2021 New Zealand Under 19 Team Announcement
2021 New Zealand
Under 19 Team Announcement
On 7 December 2020 it was confirmed that
due to COVID-19, Rowing NZ did not intend to send athletes to compete at international
regattas throughout 2021, excluding the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta and
the Tokyo Olympic Games. However, it is still the intention of Rowing NZ to
select and support age group squads irrespective of international travel
throughout 2021.
Following successful trials at Lake Karapiro from 24-30 April
2021, an U19 team has been selected. The team will train and race together
throughout the winter, following one of the two scenarios as
announced on 5 March 2021.
Rowing NZ encourages any athletes not selected to the U19 team
to continue rowing throughout the winter. The new National Pathway aims to
offer support to athletes in their home clubs, schools and universities and
athletes are able to gain selection onto the pathway through the winter
regional programmes. Further information and a link to sign up to receive
further details can be found here.
Women’s Coxless Quad
Madeleine Parker, Napier Girls’ High School
Mollie Nicol, Star Boating Club
Nicole Campbell, Nelson College for Girls
Orla Cuffe, North Shore Rowing Club
Nick Barton (Coach)
Women’s Coxless Four
Brooke Pitchford, Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Hamilton
Emily Bowden, Christchurch Girls’ High School
Emily Gordon, Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Hamilton
Meg Flanagan, Marlborough Girls’ College
Jo Shotter (Coach)
Women’s Double/Pair (Reserves)
Caitlin Revell, Wellington Girls’ College
Orla Fitzgerald, Christchurch Girls’ High School
Jo Shotter (Coach)
Men’s Eight
Benjamin Shortt, Auckland Grammar School
Cody Johnson, Auckland Grammar School
Fred Vavasour, Marlborough Boys’ College
Matthew Waddell, St Paul’s Collegiate School
Nicholas Bryan, Mount Albert Grammar School
Oliver Welch, Auckland Grammar School
Robson Wallace, Sacred Heart College, Auckland
Sacha Dewancker, Gisborne Boys’ High School
Lauren Williams, Auckland Diocesan School for Girls (Coxswain)
Logan Keys (Coach)
Men’s Coxless Quad
Dominiko Arnerich, St Peter’s College
Harry Fitzpatrick, West End Rowing Club
Oliver Ransom, Nelson College
Reuben Cook, Otago Boys’ High School
Kaye Surgenor (Coach)
Men’s Double/Pair (Reserves)
Edward Lopas, Christchurch Boys’ High School
Oscar Ruston, Gisborne Boys’ High School
Nick Barton (Coach)
*As Rowing NZ has named an U19 Men’s Eight, a coxswain
will be selected from those that nominated for the team. Shortlisted coxswains
will be contacted by Rowing NZ to arrange interviews
Coach Team
Nick Barton – Lead
Nick began his rowing at Whanganui
Collegiate school and continued at Otago University while he completing degrees
in Commerce and Physical Education. After finishing rowing in 2004 Nick became
the Regional Development Officer in Waikato and Head Coach at Sacred Heart
Girls in Hamilton. Nick later spent time abroad which included coaching at
Oxford University before moving back to New Zealand in 2010 and coaching at
Villa Maria in Christchurch. Post Canterbury earthquakes, Nick accepted the
Head Coach role at Sacred Heart Hamilton once more and returned back to the
Waikato. He was with Sacred Heart for 5 years during which time he coach NZ U18
North Island team two years in a row, trans-Tasman University team in 2015 and
the NZ U21 team in 2016 alongside women’s coach Waikato university women’s
eight for the Gallagher great race in 2014, 2015. In 2016 Nick moved to St
Paul’s Collegiate as Head Coach where the girls went on to win the U18 4+ for
the first time, as well as medalling in the 2- and 8+ alongside some medal
performances from the junior boys. In 2017 Nick became Assistant Coach at
Waikato RPC and coached the NZ Junior Women’s 4-. Nick has been with Waikato
RPC and the NZ junior team ever since. In 2018 Nick coached both the JW4- and
Jw2x to bronze medals in Racice. In 2019 Nick was selected as lead Junior coach
and coached the women’s 4- to 5th place in Tokyo. Nick has continued his role
as lead Junior coach and has driven changes to the programme to assist the
athletes in their overall development. Nick has also completed a Post Grad
diploma in Business Management and been part of several coach development
programmes with Rowing NZ, Sport NZ and HPSNZ.
