Junior Olympics in South Bend, Indiana
on the East Race Waterway on July 30, 2005
Complete Results courtesy Mike Hickey
Mike Hickey's Junior Olympic Updates
Mike Larimer earns Youth Leadership Award ~ announced via email by Chuck Hines 7/21/05
This annual award is for a deserving coach or mentor of young whitewater racers. Wayne Dickert of NOC/NRC and Dave Kurtz of Mach One received this award in 2003 and 2004 respectively. The recipient this year, as determined by a 4-person selection committee, is Mike Larimer of Atlanta, who's been coaching U.S. junior champions for 20 years. Mike was himself a National champion in the past, and his son Jeff has been a U.S. champ and is currently a member of the U.S. National Team in C1. Mike also has coached and mentored and directed several dozen other Outstanding young, junior-level athletes in the past. He has devoted thousands of hours of his time to our Sport. We appreciate your efforts, Mike, and congratulate you on winning this coveted award for 2005. The presentation will be made at the Junior Olympics in South Bend, Indiana July 30.
Junior Olympics in the News
Mach One members shine at Junior Olympics Centre Daily Times Aug. 28, 2005
Shooting the Breeze Citizen-Times.com Aug. 5, 2005
Young paddlers prove they have staying power Citizen-Times.com Aug. 4, 2005
Kayakers qualify for Junior Olympics Durango Herald July 21, 2005
Local youths head to Whitewater Junior Olympics Citizen-Times.com July 21, 2005
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Chuck Hines Cup 2004 ~ Junior Olympics Photos ~ Link to more Photos
1st place North Carolina's Nantahala Racing Club = 23 points
2nd place Colorado's Front Range Paddling Association = 20 points
Georgia's Atlanta Center for Excellence = 5 points
Pennsylvania's Mach 1 = 5 points
Maryland's Bethesda Center of Excellence/ Valley Mill = 3 points
More competing whitewater clubs:
New York's Cascade Falls Racing Team
The Junior Olympics South Bend, Indiana July 10, 2004 ~ Results
The Chuck Hines Cup consists of 1st and 2nd place trophies awarded to the two highest-scoring whitewater paddling clubs at the Junior Olympic Championships. A scoring system of 5-3-2-1 points in each of the official Junior and Cadet categories (three boats make a class) will be awarded to the top four boats in each class. This is the fourth year of the Chuck Hines Cup and here are the past whitewater racing club results:
2001: 1st place Nantahala Racing Club and 2nd place Mach 1
2002: 1st place Mach 1 and 2nd place Atlanta Center for Excellence
2003: 1st place Nantahala Racing Club and 2nd Atlanta Center for Excellence
2004: 1st place Nantahala Racing Club and 2nd Front Range Paddling Association
2005: Your whitewater racing club!
In 2003, Chuck Hines
started the "Youth Leadership Award" presented to somebody who has contributed
to youth paddling and racing over a period of 10 plus years. Wayne
Dickert was the honored recipient last year, and this year's "Youth Leadership
Award" was presented to Dave Kurtz at the Junior Olympics in South Bend,
Indiana.
Dave Kurtz has been involved with youth paddling and racing since the 1960s. In addition to being a member of the U.S. Team way back then, Dave also coached hundreds, maybe even thousands of kids, some of whom have gone on to become National Champions. His Mach One team won the 2002 Junior Olympics. Dave has devoted not only his time but also his money to promoting Junior Development. Right now, as I write this, he (at the youthful age of 72!) is in Europe with several of his kids, and I know he's personally underwritten the costs for those who can't afford to go. I don't know who has contributed more than Dave Kurtz to Youth Development spanning so many years. - Chuck Hines
Dave Kurtz photo © courtesy Scott Savage
2004 Junior Olympic Qualifiers:
April 17 Kern River Festival Kernville, CA Results
April 25 Kish Slalom, PA Results
May 8-9 Junior Team Trials Nantahala R, NC Results
May 22 Golden, CO Results
May 30 Feeder Canal, Bethesda, MD Results
June 5 Animas River Days, Durango, CO Results
June 13 Amoskeag Slalom, Manchester, NH Results
June 19 Nantahala River, NC Results
June 27 Wausau Whitewater Course, WI Results
July 10 Junior Olympics East Race Waterway, South Bend Indiana
Junior Olympics at East Race South Bend Tribune June 23, 2004 and Canoe Kayak Racing News
Junior Olympics Qualifiers & Qualified Athletes via USA Canoe Kayak
2004 Junior Olympic Program Description
Junior Olympic Championship, Cadet Accountability Form
See American Slalom Excellence pages for Junior Olympic coaching opportunities
