8 July 2008, Rowing
Union's Catherine Infantino wins the U.S. National Title in
the LW 1x
Congratulations to Catherine Infantino on her victory in the
Lightweight Women's Single at the USRowing ("Elite")
National Championship. Catherine reached the final with a
perfectly executed sprint to victory in the last 500 meters
of her heat. In the hard fought final Catherine held off strong
challenges from two of her competitors to cross the line first
and bring home the Gold. Catherine's victory also earns her
the 2008 National Title for the LW1x. Well done Catherine!
Posted by The Rowing Committee
13 May 2008, Fives
Club Champs - Draw
In a rematch of the 2007 Fives CC, Nick Elfner defeated Bill
Motley 21-17 to win the 2008 Gardiner-Norwood Fives trophy.
Chip Elfner called the match and an enthusiastic gallery supported
the finalists. Twenty-four players competed in the Fives CC,
a substantial increase over the prior year. Further demonstrating
Fives increasing popularity, Fives coach and St. Marks Assistant
Head of School Rick Umiker is the speaker at this year’s
Annual Dinner on May 15th.
9 May 2008, Squash
UBC Finals Night
2008 UBC Club Championships:
5.5
(A) Draw Champion - Tyler
Hindermann
4.5
(B) Draw Champion - Mike McElroy
4.0
(C+) Draw Champion - Hans Sherman
3.5
(C) Draw Champion
- Rob Soni
2.5
(D) Draw Champion - Baily Dent
50+
Draw Champion - Bob Loring
60+
Draw Champion - John
E. Smith
Handicap
Draw Champion - Philip Laird
A
Doubles Champions - Hinderman/Lemay
B
Doubles Champions - Pluhar/Daly
50+
Doubles Champions - Laird/J.C. Smith
60+ Finalists: Smith and Keating
3.5 Finalists: Soni and Daly
50+ Finalists: Loring and Fox
4.5 Finalists: Gates and McElroy
Handicap Finalists: Soni and Laird
5.5 Finalists: Bardaro and Hindermann
10 May 2008, Squash - Doubles
Club Champs at the University Club
A
Doubles Champions - Hinderman/Lemay
B
Doubles Champions - Pluhar/Daly
50+
Doubles Champions - Laird/J.C. Smith
50+ Finalists: Laird/Smith and Hemenway/McIntyre
A Champions: Lemay/Hindermann
B Champions: Pluhar/Daly
30 March 2008, Fives
UBC/Groton Fives Clinic and Matches
Solidifying a rivalry that goes back to WWII, a handful of
UBC Fives players made their presence felt once again on the
great Groton Fives courts during matches held on an early
spring afternoon. John Hartley, Greg Saunders, Marvin Klein
and Nick Elfner participated in a clinic for several young
Groton Fives players who occasionally showed the UBC players
a thing or two about their English-style courts especially
when it came to scoring and serving the game.
Unlike prior visits in the 1980s, the potent UBC squad was
content to share sandwiches and sodas following the matches
rather than shoot off a Howitzer across the Groton circle
declaring their victory for all to hear. Accordingly, the
UBC and Groton have agreed in principle to co-host more clinics
and matches on their courts (two doubles, two singles) in
the future. Several young Groton players and alums expressed
interest in visiting the UBC to play on our squash-style singles
court.
UBC Fives Committee
5 March 2008, Puddle
The Winter 2008 Puddle is out...check it out online.
Previous issues here.
January 28, 2008, Rowing
WINTER ROWING NEWS
GOV. KEYES 500 METER ERG CHALLENGE
The 2008 Gov. Keyes 500 Meter Erg Challenge was held on January
23, 2008.
The winners in each category were:
Male Rowers
Open Winner- J. Besser 1.23.1
Handicap Winner- Gene Clapp 1.29.9(1:19.65 adjusted)
Non-Rowers
Open Winner- P. Quick 1.36.1
Handicap Winner- S. Crowley 1.36.6(1:24.35 adjusted)
Female Rowers
Open Winner- Regan Bernhard 1.38.1
Handicap Winner- Lisa Macalaster 1.52.8(148.4 adjusted)
In honor of Gov. Keyes, gavels were presented to all the winners.
The rowers won the age-handicap challenge over the squash
players, who received a small positive adjustment for having
more than 10 participants. A spreadsheet with the results
for all competitors (expressed in total seconds, and sorted
and adjusted for handicap) can be found here.
Photographs from the event can be found below.
UBC HOLIDAY ERG CHALLENGE
The first annual UBC Holiday Erg Challenge was held this
December. In total, 4,421,633 meters were rowed by 34 members
between December 7th and December 31st.