Logan Keys
Logan began rowing at Christchurch Boys High School (CBHS)
and went on to represent New Zealand in the U23 4+ winning silver at the World
Championship in Linz 2013. Logan was also assisting coaching at CBHS and
studying during this time before focusing on his rowing at Southern RPC
2013-2014. In 2015 Logan decided to step into coaching full-time and became
Head Coach at CBHS where he remained until 2019. During this time the CBHS
programme continued to build and develop successful crews across the board and
had a number of rowers being invited to NZ team trials. In 2019 Logan lead the
CBHS boys U18 8+ to gold, their first ever Maadi cup title. That year they won
8 golds and 2 bronzes and were winners of the overall points trophy. Logan
assisted in Southern RPC winter coaching in 2017 and was named a Junior Coach
in 2018 where he coached the M4- leading the team to silver. In 2019 Logan
coached Jack Lopas and Ollie McLean in the U23 2x where they were based in the
USA and joined the NZ team in Florida and got silver. For the 2020-2021 season
Logan joined Rangi Ruru as the senior coach, winning the Levin Jubilee Cup
(Girls' U18 8+) along with the Star trophy for Top School. Logan also runs his
own labour hire business in Christchurch (MoreStaff) is the Regional Manager
for the Canterbury Rowing Association and the Rowing NZ US Scholarship Liaison.
Logan has completed a Commerce degree and a Master’s of Professional
Accounting, which he was able to do during his time as a rower. Since starting
in coaching Logan has completed the Rowing NZ Coach Scholarship course and has
attended RNZ HP coach workshops.
Jo Shotter
Jo grew up
developing a passion for sport after playing hockey and rowing in Christchurch.
This lead her into a PE teaching degree alongside a representative hockey
Career with Otago and Canterbury. Jo has continued to be involved in hockey
coaching alongside her rowing coaching. However since being involved in
Westlake boys from 2015 she has focused on rowing. Jo first began coaching in
Canada at Shawnigan Lake School in 1990 where she also completed an advanced
coaching qualification. On her return to NZ Jo was a teacher, hockey coach and
rowing coach at St Kentigern’s college for 6 years. During this time Jo coaches
the Junior Men’s 8+ in 1997, 1998 where the team were based out of Auckland and
competed in a trans-Tasman competition. Jo then went to the UK where she was
coach and boatman for Kings School, Wimbledon for two years. During these two
years Jo was mentored by Harry Mahon spending a lot of time in the coach boat
with him during a period when he coached the British M1x and M8+ as well as the
Cambridge 8+. Jo stepped away from the sport for a while during which time she
focused on teaching, coaching hockey and raising her three children. Jo came
back into rowing in 2015 where she was assistant coach at Westlake Boys High
School before moving into the Director of Rowing role in 2019. Since then Jo
has coached the Auckland Light Blues rep crew to Australia and was the North
Island U18 women’s sweep coach in 2018 and the U18 men’s sweep coach in 2019.
Kaye Surgenor
Kaye
started rowing at the Picton Club and with Queen Charlotte College. At the
Maadi Cup regatta in 1980 she was a member of the winning crew in the inaugural
Dawn Cup race for Girls U19 Four’s and also won the Girls U19 Eight. While
studying at Lincoln University she rowed for the Canterbury Club where in 1984
she won the Premier Women’s Pair and Eight. After finishing her studying she
returned to Marlborough and joined the Wairau Club where she won the Premier
Women’s Quad in 1985. While bringing up her three son’s Kaye took a break
from rowing and returned to the sport in 2005 when 2 of her son's became
involved. After coaching in Marlborough for 8 years, in 2013 she took a
coaching role at St Margaret’s College, where she stayed for 3 seasons. During
her time with St Margaret’s, Kaye successfully coached many crews including the
girls U18 8+ to gold at Maadi Cup 2015. From 2014 to 2016 Kaye was involved
with the South Island U18 team first as a coach and then as a Selector. Kaye
coached boys sculling in 2014, girls sweep in 2015 and boys sweep 2016. In 2016
she was also selected to coach the U21 men’s sweep squad and in 2017 coached
the U21 men’s sculling squad. In 2016 Kaye began her role as Lead men’s coach
for Nelson rowing Club, leading crews to multiple National and Maadi medals
over the following 3 seasons. Kaye shifted back to her local club, Wairau in
2019 which culminated in a successful National Championships 2020 where her
Senior Men’s crews achieved 3 golds, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals. Kaye has
continued to upskill her coaching as she has gone along starting with a diploma
in Applied Sport in 2008, the Performance Coach Advance Programme through Sport
NZ in 2014-2015 and Rowing NZ PM Scholarship and Career Coach Programmes. She
has been involved in the Marlborough Rowing Association since 2018 and is
currently the Secretary. Outside of rowing Kaye manages her family's vineyard.
