Junior Worlds Team announced by Rowing New Zealand

by Rowing-World on 23 Apr 2006 After some fast and close racing at the National Championships and the AON New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships, last month; Rowing New Zealand has been able to select a strong junior team after a week of trials recent trials, held at the National Rowing Centre, Karapiro. Eighteen rowers, one cox and three coaches have been named, along with four reserves.

The official list from the Rowing New Zealand website is:

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Junior women’s four

4 Harriet Austin, Wanganui Collegiate School
3 Jessica Loe, St Margaret's College
2 Georgie Baker, Wanganui Collegiate School
1 Rachel Arbuckle, Waikato RPC, Hamilton RC

Coach : David Thompson

Junior men’s eight

8 David Eade, Auckland Rowing Club
7 Sam O'Conner, RPC South, Canaviron
6 James O'Connor, Christ's College
5 Ben Lynten, Christ's College
4 Tyler Sherman, Wanganui High School
3 Jared Pehi, Hamilton Boys High School
2 Josiah Lester, Hamilton Boys High School
1 Michael Arms, Auckland Grammar School
Cox Robert Salveson, Christ's College

Coach : Brett Crow

Junior women’s quad

4 Laura Fisher, Rotorua Lakes High School
3 Genevieve Armstrong, Mt Maunganui College
2 Kate Reymer, Sacred Heart Girls College
1 Anna Stantiall, Cullinane College

Coach: Dave Hill

Junior men’s double

2 Jamie Orsbourn, Nelson College for Boys
1 Henry Poor, Takapuna Grammar School

Coach : David Hill

Reserves:
Men
Bradley Ross, Hamilton Boys High School
Josh Payne, Hamilton Boys High School

Women
Brittany Fenwick, Nelson Rowing Club
Lucy Spoors, Christchurch Girls High School

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Points of significance in the team are that the bulk of the Junior Boys Eight have been drawn from the Gold and Bronze medallist crews at Maadi. Josiah Lester and Jared Pehi (Hamilton Boys) who came away with Gold medal in the BU18 2- and BU18 4+ and a Bronze in the BU18 8+ have been selected in the Boys Junior Eight.

Takpuna Grammar's Henry Poor, winner of the BU17 and BU18 Single at Maadi has been selected to contest the Double Sculls event along with Jamie Orsbourn who won a Gold medal in the BU162X at Maadi. Poor is also a young rower, only turning 17, a week or two after Maadi and has another year at Junior level.

In the Girls selections the honours seem to have been evenly spread, with two members of the Wanganui Collegiate Gold medal crew in the Eights, Georgina Baker and Harriet Austin gaining selection. They also won a bronze medal in the GU18 4+ at Maadi.

Those selected will race in Amsterdam, the Netherlands at the World Rowing Junior Championships. 2 – 5 August 2006.