The winners in each category were:
Rowing Members (Men):
(1) Jeb Besser - 290,202
(2) Steve McKiernan - 254,679
(3) Jim "Keats" Keating - 217,871
Rowing Members (Women):
(1) Jen Sacheck-Ward - 265,150
(2 ) Regan Bernhard - 201,737
(3 ) Joy Stark - 130,748
Club Members -
(1 ) Steve Crowley - 217,939
(2 ) Will Porteous - 170, 248
(3 ) David Churbuck - 140,362
A spreadsheet with the results of all competitors can be
found here.
2007 MILEAGE AWARDS
The 2007 Mileage Awards were presented at the Annual Rowing
Awards Dinner to the following rowers who logged the most
miles in the UBC Log for 2007:
(1) Aleks Zosuls 1406 miles (Men’s Winner)
(2) Regan Bernhard 1185 miles (Women’s Winner)
(3) Robert Mannino 1125 miles
(4) Nicholas O'Connor 1031 miles
(5) Mike Cataldo 1005 miles
Posted by the Rowing Committee
13 December 2007, Christmas Party
14-16 December 2007, Squash
2007 Summers Cup:
4.5
Draw: Champion - Chris Choi
50+
Draw: Champion - Court Chilton
60+
Draw: Champion - Mike Keating
3 December 2007, Fives
2007 Turner-Devens Cup
Bill Motley defeats Nick Elfner for the first annual Turner-Devens
Championship
Draw
Head of the Charles Results and Photographs
This year marked another successful showing for the Club
at the Head of the Charles Regatta with over 50 club members
competing. Congratulations to everyone who competed and especially
to the following members who placed in the top five for their
respective events:
1st Place: Claudia Wagner (Master 1x Women);
2nd Place: Tom Bohrer (Sr. Master 1x Men);
2nd Place: Dan Dill/ Lloyd Dahmen (Grand Master 2x Men);
3rd Place: Jen Sacheck (Master 1x Women);
4th Place: Catherine Infantino (Ltw 1x Women);
5th Place: UBC Club 4+ (Club 4+ Men);
5th Place: Regan Bernhard (Club 1x Women);
5th Place: Greg Lewis (Master 1x Men).
A spreadsheet listing results for all Club members can be
found here.
Some photographs courtesy of Bob Ackerman are posted below.
Additional photographs by Dan Dill and Denise Frost can be
found at http://quantum.bu.edu/photos/hocr2007/60+1x/
and
http://quantum.bu.edu/photos/hocr2007/60+2x/
Thanks also to everyone from the Club who volunteered for
the Regatta.
20 October 2007, Puddle
The Winter 2007 Puddle is out...check it out online.
Previous issues here.
GREEN MOUNTAIN HEAD/ TEXTILE RIVER REGATTA:
RESULTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
The 26th Green Mountain Head Regatta was held in Putney,
Vt. on September 30, 2007. The Club had a strong presence
at the regatta with over sixteen rowers competing. Some highlights
from the event include five top three finishes:
1st Place - Men’s 35-44 Single: Coach Tom Bohrer
2nd Place -Women’s 19 - 34 Single: Catherine Infantino
3rd Place - Men’s Open Double: Chris Storm
3rd Place - Men’s Master Double: Yossi Shamir/Sibley
Reppert
3rd Place – Mixed Master Double: Cap Kane/Heidi Hutton
Photographs from the Green Mountain, courtesy of Hallie Preston
and Bob Ackerman,
are posted below.
The Textile River Regatta was also held on September 30,
2007. UBC had some impressive finishes at the Textile as well:
1st Place – Men’s Pair: Jeb Besser/Steve McKiernan
4th Place – Men’s Master Single: Steve McKiernan
Additional Summer/Spring results to report since our last
post:
Blackburn Challenge:
1st Place: Aleks Zosuls/Steve Tucker
Quaker City Masters Regatta:
2nd Place – Men’s Master B Single: Bob Mannino
Congratulations to everyone who has competed this year. The
Rowing Committee would also like to thank all those who helped
load and unload the UBC trailer for the Green Mountain Head!
Please let us know if you have any other results that you
would like us to report.
Posted by the Rowing Committee
25 July 2007, Puddle
The Summer 2007 Puddle is out...check it out online.
Previous issues here.
13 July 2007, Rowing
Spring/Summer Rowing Results
The 2007 Rowing Season is off to a strong start. As we approach
the middle of the Spring/Summer racing season, the Club has
already participated in a number of Regattas and produced
several strong finishes. The season started with a small group
of rowers traveling to Philadelphia for the Schuylkill Navy
Regatta and bringing home a couple of close second place finishes.
