High Point, NC – Charlotte Curri is High Point Rowing Club’s ‘Rower of the Month’ for April.
A freshman student at Bishop McGuinness High School, Charlotte began rowing for High Point Rowing Club as a middle school student at Immaculate Heart of Mary school.
On Saturday at the 2018 North Carolina Youth Rowing State Championships, Charlotte won state championship titles in three events and a silver medal in a fourth.
“To even race four events at a state championship regatta is a grueling challenge,” said her coach Gene Kininmonth. “To actually win gold in three of those races is an incredible feat.”
In her first race of the day, Charlotte won silver in the women’s U17 eights event, when her strong finishing crew finished just a little more than a length behind Triangle Rowing Club.
Charlotte then struck gold with her crew in the women’s lightweight fours final. Her crew of Reagan Labiak, Ainsley Fox, Madison Crandall, and Emily Winberg raced from behind in the early stages of the 1,500m final to win by more than 10 seconds over Triangle in the time of 7 minutes 24 seconds.
Charlotte again won gold in the women’s U17 fours event. Her crew of coxswain Reagan Labiak, Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe, and Kinkead Crotts finished first ahead of Charlotte, Triangle and Jordan Lake, with a time of 7 minutes 57.5 seconds.
The third gold medal for Charlotte then came in the women’s U17 quad sculls event. Charlotte and her crew mates Molly Hilemn, Arte Blythe, and Kinkead Crotts led all the way down the Oak Hollow Lake championship course to win in the time of 7 minutes 3.6 seconds. Triangle finished second in 7:22.3.
Congratulations Charlotte Curri – High Point Rowing Club’s Rower of the Month for April 2018!
Over 400 high school and middle school rowers from the top rowing clubs across the state faced off in 39 different boat classes. Rowers from Asheville, Belmont, Charlotte, Jordan Lake and Raleigh competed against the home town crews from High Point and Greensboro.
The six clubs entered 118 boats in this year’s event, an increase of almost 50% from last year reflecting the growth in the sport.
