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USA Canoe/Kayak Squad Selected for 2007 Competitions
By Diana Wright // U.S. Olympic Committee // April 25, 2007
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – The team trials for USA Canoe/Kayak wrapped up on Sunday at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. Based on the results of the weekend, the 2007 USA Canoe/Kayak World Cup squad was determined. The team will compete at a series of European competitions in May and June before heading to the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (July 13-29) and the 2007 ICF Canoe/Kayak World Championships in Duisburg, Germany (Aug. 8-12).
Olympic Training Center Resident Athlete winners from the weekend include San Diego native and 2004 Olympian Carrie Johnson, who took first place in the Women’s K-1 500m, K-1 1000m, and K-2 500m (with Maggie Hogan), Rami Zur in the Men’s K-1 500m and K-2 500m (with Brandon Woods), and Morgan House in the Men’s K-1 1000m and K-2 500m (with Taran Stucchio).
The team will head to Europe next week for the first World Cup event in Zagreb, Croatia. The 2007 competition schedule is below:
Date Event Location May 4-6 ICF World Cup #1 Zagreb, Croatia May 18-20 ICF World Cup #2 Szeged, Hungary June 1-3 ICF World Cup #3 Gerardmer, France July 13-29 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 8-12 Senior World Championships Duisburg, Germany August 14-18 U.S. National Championships Seattle, Wash. August 23-26 2008 Olympic Games Test Event Beijing, China
2007 Team Trials Results: WOMEN: K-1 500M TIME: 1. Carrie Johnson 1:52.50 2. Maggie Hogan 1:57.11 3. Kari-Jean McKenzie 1:59.84 4. Emily Mickle 2:00.61 5. Jen Burke 2:01.28 6. Susannah Stucchio 2:02.32 7. Lauren Austin 2:04.09 8. Arel Farrar-Wellman 2:05.99 9. Emily Vinson 2:12.14
K-1 1000M 1. Carrie Johnson 4:07.79 2. Maggie Hogan 4:13.23 3. Emily Vinson 4:33.23 4. Emily Wright 4:33.46 5. Ariel Farrar-Wllman 4:33.83 6. Katie Hagler 4:36.87 7. Maia Farrar-Wellman 4:44.65 8. Mary Taylor 4:52.46 9. Marissa Why 4:57.96
K-2 500M 1. Maggie Hogan/Carrie Johnson 1:46.56 2. Jen Burke/Katie Hagler 1:52.67 3. Emily Mickle/Susannah Stucchio 1:54.31 4. Emily Vinson/Emily Wright 1:54.88 5. Lauren Austin/Kari-Jean McKenzie 1:55.95
MEN: K-1 500M TIME 1. Rami Zur 1:40.36 2. Morgan House 1:40.93 3. Taran Stucchio 1:43.97 4. Andy Bussey 1:43.98 5. Tim Hornsby 1:44.17 6. Jeff Smoke 1:44.63 7. Pat Dolan 1:46.14 8. Brandon Woods 1:46.30 9. Bartoz Wolski 1:46.30
K-1000m 1. Morgan House 3:34.36 2. Rami Zur 3:34.66 3. Jeff Smoke 3:39.20 4. Pat Dolan 3:41.71 5. Andy Bussey 3:42.41 6. Tim Hornsby 3:42.97 7. Taran Stucchio 3:45.21 8. Brandon Woods 3:45.88 9. Bartoz Wolski 4:07.11
K-2 1000M 1. Brandon Woods/Rami Zur 3:28.81 2. Pat Dolan/Jeff Smoke 3:32.89 3. Andy Bussey/Taran Stucchio 3:35.36 4. Tim Hornsby/Morgan House 3:37.13 5. Eric Abbott/Danny Ching 3:40.10 6. David Petrovics/Sam Ritchie 3:47.52 7. Brady Bragg/Josh Brandsma 3:47.79 8. Nick Hanoian/Ryan Stock 3:59.31 9. Will Kuhr/Radley Spring 4:00.55
Olympic Training Center Resident Athletes in Bold.
For more information, please contact Diana Wright at (619) 482-6119.
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