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NA ROWERS FINISH FALL SEASON WITH MEDALS AT AMERICAN HERITAGE
Saturday, November 5, 2006
by Donna Hudson
The North Allegheny Rowing Team finished out their fall season by capturing five medals at the American Heritage River Fall Classic in Wyandotte, Michigan. The Tigers took gold in the Women’s Junior Novice Eights and Women’s Open Doubles, and bronze medals in the Men’s Junior Novice Eights, Men’s Junior Eights and Men’s Junior Fours. The Women’s Junior Novice Eight win also earned the Tigers the special trophy awarded in that event.
The American Heritage regatta brought together 24 college, high school and club teams from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada to compete in 38 race categories.
NASH medal winners were Dan Borzelleca, Logan Ellis, Jimmy Graner, Jenny Hudson, Joel Mackay, Mike McGowan, Keegan McKinney, Dan McQuiston, John Milone, Ryan Mohan, Zac O’Neill, Gordon Palagi, Adam Reckless, Elena Reynolds, Alexi Smalianchuk and Jeremy Tischuk.
NAI medal winners were Merel Duursma, Emily Ellis, Kim Gilmour, Maddie Gray, Tori Horn, Dan Jefferies, Peter Joyce, Kyle Kurtz, Justin Lingenfelser, Emily Mershon, Jessica Pegher, Zach Petronic, Kameron Palagi, Ali Pittman, Alyssa Schick, Jacob Sunday and Chris Trapuzzano.
The Tigers will resume competition in early March when they host the 8th annual North Allegheny Indoor High School Rowing Championships.
For more information about the NA Rowing program, see the team’s official website at www.narowing.org.
Full Results:
First place
Women’s Junior Novice 8+ - Elena Reynolds, Kim Gilmour, Maddie Gray, Alyssa Schick, Ali Pittman, Jessica Pegher, Emily Mershon, Merel Duursma, Emily Ellis
Women’s Open 2x – Tori Horn, Jenny Hudson
Second place
Women’s Open 2x – Maria Deiullis, Olivia Klipa
Third place
Men’s Junior Novice 8+ - Zach Petronic, Mike McGowan, Gordon Palagi, Andrew Spirk, Kameron Palagi, Justin Lingenfelser, Kyle Kurtz, Jacob Sunday, Chris Trappuzzano
Men’s Junior 8+ - Jimmy Graner, Logan Ellis, Zac O’Neill, Keegan McKinney, Dan McQuiston, Dan Borzelleca, Joel Mackay, Dan Jefferies, Peter Joyce
Men’s Junior 4+ - John Milone, Adam Reckless, Alexi Smalianchuk, Ryan Mohan, Jeremy Tischuk
Other finishes
4th place - Women’s Junior 8+ - Elena Reynolds, Kathleen Janosco, Olivia Klipa, Jessica Kelly, Leandra Chisholm, Erin Dauson, Amanda Hirsch, Jordan Herbert, Maria Deiullis
4th place - Men’s Open 2x – Bill Francis, Alan Meininghaus
5th place – Men’s Open 2x – Mark Nolfi, Steve Marcus
8th place – Women’s Junior 4+ - John Milone, Katelyn Hilderbrand, Stacey End, Melissa Howison, Michelle Weaver
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TIGERS MAKE THEIR PRESENCE KNOWN AT WINDY SPEAKMON REGATTA
by Donna Hudson
Saturday, October 28, 2006
North Allegheny’s Tiger rowers braved winds of over 30 mph as they battled 55 teams from across the Midwest at Saturday’s Speakmon Memorial Regatta in Columbus, OH. In the end, they claimed a slate of excellent results, including four gold medals, two silver and 2 bronze.
The Tigers stood out early with a bronze medal in the Women’s Singles and followed that shortly with both a gold and silver in the Women’s Quads. The Tiger men weren’t far behind, taking gold in both the Men’s Lightweight Singles and Men’s Open Singles. The Tiger ladies came back with a bronze in the Women’s Open Doubles before the men finished out the day with both the gold and silver in the Men’s Open Quads.
