2003 USACK Marathon Team Trials

12 LCKC Athletes Named to the U.S. Canoe/Kayak
National Marathon Team


Gainesville, GA May 18, 2003: Racing concluded today at the 2003 USA Canoe Kayak Marathon National Team Trials. Nineteen athletes were named to the US Junior and Senior Marathon World Championship teams. Twelve of these athletes are from the Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club. The event was hosted at the Lake Lanier Olympic Center, site of the 1996 Olympic Flatwater racing events and site of the Lanier Canoe 2003 World Championships to be held in September 2003. Robert Cleeg and Barend Spies battle Ty Hagler and Steve Corlew in the mens Senior K-2 category.	Start of the 2003 USACK Marathon Team Trials The weather was overcast and windy, but the racing was great for the tandem events. The mens Senior K-2 was a 30K battle between Robert Cleeg - Barend Spies and Lanier paddlers - Steve Corlew and Ty Hagler. Cleeg and Spies had finished 1st and 2nd on Saturday then teamed up for the K-2 event. Corlew won the K-1 bronze. The two teams were never more than a boat length apart for the entire race. Spies and Cleeg finished a half boat ahead of Corlew and Hagler in a sprint finish. Joost Zeegers and John Depalma teamed up to take the bronze.
The Lanier junior mens team of Joseph Carrillo and David Cohen had a very impressive showing. They battled with Zeegers and Depalma for the 20 K Junior distance. Zeegers and Depalma would gain on the water, Carrillo and Cohen would edge ahead on the portages.	Carrillo and Cohen give Depalma and Zeegers a run for their money.
Victoria Llonch and Emily Mickle Kristine Schenk and Sara McCleary	The Junior ladies event was dominated by Lanier paddlers Emily Mickle and Victoria Llonch. The pair finished 13 minutes 42 seconds ahead of silver medallists from Lanier Kellie Phillips and Deidre Kell. Kristine Schenk and Sara McCleary, who placed second and third on Saturday in the K-1 events took the bronze medal on Sunday. Deidre Kell and Kellie Phillips The Marathon World championship team was named at the conclusion of the events. This team will represent the United States in Valladolid, Spain September 27 - 28 at the 2003 Marathon World Championships.
More photos are available in the gallery. Senior Men Robert Cleeg - Springs Florida Baren Spies - Chattanooga, TN Steve Corlew - Grayling, MI - Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Ty Hagler - Gainesville, GA - Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club John Depalma - alternate - Wenatchee, WA Joost Zeegers - alternate - Bellingham, WA Senior Women Elizabeth O'Connor - Bohemia, NY Erin Magee - Texas Junior Men Will Griffeth - Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club - declined Joseph Carrillo - Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Tim Hornsby - Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club - declined Larry Parzynski - Cape Coral, Florida David Cohen Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Junior Women Emily Mickle - Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Kristine Schenk - Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Sara McCleary - Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Kellie Philliips - Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Deidre Kell - Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Victoria Llonch - Gainesville, GA Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club Sunday results Robert Clegg Springs, FL ICF K-2 Men 2:12:06.63 1st Barend Spies Chattanooga, TN Steve Corlew Grayling, MI ICF K-2 Men 2:12:07.80 2nd Ty Hagler Gainesville, GA Joost Zeegers Bellingham, WA ICF K-2 Men 2:19:17.23 3rd John DePalma Wenatchee,WA Carlos Delahoz Miami, Florida ICF K-2 Men DNF Larry Parzynski Cape Coral, FL Joseph Carillo Gainesville, GA ICF K-2 Men Junior 1:30:15.84 1st David Cohen Gainesville, GA Emily Mickle Gainesville, GA ICF K-2 Woman Junior 1:43:57.91 1st Victoria Llonch Gainesville, GA ICF Kellie Phillips Gainesville, GA ICF K-2 Woman Junior 1:49:48.30 2nd Deidre Kell Gainesville, GA Sara McCleary Gainesville, GA ICF K-2 Woman Junior 1:52:57.33 3rd Kristine Schenk Florida Many - Many thanks to Shaun Koos - Tom Mickle and the GREAT team of Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club members who pulled the event together this weekend!