CIRC 2010 Summary

Record Challenge Winners: $1,500
One USA and five CIRC Records were broken by competitors participating in the Record Challenge. They are:

USA Record Broken
Andrew Benko: Senior Men (40/49) = 06:01.4
CIRC Records Broken
Kateri Polen: Master Women (30/39) = 07:39.7
Sharon Marie: Master Women (30/39 Lwt) = 07:41.9
Fran Tuite: Veteran Women (50/54 Lwt) = 07:46.6
Barbara Bartel: Veteran Women (60/64) = 08:35.5
Rich Cureton: Veteran Men (55/59 Lwt) = 06:50.5

4 Additional CIRC 2K Records Broken
Women
Annik Mathews: Master (30/39 Lwt) = 07:45.3
Margarita Zezza: Veteran (50/54) = 07.34.1
Men
Jason Kopelman: Juniors (13/18) = 06:18.5
Joseph Darnell: Veteran (50/54 Lwt): = 07:31.4

11 CIRC Event Records Broken
Women
Open 500: Walsh Sarah = 01:39.5
Open 500 (Lwt): Heather MacRae = 01:50.8
Junior 2K (Lwt): Beth Baustian =07:42.0
Collegiate Coxswain 1K: Kelly Maffei = 04:03.0
Junior Coxswain 1K: Haley Weil = 03:55.7
Open Challenge: University of Chicago = 16:11.2

Men
Junior 2K: Jason Kopelman = 06:18.5
Junior 2K (Lwt): Scott Tinsman = 06:32.7
Junior Novice 2K: George Gebhard = 06:30.3
Middle School 500: Christoper Tinsman = 01.39.6
Youth Challenge: Lincoln Park Jrs = 13:46.8

1 New CIRC Base Records Established
Base Records are established in events without prior competitors
Women
2K (70/74): Currency Kerndt = 09:58.8

$10,300 in Support Givebacks
CIRC exists to support and encourage local indoor and on-water programs for all ages and levels of ability. Givebacks are part of the mission. This year $10,300 supported the CAP, Challenge and Adaptive programs.

Youth and Open Challenge Summary
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University of Chicago Sweeps Open Challenge

Women’s Division: University of Chicago
Going into the Challenge Relay, LPBC held the lead by 1.7 seconds over the University of Chicago. The UC relay time of 08:29.8 was 4.4 seconds faster than LPBC to give them not only the Open Challenge victory but also a new CIRC record beating Marquette’s previous record by .3 of a second at 16:11.2.

Men’s Division: University of Chicago
Going into the Challenge Relay, the Lincoln Park Boat Club held a .4 second lead over the University of Chicago followed by Chicago Training Center at -6.4 seconds. Pulling a 7:08.0 in the relay was enough for UC to claim the Open Challenge victory by 2.3 seconds at 13:38.2. .

Lincoln Park Juniors Sweep Youth Challenge

Women’s Division: Lincoln Park Juniors
Going into the Challenge Relay, LPJ held a 25.9 second lead over North Suburban Crew followed by Chicago Training Center. LPJ extended their time in the relay by an additional 19.2 seconds for a composite victory time of 16:22.2

Men’s Division: Lincoln Park Juniors
Going into the Relay, LPJ held a 3.1 second lead over New Trier. They extended their time in the relay by an additional 3.3 seconds to give LPJ nopt only the Youth Challenge victory but also a new CIRC record beating Detroit Boat Club’s previous record by 23.4 seconds at 13:46.8

A Special Thanks to Chicago State University
Especially to Dr. Robert J. Szyman and the CSU Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and their continuing efforts to involve students not only as volunteers but also exposing them to the world of adaptive athletics.

To Our Competitors / Coaches / Parents
CIRC continues to grow as a respected and anticipated annual event. This would not be possible without the enthusiastic support from the individual competitors, coaches volunteers and parents. You made this a truly a pleasurable event to host.