2017 NZ Masters Championships, Lake Ruataniwha
16 & 17 September, Lake Ruataniwha
When 33 rowers headed north for the World Masters Games in April 2017, it could have been expected that there might have been far fewer committing to keeping up the training for Nationals five months later. Union was by far the largest club represented at Nationals with 33 rowers going to Ruataniwha in September, including many of our novices. That says plenty about the enthusiasm at Union to keep competing. Once again, the squad benefitted hugely from Jim Little's on and off the water training programme.
The results were equally impressive with 15 golds, 21 silvers and 7 bronzes in fully Union-crewed boats, with many more medals achieved in composite crews. The result for URC crews was enough to make us clear winners of the trophy for the club which was the overall aggregate points for top three placings at Masters Nationals. This impressive trophy was donated this year by Union to mark its 2014 sesquicentennial [150th] celebrations, as the second oldest rowing club in New Zealand.
Stand out results came from Kirsty Mahoney and Greg McLaughlin who continued where they left off at Worlds. As well as both gaining gold in many crewed boats - Greg's golds with ex-URC rower Simon Smith in the men's A, B and C doubles deserve recognition - Kirsty matched that triple with her three firsts in the women's A, B and C singles.
Results:
GOLD
Kirsty Mahoney - women's A, B ands C singles
Womens C eight
Mens D four
Mixed D-F quad
GOLD: RESULTS
Womens A single
Kirsty Mahoney
Womens B single
Kirsty Mahoney
Womens C single
Kirsty Mahoney
Womens C double
Kirsty Mahoney, Deb Hymers-Ross
Mens C single
Greg McLaughlin
Mens A double
Simon Smith [Dunstan Arm], Greg McLaughlin
Mens B double
Simon Smith [Dunstan Arm], Greg McLaughlin
Mens C double
Simon Smith [Dunstan Arm], Greg McLaughlin
Mens D four
Stu Wade, Barry Meates, Christo Trought, Murray McCartin
Mixed D-F quad
Kirsty Mahoney, Dominic Mahoney, Mike Fowler, Deb Hymers-Ross
Womens novice quad<br />
Vicki Dent, Jane Sutherland-Norton, Olivia Smart, Jacqui Williams
Womens C eight
Deb Hymers-Ross, Kirsty Mahoney, Karen Rickerby, Wendy Lawson, Wendy Duggan, Liz Blair, Tanja McDonald, Donna Southwick
Mens C eight
Stu Wade, Barry Meates, Christo Trought, Murray McCartin, Hamish Gray, Andreas Giannakogiorgos, Spike Crowther, Brendan McKenna
Mixed D-F eight
Stu Wade, Barry Meates, Christo Trought, Murray McCartin, Deb Hymers-Ross, Kirsty Mahoney, Tanja McDonald, Wendy Duggan
Mixed A-D four
Stu Wade, Barry Meates, Tanja McDonald, Wendy Duggan
Mens D pair
Stu Wade, Barry Meates
Womens A-B pair
Tanja McDonald, Wendy Duggan
Mixed A-C double
Kirsty Mahoney, Greg McLaughlin
Womens C pair
Deb Hymers Ross, Sarah Lissaman [Blenheim]
Womens D pair
Deb Hymers Ross, Sarah Lissaman [Blenheim]
Mixed C quad
Stu Wade, Pam Strong-Gestel, Murray McCartin, Tanya McDonald
Mixed D double
Ian Cartwright, Wendy Duggan
SILVER
Mens C pair
Womens C pair
Liz Blair - womens D single
Mens C double
SILVER: RESULTS
Mens C pair
Stu Wade, Barry Meates
Mens B quad
Stephane Chretien, Ian Cartwright, Spike Crowther, Brendan McKenna
Mens F double
Danny Blair, Mike Fowler
Womens D single
Liz Blair
Mens A single
Dominic Mahoney
Womens D double
Sarah Halcrow, Pam Strong-Gestel
Womens D four
Wendy Duggan, Donna Southwick, Olivia Smart, Cath McArthur
Mixed A-C quad
Stu Wade, Pam Strong-Gestel, Murray McCartin, Tanja McDonald
Mixed D-F eight
Stephane Chretien, Danny Blair, Mike Fowler, Andreas Giannakogiorgos, Karen Rickerby, Wendy Lawson, Liz Blair, Sarah Halcrow
Mens D double [with Awarua]
Ian Cartwright
Womens novice double
Vicki Dent, Olivia Smart
Womens D quad
Pam Strong-Gestel, Wendy Lawson, Wendy Duggan, Liz Blair
Mixed A-D four
Christo Trought, Murray McCartin, Wendy Lawson, Donna Southwick
Mens C double
Stephane Chretien, Andreas Giannakogiorgos
Womens C pair
Tanja McDonald, Wendy Duggan
Mixed D-F double [Div 1]
Deb Hymers-Ross, Mike Fowler
Mixed D-F double [Div 2]
Wendy Duggan, Ian Cartwright
Mens F single
Mike Fowler
Mixed E double [with Blenheim]
Deb Hymers-Ross
Mens C quad
Stephane Chretien, Dominic Mahoney, Mike Fowler, Andreas Giannakogiorgos
Womens D four
Karen Rickerby, Wendy Lawson, Sarah Halcrow, Liz Blair
Mens B single
Greg McLaughlin
Mixed A-C double
Stu Wade, Tanja McDonald
Mixed D double
Christo Trought, Pam Strong-Gestel
Novice double
Pam Strong-Gestel, Vicki Dent
Womens E double
Deb Hymers Ross, Maude O’Connell [Cromwell]
BRONZE
Womens D quads [with crew in background - 3rd]
Mens E double
BRONZE: RESULTS
Womens C double
Wendy Duggan, Tanja McDonald
Mens E double
Stephane Chretien, Mike Fowler
Womens D double
Wendy Lawson, Liz Blair
Mens B double [with Awarua]
Ian Cartwright
Womens D quad
Kirsty Mahoney, Deb Hymers-Ross, Lenette Moore, Sarah Halcrow
Mixed D-F double [Div 2]
Christo Trought, Pam Strong-Gestel
Womens C quad
Sarah Halcrow, Lenette Moore, Karen Rickerby, Olivia Smart
Mens B single
Dominic Mahoney
Womens C quad
Sarah Halcrow, Lenette Moore, Karen Rickerby, Pam Strong-Gestel
Mixed D-F quad
Novice quad
Mens D eight
Womens C double
Womens novice oct