The team’s new recruits made a good showing in their first appearance in competition with a 7th place finish out of 28 boats for the Men’s High School Novice Four, an 8th place of 23 for the Women’s High School Novice 4+, a 9th place of 24 for the Men’s High School Novice Eight, and a 14th place of 23 for the Women’s High School Novice Eight.
NASH medal winners were Erin Dauson, Cherith Elliott, Logan Ellis, Stacey End, Bill Francis, Amanda Hirsch, Jenny Hudson, Kathleen Janosco, Jessica Kelly, Olivia Klipa, Steve Marcus, Alan Meininghaus, Ryan Mohan, Mark Nolfi, Briana Pittman, Adam Reckless and Jeremy Tischuk.
Kaitlyn Hilderbrand and Victoria Horn were medal winners from NAI.
NA’s rowers will wrap up their fall season at the American Heritage River Fall Classic in Wyandotte, Michigan on Sunday, November 5th.
Full Results:
First Place
Women’s Open 4x – Kathleen Janosco, Olivia Klipa, Jessica Kelly, Briana Pittman
Men’s Lightweight 1x – Mark Nolfi
Men’s Open 1x – Steve Marcus
Men’s Open 4x – Mark Nolfi, Bill Francis, Adam Reckless, Steve Marcus
Second Place
Women’s Open 4x – Jenny Hudson, Amanda Hirsch, Kaitlyn Hilderbrand, Stacey End
Men’s Open 4x – Alan Meininghaus, Logan Ellis, Jeremy Tischuk, Ryan Mohan
Third Place
Women’s Open 1x – Erin Dauson
Women’s Open 2x – Victoria Horn, Cherith Elliott
Other Finishes
4th place – Men’s Open 2x – Alan Meininghaus, Bill Francis
4th place – Men’s Open 4x – Mark Dissen, Jim Rechtenwald, Peter Joyce, Taylor Sandora
5th place – Women’s Open 1x – Cherith Elliott
5th place – Women’s Open 2x – Maria Deluliis, Lauren Skoog
6th place – Men’s Open 2x – Jeremy Tischuk, Ryan Mohan
6th place – Women’s Open 1x – Lauren Skoog
7th place – Men’s High School Novice 4+ - Zach Petronic, Gordon Palagi, Andrew Spirk, Kameron Palagi, Kyle Kurtz
7th place – Men’s High School Lightweight 8+ - Jimmy Graner, Brian Marcus, Zac O’Neill, Keegan McKinney, Joel Mackay, Dan Borzelleca, Mike McGowan, Sumeet Schroff, Dan Jefferies
7th place – Women’s Open 2x – Michelle Weaver, Jenny Hudson
8th place – Women’s High School Novice 4+ - Elena Reynolds, Maddie Gray, Kim Gilmour, Emily Mershon, Ali Pittman
9th place – Men’s Open 2x – Brian Marcus, Zac O’Neill
9th place – Women’s High School 8+ - Elena Reynolds, Kathleen Janosco, Olivia Klipa, Jess Kelly, Briana Pittman, Erin Dauson, Leandra Chisholm, Jordan Herbert, Maria Deluliis
9th place – Men’s High School Novice 8+ - John Milone, Gordon Palagi, Andrew Spirk, Kameron Palagi, David McQuiston, Justin Lingenfelser, Kyle Kurtz, Chris Trappuzzano, Jacob Sunday
14th place – Women’s High School Novice 8+ - Meghan Wilson, Kim Gilmour, Maddie Gray, Alyssa Schick, Ali Pittman, Jessica Pegher, Melissa Howison, Merel Duursma, Emily Ellis
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NA
ROWERS CLAIM TOP FINISHES AT
HEAD OF THE OHIO
Saturday, October 7, 2006
by Donna Hudson
North Allegheny kicked off the fall rowing season with a strong showing at the Head of the Ohio, a major fall rowing event held on the Allegheny River. The Tigers took first place in two events and captured top-three finishes in five others. 15 of their 16 boats had top-ten finishes.
