ACA hosts its first U.S. Sprint Nationals

One of the little-noticed, but important changes in U.S. canoeing and kayaking is that the American Canoe Association, founded in 1880, became the National Governing Body for the sport in the United States.

Among other things, the ACA is now responsible for the U.S. entries into international events and part of that is staging the U.S. National Sprint Championships, taking place from 1-4 August on the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The defending champions and runner-ups from 2017’s Nationals in Clermont, Florida:

Men:

C-1/200 m: 1. Gavin Ross, 43.93 2. Kenny Kasperbauer, 44.36
C-1/500 m: 1. Ryan Grady, 1:56.53 2. Gavin Ross, 1:58.30
C-1/1,000 m: 1. Ryan Grady, 4:17.47 2. Kenny Kasperbauer, 4:27.60
C-1/5,000 m: 1. Gavin Ross, 27:38.61 2. Kenny Kasperbauer, 28:27.21
C-2/200 m: 1. Kenny Kasperbauer/Oliver Farquhar, 45.08
2. Blaise Rhodes/Gavin Ross, 46.99
C-2/1,000 m: 1. Riley Bunner/Edward Surles, 4:16.59
2. Kenny Kasperbauer/Oliver Farquhar, 4:24.97
C-4/1,000 m: 1. Kenny Kasperbauser/Ben Gregory/Ryan Grady/Mike Thompson, 4:05.85
2. Riley Brunner/Stanton Collins/Drew Deppe/Aaron Mullican, 4:17.80

K-1/200 m: 1. Stanton Collins, 36.94
2. Miles Cross-Whiter, 37.28
K-1/500 m: 1. Alex Lee, 1:43.33
2. Aaron D. Mullican, 1:44.65
K-1/1,000 m: 1. Alex Lee, 3:44.53
2. Jesse Lishchuk, 3:47.85
K-1/5,000 m: 1. Alex Lee, 22:53.11
2. Aaron D. Mullican, 23:05.21
K-2/200 m: 1. Stanton Collins/Aaron D. Mullican, 34.22
2. Nathaniel Errez/Miles Cross-White, 35.69
K-2/1,000 m: 1. Stanton Collins/Aaron D. Mullican, 3:29.24
2. Alex Lee/Nainoa Orr, 3:32.57
K-4/1,000 m: 1. Aaron Mullican/Stanton Collins/Drew Deppe/Owen Farley-Klacik, 3:12.97
2. Alex Lee/Nainoa Orr/Kai Wilding/Nick Whitcomb, 3:15.90

Women:

C-1/200 m: 1. Ann Armstrong, 53.38
2. Andreea Ghizila, 53.86
C-1/500 m: 1. Ann Armstrong, 2:27.06
2. Pam Boteler, 3:07.52
C-1/1,000 m: 1. Ann Armstrong, 5:21.70
2. Pam Boteler, 5:37.61
C-1/5,000 m: 1. Pam Boteler, 38:26.41 (Only finisher)
C-2/200 m: 1. Azusa Murphy/Hana Neutz, 54.84
2. Ann Armstrong/Pam Boteler, 57.52
C-2/500 m: 1. Ann Armstrong/Pam Boteler, 2:26.02
2. Azusa Murphy/Hana Neutz, 2:30.42
C-4/500 m: 1. Ann Armstrong/Pam Boteler/Kathleen McNamee/Kelly Rhodes, 2:45.19
2. Lisa Ramm/Victoria Stocker/Becca Schuette/Betsy Ray, 3:21.90

K-1/200 m: 1. Samantha Barlow, 46.50
2. Caroline Cook, 49.10
K-1/500 m: 1. Samantha Barlow, 2:02.33
2. Farran Smith, 2:08.16
K-1/1,000 m: 1. Samantha Barlow, 4:14.78
2. Farran Smith, 4:20.39
K-1/5,000 m: 1. Samantha Barlow, 25:26.88
2. Kalen Lee Scholz, 27:39.01
K-2/200 m: 1. Samantha Barlow/Mira Corrao, 44.80
2. Anne Blanchard/Lisa Swenson, 49.10
K-2/500 m: 1. Samantha Barlow/Mira Corrao, 1:54.73
2. Anne Blanchard/Lisa Swenson, 2:05.47
K-4/500 m: 1. Bria Cornforth/Catherine Wilborn/Irissa Danke/Ina Poecher, 1:49.86
2. Samantha Barlow/Madison Long/Geome Ramirez/Courtney Stow, 1:55.38

For the 2017 Nationals, look for results here.