First Ever Texas State Sprint Championships
Sponsored by the Texas Canoe and Kayak Club, a USACK Member Club
October 21, 2000
Austin, Texas
The first ever Texas State Championships in Sprint was held in the shadow of downtown Austin, Texas. Somehow the stormy weather cooperated perfectly with the races, though a slight headwind slowed the paddlers in some races. Philippe "Blue" Bloudin from Quebec by way of Dallas won every individual race he entered and was a factor in the team races, an impressive feat against an international field of competitors, including the seemingly invincible Rask brothers, and Colin Grimshaw. There was even a great group of women tough-ing out the intermittent rain in what must have been some of the first ever K-4 and women's canoe sprint races! The ladies K-4, which included two Juniors, paddled against the men in a beautiful all mahogany wood boat from the 1984 Olympics, and they looked marvelous. In addition to that giant 36 foot long sprint kayak, with three cars, and a huge boat trailer, David Lamb brought enough boats for everyone who came to be able to try out any class that they wanted to. He also brought with him the best paddlers at the race, including his kids, and transplants from 4 different countries, not to mention several people who just started paddling! As a result, he also went home with the Jug Trophy for the fastest team for North Texas. . . The ladies of Central Texas held their own, and they along with the Rask brothers won every team title. Everyone in attendance cooperated to share boats, and equipment, and to form teams that made for some of the most exciting canoe kayak racing that I've ever seen in Texas!
Twenty-five paddlers established the record number of paddlers at a sprint race since the sprint series began three years ago.
Each race class was a state championship but a special contest was held to pick the best overall paddlers of the event. To qualify, each paddler could count their best five races plus a bonus for paddling K-4. The five races had to include at least one canoe race, one kayak race, one solo race and one tandem race as a test of overall skill and ability.
Top Male Paddler - Philippe Bloudin & Tim Rask
Top Female Paddler - Cindy Meurer
Top Master Male - Richard Steppe
Top Masters Female - Ginger Turner
Top Junior Male - Alan Lamb
Top Junior Female - Rachel Lamb
Best Novice Male - Gary Caldwell
Best Novice Female - Hannah Wolfsohl
Mega thanks to the dedicated volunteers John Stockwell, Ken Kieffer, Misty, Laura Fatter, West Hansen & Lee, who made it possible to have the first ever Texas State championships in Olympic sprints. Thanks also to David Reichert for helping to create such a great turnout by posting the schedule of the race.
| Race 1
C-1 W 1000 Gold Silver Bronze 4 5 6 |
Paddler Cindy Meurer Erin MaGee Ginger Turner Rachel Lamb Barbara Cutter Chris Gross |
Time 6:37 6:44 7:09 7:31 7:55 8:02 |
| Race 2
K-4 1000 Gold Silver Bronze |
Paddler Phillipe Bloudin/Tim Rask/Mike Rask/Alan Lamb Lee Deviney/Antonio Rotendaro/Chuck Stewart/Cindy Meurer Gary Caldwell/Clint Cook/Ben Kvanli/David Lamb |
Time 3:43 4:11 5:09 |
| Race 3
K-1 M 1000 Gold Silver Bronze 4 5 K-1 W 1000 Gold Silver |
Paddler P. Blou Tim Rask Mike Rask Chuck Stewart Ben Kvanli Erin Magee Rachel Lamb |
Time 4:23 4:26 4:35 4:51:16 4:51:83 5:25 8:03 |
| Race 4
Rec. Solo Gold Silver |
Paddler Barbara Cutter Chris Gross |
Time 6:52 7:58 |
| Race 5
C-2 M 1000 Gold Silver Bronze 4 |
Paddler Time and Mike Rask Chuck Stewart & Richard Steppe John Jackson & John Dunn Gary Caldwell & Clint Cook |
Time 5:09 5:18 5:27 6:36 |
| Race 6
USCA C-1 1000 Gold Silver ICF C-1 M 1000 Gold Silver Bronze K-2 M 1000 Gold Silver Bronze 4 |
Paddler Clint Cook Brian Lilse Alan Lamb David Lamb Rachel Lamb Tim & Mike Rask Chuck Stewart & Ben Kvanli Lee Deviney & Antonio Rotendaro Richard Steppe & Erin Magee |
Time 6:33 15:40 6:40 7:29 10:04 4:17 4:27 4:37 4:42 |
| Race 7
C-1 W 500 Gold Silver Bronze 4 K-1 M 500 Gold Silver Bronze 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Paddler Cindy Meurer Ginger Turner Rachel Lamb Chris Gross P. Blou Tim Rask Mike Rask Richard Steppe Alan Lamb Chuck Stewart Lee Deviney Clint Cook David Lamb |
Time 3:38 3:42 4:24 4:31 2:06 2:17 2:21 2:23 2:29 2:33 2:38 2:50 3:15 |
| Race 8
K-4 500 Gold Silver Bronze |
Paddler Mike Rask/Colin Grimshaw/P. Blou/Alan Lamb Ben Kvanli/Lee Deviney/Chuck Stewart/Richard Steppe Rachel Lamb/Ginger Turner/Barbara Cutter/ Hannah Wolfsohl |
