Glebe gets silver

June 1, 2008

The senior women’s pair of Lindsay Heubner and Glenn Hay collected a silver medal today in the best result by an Ottawa high school in the finals at the 63rd annual Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association championships.

The Glebe Collegiate pair finished six seconds behind the winning boat from Ernestown HS outside Kingston, but were an equal distance ahead of the third place crew from Port Dover, On.

Glebe’s other crew in the finals today – the junior men’s cox four of Alex Nankivell, Jordan Howard, Nathan Rogers, Dylan King and cox Matt Noel just missed a medal by four seconds They took fourth place in 7:25:03 on the 2000 m course only half a second ahead of a crew from Ann Arbor, Mich. in a race won by Brockville C.I.

The two other Ottawa high school crews in today’s finals both finished sixth.

Brothers Blake and Eric Farquharson from Colonel By Secondary School started their race slowly but made a move to challenge for fourth around the 1000m mark. By the finish line though they were back in sixth spot.

Marie-Eve Lafontaine from Lisgar Collegate also took a sixth place in her race in the senior women’s single category.

Four crews make CSSRA finals

May 31, 2008

Crews from three Ottawa high schools qualified today for four finals tomorrow at the 63rd annual Canadian Secondary School Rowing Championships.

Glebe Collegiate, Lisgar Collegiate and Colonel By Secondary School will all be represented in finals on the 2000 m Royal Canadian Henley course.

Glen Hay and Lindsay Heubner from Glebe qualified for the final in the senior women’s pair by finishing second in their heat and third fastest of the 12 boats in the two semi-finals.

Glebe’s junior men’s cox four made up of Alex Nankivell, Jordan Howard, Nathan Rogers, Dylan King and cox Matt Noel also made the final, finishing third in their heat.

Marie-Eve Lafonatine of Lisgar Collegiate took third in her heat today and posted the third fastest time overall to move to the final in the senior women’s single category.

Blake and Eric Farquharson from Colonel By Secondary School also qualified for the final in the senior men’s pair heat. They missed a win by only two seconds but recorded the sixth fastest time of the eighteen boats that tried to qualify for the six spots in the final.

RowOntario Bursary Award for High School Athletes

May 28, 2008

ROWONTARIO recognizes that for an athlete to excel both academically and in the sport of rowing during their high school career, that athlete must possess the same characteristics that will see them excel in life.

ROWONTARIO also recognizes the financial burden placed on those athletes who want to continue their rowing and academic careers at an Ontario university.

ROWONTARIO believes it is very important to support those athletes who continue to excel academically and athletically in as many ways as possible.

With this in mind, ROWONTARIO is pleased to announce the creation of the ROWONTARIO Bursary Award.

Starting in 2008, ROWONTARIO will present up to two (2) cash awards totalling $5,000.00 (1- $5,000.00 award or 2-$2,500.00 awards, at the discretion of the selection committee) to a deserving applicant (or applicants) who meets the eligibility criteria below.

In order to apply to the ROWONTARIO Bursary Award Program, the athlete must meet the following criteria:

1. Achieved an overall average of 80% or higher as a full-time high school student in the 2007/08 academic year. (Special consideration may be given to those who have a recognized learning disability and can provide supporting documentation confirming the diagnosis of a recognized learning disability.)
2. Must have been registered with ROWONTARIO as a high school rower through an Ontario rowing club in the spring of 2008. *
3. Must have been registered with ROWONTARIO as a competitive rower through an Ontario rowing club in the summer of 2008.
4. Must have competed in the finals at the 2008 Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association Championships Regatta.
5. Must have competed in the finals at the 2008 ROWONTARIO Rowing Championships Regatta.
6. Must be registered as a Full-Time student at an Ontario university with a rowing program in September 2008 and must commit to trying out for the University rowing program as a Jr. Varsity or Varsity rower.

*The applicant’s home club must have registered all high school rowers for 2008 with ROWONTARIO in order for any athletes from that club to be considered for the Bursary Award.
Process:
1. Applicant must submit completed application form and all required supporting documentation to the ROWONTARIO office via regular post or email by Friday August 15, 2008. Faxed applications will not be accepted or considered.
2. All applications will be reviewed by the selection committee.
3. Award winner will be announced by August 25, 2008.
4. Award will be made payable to the University the winner is attending and issued as soon as proper arrangements are made with the University and athlete.

Application forms are available at www.rowontario.ca.

ROWONTARIO is very pleased to institute this award program to support athlete development in the Province of Ontario.

If you have any questions, please contact Executive Director, Derek Ventnor at dir@rowontario.ca or 416-426-7001.

2008 Regatta Schedule