On Sunday night, the Vikes menB次元官网网址檚 rowing head coach Aalbert Van Schothorst was honoured with the annual PresidentB次元官网网址檚 Award at the Canadian University Rowing Association awards. The award is presented each year to a person who has made a substantial impact in the development of rowing as a sport.
Both the menB次元官网网址檚 and womenB次元官网网址檚 teams also brought home multiple medals, maintaining the Vikes consistent presence on the podium in Canadian rowing championships.
The annual awards ceremony and banquet was held Sunday evening at the CARSA Performance Gym following a day of final championship races at Elk Lake. The event put on by volunteers from within UVicB次元官网网址檚 rowing program.
READ MORE:
Van Schothorst said the event ran seamlessly, thanks to the emphasis the program puts on teaching leadership and event management skills to the rowers. B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檙e training 12 hours a week alongside their regular academic studies, so the amount of work that goes into their skill sets makes it hard for them to get a job,B次元官网网址� Van Schothorst said.
B次元官网网址淚n my opinion, the program won the award, not me,B次元官网网址� Van Schothorst said, B次元官网网址渢his is the second event theyB次元官网网址檝e put on in two weeks, back-to-back, so the sheer professionalism and the enjoyment of the participants was great to see.B次元官网网址�
Van Schothorst said millennials are often talked about as being irresponsible, but thereB次元官网网址檚 a difference between irresponsibility and lack of responsibility. B次元官网网址淏y showing them the connection between their sports skill sets and real-world skill sets, they find themselves transitioning seamlessly into work,B次元官网网址� Van Schothorst said. B次元官网网址淢illennials are just so thirsty for that kind of opportunity to dive in and practice those skills.B次元官网网址�
The only Vikes boat to win gold was the womenB次元官网网址檚 open pair McKenna Simpson and Piper Battersby. They were forced to race their final an additional time on Sunday after umpire crew determined a re-race was necessary. Even so, Simpson and Battersby pulled through to win the race and repeat their gold championship with a time of 7:17.94.
READ ALSO:
The Vikes womenB次元官网网址檚 team brought home the one gold, four silver (womenB次元官网网址檚 eight, womenB次元官网网址檚 lightweight single, womenB次元官网网址檚 open single and womenB次元官网网址檚 open lightweight coxed four) and one bronze medal (womenB次元官网网址檚 open lightweight double), while the Vikes menB次元官网网址檚 team took away three bronze medals (menB次元官网网址檚 open lightweight single, menB次元官网网址檚 eight, and menB次元官网网址檚 open pair).
The womenB次元官网网址檚 team came in second overall, while the menB次元官网网址檚 team came in fourth. The Vikes are now in a three-way tie with the UBC Thunderbirds and the Western Ontario Mustangs for the most national championship wins in the eventB次元官网网址檚 22 years.
Like us on and follow
