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2016 World Erg Challenge Info Teams Individuals Statistics Winners

2016 World Erg Challenge Prize Winners

Congratulations to all our prize winners for the 2016 World Erg Challenge! The four clubs listed below are prize winners for their choice of a Model D or Model E Indoor Rower, or a SkiErg.

The individuals listed in the table below are prize winners for the 2016 assortment of WEC prizes:

  • Sports Bag
  • Water Bottle
  • Towel
  • Lip Balm
  • Seat Pad

Winners were selected from all non-virtual eligible clubs participating in the challenge.

Note: Virtual, long-distance, purely electronic groupings of rowers and people and/or individuals not affiliated with a club are not eligible for prizes. Prizes will be shipped within 4—6 weeks of the challenge end.

Category Winners
Club with the most meters Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.
Club with the greatest number of meters rowed per person
(minimum of five people per team to qualify for this prize)		 TruVo2 & Premier GroupX (Fresno)
Two randomly drawn clubs
(minimum of five people per team to qualify for this prize)
  1. Cisco LIfeConnections—53,573m meters/person
  2. Sidney Sussex Boat Club—105,572m meters/person
Top Ten Men
  1. Tom Odle (Greenville Indoor Rowing)—2,029,701m
  2. Gary DeYoung (Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.)—1,700,000m
  3. Henry Legarre (Titanium)—1,554,044m
  4. Gerold Becker (Platinum Sport und Wellness)—1,538,486m
  5. Dale Winchester (Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.)—1,385,756m
  6. Franco Molinaro (Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.)—1,355,000m
  7. Tony Alessandri (Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.)—1,111,111m
  8. Richard Yochum (Genesee Rowing Club)—1,079,900m
  9. Jay Brandt (Bend Rowing Club)—1,032,666m
  10. John Neighbors (Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.)—902,310m
Top Ten Women
  1. Joyce Winchester (Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.)—1,546,419m
  2. Judy Abbott (Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.)—1,125,275m
  3. Melissa Schul (Final Results Fitness)—1,086,043m
  4. Laura Matson (Final Results Fitness)—1,055,300m
  5. Annette Toro (Final Results Fitness)—955,191m
  6. Marla Blazier (Final Results Fitness)—801,381m
  7. ursula kunhardt (CRUfit)—794,265m
  8. Anna Konda (Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.)—740,000m
  9. alexa brown (CRUfit)—673,787m
  10. Christy Hilgers (UCanRow2)—627,757m
Top Adaptive Men
  1. John Wills (Palmers Sports and Fitness Centre)—115,196m
  2. John Garrow (CTP)—31,947m
  3. Kyle James (CTP)—28,812m
  4. Adam Figures (CTP)—20,382m
  5. Matt Anderson (CTP)—18,592m
  6. Joshua Boissoneau (Community Rowing, Inc)—15,240m
  7. Mathew Johnson (CTP)—15,078m
Top Adaptive Women
  1. Johanna Beyer (Community Rowing, Inc)—139,301m
  2. Ann Marie Medlar (Halifax Adaptive)—125,206m
  3. Lois Butterfield (Halifax Adaptive)—68,015m
  4. Kaylee Chapman (CTP)—30,235m
  5. Kayla DeMarois (CTP)—24,583m
  6. Kaitlyn Sikkema (CTP)—13,576m
  7. Nancy Karabinus (Rocky River Rec Center)—9,929m
Top Ten Kids
  1. Nicholas Baney (Space Coast Crew World Erg Challenge)—297,075m
  2. Jared Decker (Space Coast Crew World Erg Challenge)—261,155m
  3. Issac Baker (VLC Highschoolers)—250,000m
  4. Adam Brown (Live2RowStudios)—154,472m
  5. Alex McCubbin (Thunder Bay Rowing Club)—153,885m
  6. Ignotas Gruodis (Academia Remigum)—138,840m
  7. Nanette Matrisciano (Live2RowStudios)—128,912m
  8. Katherine Caravello (Live2RowStudios)—115,926m
  9. Clark NeSmith (Space Coast Crew World Erg Challenge)—111,000m
  10. Ignas Masalskis (Academia Remigum)—102,333m
Ten Randomly Selected Men
(from all those completing at least 100,000 meters during the challenge)
  1. Gary Deuse (RockwellRECcenter)—253,181m
  2. Stig Hansen (Upper Valley Rowing Foundation)—146,144m
  3. Mark Wilcock (Van Demon Fitness )—236,336m
  4. Rory West (Royal Navy)—170,260m
  5. Brett Behrends (Irving Police Department)—119,005m
  6. Kam Kennington (TruVo2 & Premier GroupX (Fresno))—250,000m
  7. John Obermeier (Greenville Indoor Rowing)—101,975m
  8. Tom Perry (Essex Rowing Masters)—277,000m
  9. Andy Tate (U.S. Navy)—172,123m
  10. Craig Gollan (Van Demon Fitness )—104,447m
Ten Randomly Selected Women
(from all those completing at least 100,000 meters during the challenge)
  1. Nancy Weinberg (Community Fitness Pointe of Munster, In.)—292,198m
  2. Ann Marie Walker (CrossFit Fairport)—151,619m
  3. Mary Ellen Rogers (Essex Rowing Masters)—202,437m
  4. Audrey Graham (Corning Community YMCA)—323,009m
  5. Nancy Barry (All Cape Rowing)—174,000m
  6. Rebecca Furmen (A.E. Riesen Fitness First ATI employee GYM )—264,979m
  7. Amy Burnett (getBUILTChattanoogaCrossFit)—144,180m
  8. Karen Motlow (CRUfit)—151,761m
  9. Judith Eitas (All Cape Rowing)—107,400m
  10. Lisa Bautista-Doerr (Three Rivers Rowing 2 Day Mixed Masters)—111,061m