The Head of the Ohio regatta brought together 79 college, high school, club and corporate teams representing 12 states and one Canadian province. The event showcased Pittsburgh’s outstanding venue for the sport of rowing and the excellence of its local teams.
The Tigers will next be in action at the Jack Speakmon Memorial Regatta in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, October 28.
Full Results:
1st Place
Women’s High School Doubles – Olivia Klipa, Briana Pittman
Men’s Lightweight Doubles – Brian Marcus, Zac O’Neill
2nd Place
Women’s High School Doubles – Maria Deiuliis, Lauren Skoog
Women’s High School Singles – Erin Dauson
3rd Place
Men’s High School Doubles – Alan Meininghaus, Ryan Mohan
Men’s Lightweight Doubles – Keegan McKinney, Joel Mackay
Men’s High School Quads – Mark Nolfi, Bill Francis, Adam Reckless, Steve Marcus
Other Finishes
4th place – Men’s Lightweight Doubles – Dan McQuiston, Dan Borzelleca
5th place – Women’s High School Doubles – Jess Kelly, Kathleen Janosco
5th place – Women’s Youth Fours – Elena Reynolds, Kaitlyn Hilderbrand, Victoria Horn, Stacey End, Michelle Weaver
5th place – Men’s High School Novice Fours – John Milone, Joe Schilleci, Gordon Palagi, Andrew Spirk, Kameron Palagi
5th place – Men’s High School Quads – Taylor Sandora, Logan Ellis, Alexi Smalianchuk, Jeremy Tischuk
7th place – Women’s High School Single – Cherith Elliott
7th place – Men’s High School Quads – Mark Dissen, Jim Rectenwald, Canaan Colwick, Dan Jefferies
9th place – Women’s High School Fours – Elena Reynolds, Jenny Hudson, Leandra Chisholm, Jordan Herbert, Amanda Hirsch
17th place – Men’s High School Fours – Jimmy Graner, Mike McGowan, Peter Joyce, Sumeet Shroff, Kyle Kurtz
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NORTH ALLEGHENY ROWING WELCOMES
16 NEW RECRUITS
by Donna Hudson
September 11, 2006
The NA Rowing Team completed fall try-outs and is pleased to welcome 16 new Tiger Rowers.
Joining the women’s squad are freshmen Merl Duursma, Emily Ellis, Kim Gilmour, Maddie Gray, Melissa Howison, Emily Mershon, Jessica Pegher, Ali Pittman, Alyssa Schick, and Meghan Wilson.
Joining on the men’s team are sophomores Max Fischer, Justin Lingenfelser and Chris Trapuzzano as well as freshmen David McQuiston, Zac Petronic and Jacob Sunday.
Along with fall scrimmages against other local teams, the Tigers will be competing at the Jack Speakmon Memorial Regatta in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, October 28 and at the Head of the Occoquan Regatta in Lorton, Virginia on Saturday and Sunday, November 4 & 5.
For more information about the NA Rowing Team, check their official website at www.narowing.org.
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NA Turns In Top Performances at
USRowing National
Championships
Sunday, July 23, 2006
by Donna Hudson
Black and gold uniforms were a frequent sight at the medals dock during the 135th USRowing National Championships held in Indianapolis last week. North Allegheny’s Brittney Kelly, Erin Dauson and Briana Pittman, along with Steel City Rowing Club boatmate Suzanne Maddama, captured a national title in the women’s junior A (18 & under) quadruple scull race. They also took a bronze medal in the women’s senior (adult) quad race and placed fourth in the women’s intermediate (college-age) quad race, and Madamma separately captured the women’s junior A single scull title.
