret City Head Race October 2
1st Varsity 8+ 2nd place
Lightweight 8+ 2nd place
2nd “
3th “
1st Lightweight 4+ 1st place
1st “
4+ 3rd “
2nd “
2nd “
2nd “
8th “
1st Novice 4+
1st “
1st Novice 8+ 1st “
2nd “
2nd “
2nd “
2nd “
1st Mixed 4+ 1st
“
2nd Mixed 4+
2nd “
This may be the first time McCallie and GPS
students competed together as one team in a varsity sport.