Time 1:51 1:59 3:06 |
| Race 9
K-1 W 500 Gold Silver Bronze 4 5 C-2 M 500 Gold Silver Bronze 4 |
Paddler Julie Morgan Rachel Lamb Barbara Cutter Chris Gross Hannah Wolfsohl Mike & Tim Rask Alan Lamb & Phillipe Bloudin Clint Cook & Gary Caldwell David Lamb & Brian Lilse |
Time 3:05 3:45 3:51 3:55 4:50 2:43 2:57 3:45 5:09 |
| Race 10
K-2 W 500 Gold Silver ICF C-1 M 500 Gold Silver Bronze USCA C-1 500 Gold Silver Bronze 4 5 |
Paddler Cindy Meurer & Ginger Turner Rachel Lamb & Hannah Wolfsohl Phillipe Bloudin Alan Lamb David Lamb Richard Steppe John Jackson Ben Kvanli Clint Cook Brian Lilse |
Time 3:25 3:37 2:51 3:06 4:10 2:58 3:09 3:12 3:21 7:55 |
| Race 11
K-2 M 500 Gold Silver Bronze 4 5 C-2 W 500 Gold Silver Bronze |
Paddler Mike & Tim Rask Phillipe Bloudin & Alan Lamb Ben Kvanli & Richard Steppe Lee Deviney & Chuck Stewart Colin Grimshaw & Julie Morgan Cindy Meurer & Ginger Turner Chris Gross & Barbara Cutter Rachel Lamb & Hannah Wolfsohl |
Time 2:03 2:10 2:11 2:12 2:14 3:13 3:46 4:37 |
| Race 12
K-1 W 200 Gold Silver Bronze 4 5 6 |
Paddler Julie Morgan Barbara Cutter Rachel Lamb Ginger Turner Hannah Wolfsohl Chris Gross |
Time 1:08 1:22:14 1:22:46 1:28 1:40 2:03 |
| Race 13
ICF C-1 M 200 Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze |
Paddler Phillipe Bloudin Alan Lamb David Lamb Richard Steppe John Jackson Lee Deviney Clint Cook Brian Lilse |
Time 1:11 1:21 2:06 1:16 1:20 1:21 1:33 5:01 |
| Race 14
C-1 W 200 Gold Silver Bronze 4 5 |
Paddler Cindy Meurer Ginger Turner Rachel Lamb Barbara Cutter Chris Gross |
Time 1:16 1:26 1:36 1:41 1:44 |
| Race 15
K-1 M 200 Gold Silver Bronze 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 |
Paddler Phillipe Bloudin Tim (young Rask) Colin Grimshaw Mike (old Rask) Alan Lamb Lee Deviney Julie Morgan David Lamb Gary Caldwell Brian Lilse Clint Cook |
Time :44 :46 :49 :52 :57.38 :57.84 1:11 1:31 2:02 2:32 4:01 |
| No Index Race was held...everyone was pooped in the rain. |
| 2000 Texas State Sprint Championships |
| Distance | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||||||
| Jr? | Mas? | Region | rec solo | rec tand | K 1 | K-2 | C-1 | ICF C-1 | C-2 | K-4 | rec solo | rec tand | K 1 | K-2 | C-1 | C-2 | K-4 | K-1 | K-1 | C-1 | index | Points Total | Best 5 | |
| Colin Grimshaw | South | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Deviney | x | Central | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| West Hansen | Central | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chuck Stewart | Central | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| Brian Lilse | X | North | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Ben Kvanli | Central | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Antonio Rotendaro | North | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Rask | South | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 65 | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Rask | Central | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 61 | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Philippe Blouin | North | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Clint Cook | North | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 35 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Caldwell | North | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alan Lamb | x | North | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| Richard Steppe | x | North | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 42 | |||||||||||||
| David Lamb | x | North | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| John Jackson | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Dunn | DQ | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ginger Turner | x | Central | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Cindy Meurer | Central | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 50 | |||||||||||||||
| Julie Morgan | South | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hannah Wolfsohl | x | Central | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| Rachel Lamb | x | North | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Christine Gross | X | North | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Barbara Cutter | x | North | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 39 | ||||||||||||||
| Erin Magee | Central | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 18 |