The NA men contributed a national title of their own as well as a silver medal and two more bronze medals. Brian Marcus and Ryan Mohan took gold in the men’s B (16 & under) double scull, then came back to join boatmates Jim Rectenwald and Dan Jefferies to take the silver in the junior B quadruple scull competition. Teammates Joel Mackay, Mark Dissen, Kameron Palagi and Andrew Spirk took their turn at the medals dock to collect the bronze medal in the same event. In the men’s junior A quadruple scull, the foursome of Mark Nolfi, Alan Meininghaus, Steve Marcus and Bill Francis brought home the bronze medal.
“The girls accomplished everything we hoped they could,” said NA coach Don Heckenstaller, referring to the women’s quad. “By taking the US national title in their own age bracket and rowing strong against more experienced competitors they proved they’re ready for Junior Worlds.” The four girls and Heckenstaller will travel to Amsterdam, The Netherlands this week to represent the United States in the women’s quad event at the Junior World Rowing Championships.
16 boys from NA’s optional summer sculling camp combined to enter 14 boats across five sculling events at the National Championships. All but one went on to semi-finals and five competed in the finals.
NA coach Aaron LeDonne was very pleased with the boys’ team performance. “These guys were phenomenal. This is a young team, with most of them concluding only their first or second year of rowing. To have 13 out of 14 boats go past heats at a national competition is quite a testament to their skill and drive to win.” He also noted, “Every one of our boys made it to at least one final, and we’re coming home with three medals. I couldn’t be prouder of them.”
The NA rowers will be on summer break until school resumes. Team try-outs will be held in early September.
For more information about the North Allegheny Rowing program, see the team’s website at www.narowing.org.
Full results:
1st Place
Women’s Junior A 4x – Brittney Kelly, Erin Dauson, Suzanne Maddama, Briana Pittman
Men’s Junior B 2x – Brian Marcus, Ryan Mohan
2nd Place
Men’s Junior B 4x A – Brian Marcus, Dan Jefferies, Kameron Palagi, Ryan Mohan
3rd Place
Women’s Senior 4x - Brittney Kelly, Erin Dauson, Suzanne Maddama, Briana Pittman
Men’s Junior A 4x A – Mark Nolfi, Alan Meininghaus, Steve Marcus, Bill Francis
Men’s Junior B 4x B – Joel Mackay, Mark Dissen, Jim Rectenwald, Andrew Spirk
Other Finals Finishes
4th Place - Women’s Intermediate 4x – Brittney Kelly, Erin Dauson, Suzanne Maddama, Briana Pittman
6th Place - Men’s Junior A 4x B – Logan Ellis, Jeremy Tischuk, Gordon Palagi, Zac O’Neill
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THREE NA ROWERS TO REPRESENT U.S. AT JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
by Donna Hudson
June 25, 2006
Three North Allegheny rowers have qualified for the United States Junior National Team after finishing first in the women’s quadruple scull event at last week’s time trials in Princeton, New Jersey. They will represent the U.S. in races for 18-and-under competitors in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in early August.
North Allegheny senior Brittney Kelly and juniors Erin Dauson and Briana Pittman, along with Chartiers Valley junior Suzanne Maddamma, achieved two consecutive wins in the best-of-three qualifying competition. They also bettered the mandated Junior Worlds qualifying time by 5 seconds.
The four girls comprise a composite boat from both the North Allegheny High School Rowing Team and the Steel City Rowing Club and are coached by NA women’s team coach Don Heckenstaller and Steel City coach Ladislau Tompa.
Kelly, Dauson and Pittman rowed in the North Allegheny women’s quadruple scull that took a bronze medal at the USRowing National Youth Championships earlier this month. Maddamma took a silver in the women’s single scull at the same venue.
The U.S. will send six sculling boats and five sweep boats to Amsterdam. All sculling boats were chosen through the Princeton time trials. The sweep boats will be chosen in mid July by the USRowing junior national team head coaches from the athletes participating in the junior national team camps that are currently in progress.
North Allegheny senior Singen Elliott has made the first cut for the Junior Men’s Team and will be competing against the remaining 24 athletes for a seat in one of the men’s sweep boats.
Any questions or comments
should be directed to Athletic
Director Bob Bozzuto at:
bbozzuto@northallegheny.org
