The Chuck Hines Cup is 1st and 2nd place trophies awarded to the two highest-scoring U.S. whitewater paddling clubs at the Junior Olympics.  A scoring system of 5-3-2-1 points in each of the official Junior and Cadet categories (three boats make a class) are awarded to the top four boats in each class. In 2006, a River Meister Cup was dedicated to the memory of Ray McLain of Green Bay, WI for his outstanding contributions to whitewater youth development, through his dedication, mentoring and coaching of aspiring juniors and cadet paddlers for many decades.  Thank you Ray, you are truly missed.

2006: 1st place Mach One & 2nd Front Range Paddling Association

2007: Your whitewater racing club!

Dave Kurtz has been involved with youth paddling and racing for over five decades.  Dave has introduced hundreds of young people to the thrills of whitewater canoeing & kayaking, first through the Boy Scouts Explorer Post 32, then the Penn State Outing Club, the CCA C-CATS trips, and most recently with Mach One racers who continue to train at home in PA, and travel for competitions with Dave across the USA and abroad.  In addition to being a member of the World Championship Teams during the 1960s, his enthusiasm for whitewater sport has contributed so much to youth development spanning many years.

Mike Larimer of Atlanta, GA earned the 2005 Youth Leadership Award for his work coaching junior and developing racers for 20 years.  Mike was a member of the World Championship Team in C2 the late 1980s, and competed in the top US ranks through the 1992 Olympic Trials. Narrowly missing the Olympic Team, Mike focused his love of the sport and volunteer energy on coaching and developing junior racers who had dreams of making the Team some day too.  Mike has coached and mentored several dozen outstanding young, junior-level athletes that have grown to become members of our Olympic, Junior and Senior National Teams.  Mike was also a National Team coach during, and leading up to the 1996 Olympics on the Ocoee River in TN.  He has devoted thousands of hours sharing his love of whitewater sport with our youth of the future.