High Point, NC – Greensboro resident and High Point Rowing Club board director Mary Horan has a contributed a cash gift to the team to purchase the youth program a four-man racing shell.
The boat was much needed as until now the new program had been borrowing boats from other clubs on race day, with little opportunity to practice before hand. Despite this, the team recently enjoyed its historic first ever victory in the women’s junior novice fours event at the Clemson Sprints Regatta in South Carolina. Horan’s daughter Katie Ognovich was a member of the winning crew.
“The results are extremely impressive especially when you consider that they were in borrowed equipment,” said Horan. “We have great rowers – yes I am being a proud mom – now we have a shell that will allow them to show everyone else what their moms and coach know.”
Crew team founder Gene Kininmonth said he could not imagine a better way to honor the commitment and passion the students have displayed for rowing. “Mary has been instrumental behind the scenes in getting this program off to a strong start and this gift of a shell will allow for more high school students to row in the Triad. We are grateful to Mary for her spirited leadership and support.”
The team’s next fundraising goal is to purchase an additional set of oars ($1,200) and a second coach boat ($3,000) so that the rowers can receive more focussed attention from coaching staff who currently share a coach boat.
