USC Crew Welcomes
Coach Gordon
Gordon Lubimir
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USC Crew Welcomes
Coach Sierra
Sierra Pastel
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USC Crew Medals at NA Indoor Event
Medal Count - 15!
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2011-2012
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Hey 7th and 8th Graders!
What will you be doing in High School?
The Upper St. Clair HS Crew Team is looking for new athletes for its 2012-2013 season.
If you are an incoming Freshman or a returning Sophomore, Junior, or Senior, give crew a look!
We have a Fall, Winter, and Spring season and there's no bench! Everyone, even
beginning (novice) rowers compete on the water against similarly skilled rowers
from high schools in Pennsylvania, Ohio, WV, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois.
There is both a boys and girls team and Crew offers the following benefits:
- No experience required (we'll train you)
- Get in GREAT shape
- There's no bench! If you practice, you compete.
- College Scholarships available
Find out more about us! at this link or any of the events listed below:
- Ft. Couch Sports Day - May 22, last mod
- Boathouse field trip - May 30, 4-8:00
- Bus will pick up at Ft. Couch after school.
- Permission Slip Required (click this link)
- Parent Info Meeting - June 4, 7:00, Ft. Couch LGI
- Pool Party/Swim Test - June 7, 8:00pm, Woodland Hills
- Summer Crew Camp - July 21-26, evenings
- Summer Crew Camp - Aug. 4-9, evenings
You can also contact us at usccrew@gmail.com. Additionally, the parent handbook on the Parent Info menu above will tell you just about everything you need to know.
2011-2012 Season Highlights
Midwest Scholastic
Rowing Championships
Saturday and Sunday, May 12-13, 2012
Lake Harsha - Cincinnati, OH
The weekend started with a wimper when the boat trailer malfunctioned and the trip to Cincinnati
was delayed a few hours as the team bus headed to the boathouse to move boats from one trailer to
another. After a slow start, however, everyone was underway and headed East.
Gorgeous weather at beautiful Harsha Lake in Cincinnati, OH provided the perfect backdrop for the
Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championship on Saturday, May 12. Forty-five rowing clubs from 27 different
cities and six states competed in this year’s event. The Upper St Clair crew team rowed strong in
the morning head-style time trials and were able to send four boats to the afternoon’s semi-final
events. The competition proved to be too tough, though, and the Panthers were edged out of the next
day’s finals to move on to Nationals. The USC Mens Varsity 4+ was hanging onto the third place
finals seed right down to the finish line when the Hampton HS crew came up from behind and edged
them out by 0.7 seconds! The strong showing from some of the Novice and JV boats means that
the team has a lot to look forward to in upcoming seasons.
Weekend Photos
Next Saturday, May 19, the Panthers will be competing at the Mercyhurst Prep Invitational Regatta
on Presque Isle Bay in Erie, PA.
Sunday, May 6, 2011
Washington Landing
Pittsburgh, PA
Heat Sheet
While it was a beautiful day to be running in the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday,
it was an even better day to be rowing for the Upper St Clair High School crew team
at the 19th annual Pittsburgh Scholastic Sprints.
The team competed against ten other local area high school crew teams in 1500 meter sprint
races on the Allegheny River. While the marathoners were running overhead, these rowers
were running with the current underneath the bridges to their own finish line.
A quick current made for fast racing against some very competitive crews and the Panthers
were able to medal in four events: bronze in the Mens Novice 4+, the Mens JV 4+,
and the Mens JV 8+ events, and silver in the Mens Varsity 4+ event.
Next Friday, the team travels to Cincinnati for the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships.
Medal count: 1 Silver, 3 Bronze!
See Photos!
Governor's Cup
Grigg's Reservoir
Columbus, OH
Sunday, April 29th
After an unseasonably warm start to the spring season and getting out on the water
in early March, the weather has turned cold agian for our first official race of the
season with a few snow flurries as the bus pulled out of Pittsburgh on Saturday morning.
Although the weather improved on Sunday, so did the competition as teams from all over
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia rolled into Columbus.
Early in the morning on Sunday, with the weather improving, the Womens Varsity 4+ kicked
things off in the first race at 7:38 am; with a fourth place finish, just 12 seconds out
of advancement to the finals. The mens Varsity four also gave it a valient effort, just
8 seconds out of finals advancement. While everyone competed well, the closest race came
just after lunch with the Mens Novice 4+ placing 4th, just 2 seconds behind the 3rd place
team from TRRA. All-in-all, it was a great race for USC to stretch their legs and size up
the competition for the Spring season.
[heat sheet]
[Race Results]
Photos are Up!
USC Crew Brings Home 15 Medals from NA!
USC competed in their final indoor competition of the winter season on Saturday, March 10.
Thirteen area rowing clubs were represented at the North Allegheny Indoor Rowing Championship
at Marshall Middle School. The Panthers took seven individual medals and eight team relay medals.
Individual medalists were:
- Paul Van Ryzin- men’s varsity gold
- Adam Pucetti- men’s lightweight varsity silver
- Paul Austin- men’s flyweight varstiy gold
- Helena Zatawski- women’s lightweight jv gold
- Lorrie Pollock- women’s lightweight novice silver
- Bhanu Sharma- men’s novice bronze
- Kevin Monpara- men’s lightweight novice silver
Team relay medalists were:
- Abby Elias, Abby Zadrozny, Tejas Patel and Kevin Monpara for the bronze medal
- Lorrie Pollock, Sonia Kretschmar, Bhanu Sharma and Noah Henning for the gold
USC Crew Team Brings Home Medals from the Pittsburgh Indoor Rowing Championships
North Catholic HS
Saturday, Jan. 28th
The Upper St. Clair High School crew team competed last the weekend at the
Pittsburgh Indoor Rowing Championship (PIRC), held at North Catholic High School
and sponsored by Three Rivers Rowing Association. Fourteen area high schools competed.