Some highlights from the season to date include three first
place finishes at the Cromwell Cup in Boston (including convincing
victories by the Open 8+ and by Mike Cataldo in his single),
two first place finishes at the Festival Regatta in Lowell,
and a number of close 2nd and 3rd place finishes. We also
managed to have a little fun participating in the Open/Mixed
8+ at the Cromwell Cup. Congratulations to all who have raced
this past spring and summer, thanks to all of those who helped
with regatta logistics, and, of course thanks to Coach Bohrer.
A list of recent results can be found here.
Looking ahead, members of the Club will be participating
in a number of additional regattas this summer. Tom’s
Junior Camp will be racing at the Philadelphia Youth Regatta
and U.S. Nationals. Other UBC rowers are planning to attend
the Diamond State Regatta in Delaware, The Quaker City Regatta
in Philadelphia, the Blackburn Challenge and U.S. Nationals.
Additional results will be posted here over the next few weeks.
Posted by The Rowing Committee
3 May 2007, Squash
Congrats to our new 2007 Club Champions:
5.5 (A) - Todd Ostrow
4.5 (B) - Alex McFerran
3.5 (C) - Scudder Sinclair
2.5 (D) - Matt Emans
Handicap - Hans Sherman
Check out the complete draws here.
27 March 2007, Fives
The draw for the 2007 Club Fives Championships are online.
Check it out here.
19 February 2007, Puddle
The Winter 2007 Puddle is out...check it out online here.
Previous issues here.
13 February 2007, Gov. Keyes Indoor Club Regatta
Fellow UBC members-
First, a special thanks to all of those who participated
in and helped to organize the 2007 Gov Keyes ergometer race.
This year, 30 people chose to brave the approaching weather
and the approach of Valentine's Day to pull a 500 meter piece-
a test of strength, skill, and a dash of stamina (but only
a dash.) This represents a 15-fold increase from last year.
Next year, we hope to do even better!
With the new format, age handicaps, and approximately double
the number of people we were originally expecting, we have
added some new rules on the fly to encourage participation.
The most significant of note is that you can only win one
individual category (i.e. the same person cannot win both
the age handicapped and the open race for male rowers).
A spreadsheet detailing everyone's finish, in both seconds
and adjusted seconds for age is posted here
(feel free to call if you have questions about the official
USRA formula which can be found at http://www.usrowing.org/uploads/docs/mhandchart.pdf).
Here is a summary:
Open Men's Rower- J. Besser 1.21.6
Age Handicap Men's Rower- Dan Debonis 1:22(adjusted)
Open Men's Non-Rower- A.Hanser 1:36.0
Age Handicap Men's Non-Rower- J. Hemenway 1:34.35(adjusted)
Open Female Rower- K. O’ Brien 1:38.1
Age Handicap Female Rower- T. Dolan 1:41.8(adjusted)
Open Relay- K. O'Brien, S. Mckiernan, C. Hein 5:09.5
Handicap Relay- M. Parker, R. Mannino, P. Chang 5:34.4
We considered adding a "might not have rowed in 5 years
category" which would have been won by Matt Emans. This
is under consideration.
Another category might have been "courage in the face
of never having been on an ergometer before." This will
be an official category next year, and Jamie McIntyre will
receive his honorable mention at that point.
The rowing committee will allow time for an official awards
ceremony next year. This year's prizes will be awarded whenever
I encounter the winners, and perhaps at a more formal venue.
To summarize, Gov Keyes, our three-time senator and governor
of NH would have been proud. Well rowed UBC, and see you next
year.
Jeb Besser
The Rowing Committee
Winner Open Men's Rower – Jeb Besser
Winner Open Female Rower- Katie O’Brien
Winner Age Handicap Men's Rower - Dan Debonis
Winner Age Handicap Female Rower- Tina Dolan
Winning Open relay team as they change rowers
Bob Mannino
Matt Emans
Jamie McIntyre
John Butterworth
23 January 2007, Thirsly Paddle
Complete Draw
More photos:
Thirsty Paddle Champion: Todd Ostrow
Tris Dammin in on the action!
The specators at the Thirsty Paddle.
Posted by James McIntyre
22 January 2007, Thristy Paddle
A big thank you to James McIntyre for all of the work that
he put into organizing a successful "Thirsty Paddle"
tournament. Everyone had a great time, and the event could
not have been run better. It was a lot of fun to see everybody
who made it, and I hope that we can have more of these informal
social events in the future.
Posted by Matt Parker
19 January 2007, Thristy Paddle
Check out the draw for the first annual Thirty Paddle Ping
Pong Tournament. Draw
Posted by Preston Quick
15 January 2007, First Entry WELCOME TO THE UBC BLOG!
The website has ungone some great changes and updates. We
have added a Fives, Haberdashery, and Puddle page to the website.
Please email Preston if you have anything to add to the Blog,
including pictures! Thanks.
Posted by Preston Quick
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