The team placed fourth in overall points and won three individual medals.
Paul VanRyzin won silver in the Men's Varsity race. Lorrie Pollock won bronze in the
Women's Lightweight Novice race and Helena Zatawski won gold in the Women's Lightweight JV race.
Click here for Final Results
and Team Point Totals.
The team continues their indoor winter training to prepare for the North Allegheny
Indoor Rowing Championship in March.
Columbus, OH
Saturday, Oct. 15th
Traveling to Columbus for the Speakmon Memorial Regatta is one of the highlights of the fall season.
We loaded up all of our boats and students on Friday to travel to Grigg's Reservoir, just 15 minutes
from the Ohio State University campus to compete against 52 other rowing clubs.
Wind was the force to be dealt with as race day brought 20 to
30 mile an hour gusts; creating a challenge for the rowers, but it did not hamper the race schedule.
Upper St. Clair put in a great showing with the following notable results:
- Women's HS Lightweight 4+ placed third for a Bronze Medal!
- Men's HS 4+ (A) placed 5th overall out of 25 entries, and 1st among the high schools (non-clubs).
- Men's HS Novice 4+ (A) & (B) boats placed 14th and 24th out of 33 entries!
Click here for a full listing of race results
and photos.
For a weekend bonus, two USC Crew alumni were present as Paul Henning (OSU Freshman - Men's Crew) was seen
working the launch docks and Victoria Lazur (OSU Freshman - Women's Crew) was seen taking first place in the
Collegiate Women's 4+ race as the Coxswain for the OSU Women's Varsity A boat!
Pittsburgh, PA
Saturday, Oct. 1st
USC Crew Takes Gold!
In addition to dealing with a new format for the Head of the Ohio (HOTO) Regatta and 600 boats on the island,
the weatherman picked THIS weekend to be right!
The forcast was for temperatures in the 40's, and with 80% humidity and 90% chance of rain, feeling like 30's. The 82 teams, representing
82 cities in 14 states, that crowded onto Washington's Landing were treated to classic Pittsburgh weather with a steady rain and dropping
temperatures throughout the day. The weather didn't dampen USC's spirits, however, and the team rowed excellent races. Notably:
- Men's Varsity 4+ snagged a gold medal in the scholastic race, beating out St. John's Jesuit(Toledo),
Central Catholic, and Mt. Lebanon.
- Men's Novice 4+ received a bronze medal; finishing less than 2 seconds behind the second place boat from
St. John's Jesuit (Toledo).
- Men's Novice 8+ pulled a very respectable 4th place; just 3 seconds behind St. John's Jesuit (Toledo) and
9 seconds behind South Niagara
Click here for complete results
and photos.
Toledo, OH
Saturday, Sept. 24
The team was once again, graciously hosted in Toledo, OH by the Henning and Stough families,
allowing us to enjoy a beautiful evening by the pool after unloading equipment and boats and
a good night's sleep before race day. A cooler morning, however, brought a dense fog off of
the Maumee River as we struggled to see downtown Toledo on the opposite side of the river
from our race vantage point.
Finally, the fog began to lift after a nearly 3 hour regatta delay and the two Upper St. Clair
Men's Varsity 8+ boats kicked things off with a 12th place and a 5th place finish. And the
2011-2012 season is ON! A quick lunch got everyone ready for the afternoon as the
sun came out and the air warmed up.
In the afternoon, Paul VanRyzin lead a USC Men's 4+ to a 7th place finish (out of 26) with
a time of 19:28 for the 6000m course, just a minute off of the first place boat from St. Ignasius,
Chicago. Adam Puccetti's Men's 4+ placed a respectable 22nd in that same race. Liz Alther and
the USC Women's HS 4+ wrapped up our day of racing with a 25th place finish out of 32. Their
finish contradicted how well their shell seemed to glide across the water. All in all, it was
a great day of racing, and we're looking forward to some great racing at HOTO and Speakmon.
Full Race Results
Photos!
2009-2010 Season Highlights
2010-2011 Season Highlights
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Coming Up:
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Mercyhurst Invitational
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Presque Isle Bay
Erie, PA
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Speakmon 2011
Women's Lt. Wt. 4+ wins Bronze!
Claire Stoller
Claire Kylander
Helena Zatawski
Margo Perryman
Eli Garfinkel (cox)
Coach AJ
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HOTO 2011
Men's Varsity 4+ takes Gold!
Adam Puccetti
Roger Hatful
Brent Murphy
Paul VanRyzin
Eli Garfinkel (cox)
Mens Novice 4+ (A) takes Bronze!
Chad Beisner
Nikki Narayanan
Avery Hsu
Aditya Thakur
John Benhart (cox)
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USC Men's Varsity 4+ takes Fourth in finals at 2011 Midwest Championships!
Qualify for Nationals!
Brendon Gallagher
Paul Henning
Eli Garfinkel (cox)
Paul Austin
Paul VanRyzin
Mens JV 4+ also make finals and qualify for Nationals!
Frank Perryman
Brent Murphy
Roger Hatful
Adam Puccetti
Eli Garfinkel (cox)
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