Surfski Knowledge Base

Jonas Ecker

Aug 22 #29906
There is sadly no live stream for the US Sprint Nationals but the link below will have start list and results for all races.

I will be racing MK1 Senior (18+).
Elena will be racing WK1 Senior (18+) and WK2 Senior (18+).

I have my 1000 heat this morning and my 5k final this afternoon.

Thanks for all your support getting us where we are!

paul clement

Aug 22 #29908
Crush it Jonas and all BCKST athletes! Results page link:

http://usacanoeing-timetable.spotfokus.com/index.php?gmt=-7&gmt2=420

Jonas Ecker

Aug 22 #29909
Oops! I forgot to link results!

Thanks Paul!

https://usacanoeing-timetable.spotfokus.com/index.php?gmt=-5&gmt2=300

Dennis Mowry

Aug 22 #29910
Awesome work Jonas,
I could feel myself rooting for you the whole way on the live feed.
Looked liked some beasts in the line up.
Way to go
:Dennis

Reivers Dustin

Aug 22 #29911
Just fantastic. When Clint Robinson talked to me about international sprint, he tried to explain how well developed Eastern Europe programs were and how hard Western Country's athletes have to work. Not just physically, but in all the personal initiative work. We have been blessed with extraordinary coaches and volunteers. I'm humbled to see the parents and supporters working events and working all the workouts. On top of this put the ingenuity and drive of our local athletes. What a blast to see these stories unfold.

Paul Reavley

Aug 22 #29912
Congratulations to Jonas and Aaron in the K1 Senior Men 5000 finals! 1-2 close finish 0.87 seconds difference after 5K. Zsolt only 2.5 seconds back.

Dennis Mowry

Aug 22 #29913
Wow, that's awesome.
Congratulations Jonas for Rockin'it.

:D'

Paul Reavley

Aug 22 #29914
Congratulations to Elena and Kali on their win in the K2 Senior Female 500!

Dennis Mowry

Aug 22 #29915
Woohoo You Two
Outstanding work
:D'

Duncan Howat

Aug 22 #29916
Jonas, you big dog you, took down my buddy Zsolt, and 5000 meters to boot. Thats a real crank. D

Larry Bussinger

Aug 22 #29917
Wow, wow,!!! Super job. Congratulations Elena, kali and Jonas and Aaron

Larry Bussinger

Kimberly Reeves

Aug 22 #29918
Well done!!
Kim

Sandy Gilliard

Aug 22 #29919
Wonderful performances! V.”sandy” G.

brown.deb88

@…Aug 22 #29920
Bravi! Congrats Elena, Kali, Jonas, Aaron, and also the younger excellent paddlers!
Deb

Sharon Scoggins

Aug 22 #29921
Yes, a lot of great paddling from younger Bellingham athletes today.

Ethan and Zach U16 K2 1000 🥉
Men U16 K4 500🥉
Women U16 K4 500 🥉
Abby and Ellie U16 C2 500🥈
Abby U16 C1 1000 🥉
Sean and Ethan U18 K2 5K 🥉
Ellie U14 K1 500 🥇
Ellie U14 K2 500 w/Nora from Seattle 🥇

Also, the U14 mens category is the largest with 5 Heats in the K1 distances and Ryan Lee has paddled hard through heats and semis to qualify for two finals so far. Finished 9th in the 500.

Smiles for miles.

joanandthom

Aug 22 #29922
An unbelievable showing by the local kids. WOW! Congratulations

Jacquelyn Styrna

Aug 22 #29923
Woo!
Congratulations to the team- so glad to learn of the results.

David Hooper

Aug 23 #29924
Congratulations BCKST paddlers, parents, coaches, team! What an awesome showing all the way around. Cool to see all that hard work and dedication paying off!

Dave H.

Eric Grossman

Aug 23 #29925
Awesome!
Awesome youth, coaches, mentors and community! Live it up!
Eric

Toby Cooper

Aug 23 #29927
Congratulations BCKST! You guys are true champions. And Jonas takes time out to paddle between Vargas and Peters under lights. Huge opportunity. You all make us proud.

Toby

US Sprint Nationals
Michael Lee

Aug 23 #29928
Update from this morning: Jonas wins the K1 500 - National champ! Abby 2nd in the K1 500. Ethan and Ellie move on to the finals in their respective K1 200s, and Ryan moves on to the semi finals in the K1 200.

Girls 5k K1 this afternoon for Abby and Pauli (in hot humid conditions), followed by some 200s qualifiers and exciting K4 finals.

A couple kids out with an untimely stomach bug. Bummer.
Ted Scherrer

Aug 24 #29930
Wow to be 18 and king of the world!

Denise Weeks

Aug 24 #29931
And Elena Wolgamot! Just came in 1st in the 200. You all rock!

Dennis Mowry

Aug 24 #29933
Thank you Steve and all the coaches.
The champs behind the scenes.
Plenty of time, work and support.
Very much appreciated,
:Dennis

Kevin Olney

Aug 24 #29937
Just want to shout out for Jonas Ecker who completed the sweep of Nationals. 200, 500, 1000, 5000. Awesome!!

OPS

Aug 24 #29938
Wow!!!

DeAnne Hemmens
Ocean Paddlesports

MARC ROBERTA WHITLOCK

Aug 24 #29939
We're all shouting with Kevin….WOW!

Thank You Everyone

Jonas Ecker

Aug 25 #29941
Whatcom Paddlers,

As I sit in the Chicago airport awaiting my flight to Europe for the U23 World Championships I wanted to take a moment to reflect and thank our community and coaches. I would not be where I am today or with the success I have found without the help and support of everyone in our community.

For those who have not been up to date with my racing I recently competed at both the ICF Super Cup and US Sprint National Championships. The ICF Super Cup is an invitational showcase event that featured the vast majority of Tokyo 2020 Olympic medalists as well as additional finalists (The only reason I achieved a spot was due to the US being the host nation and COVID travel restrictions blocking a portion of the athletes from attending). In this event I competed in the ~1000m Portage (https://www.instagram.com/tv/CS2FnnwFY_-/?utm_medium=copy_link) event and the 350m Sprint (https://youtu.be/PvDx7mERYAQ @ 44:09) which I placed 4th and 7th respectively. Directly after the end of the ICF Super Cup I began competition at the US National Championships. I competed in the Senior or Open division of Men’s K1 in the 5000m, 1000m, 500m, and 200m. In each of these events I claimed the national title.

I would not be able to achieve this without the support form everyone and coaches.

Thank you everyone for supporting Steve Scoggins and Bellingham Canoe Kayak Sprint Team.

Thank you to those who have donated to my travel funds in the past.

Thank you to Peter Marcus for the weekly community intervals.

Thank you to our various Wednesday Night starters.

Thank you to Paul Clement and Kevin Olney for pushing me through grueling distance workouts.

Thank you to Ana Swetish and Wilson Reavley for helping me through the early morning workouts.

Thank you to Coach Steve Scoggins for providing me with workouts.

And finally thank you to my parents for their continuous support.

My sights are now set on the U23 World Championships in Portugal (Sept 3-6) where I will compete in the MK1 1000m. I will send information regarding race times, results, and live streaming when it is available to me.

And one more thank you for good measure.

~ Jonas Ecker

Ken Barker

Aug 25 #29942
Outstanding Jonas! Well done and good luck in Portugal!

Ken

Jonas Ecker

Aug 25 #29943
This didn’t get copied over from my draft so I’m adding it now.

Thank you to Pat and DeAnne Hemmens of Ocean PaddleSports for the generous support and sponsorship.
Thank you to Pat and AD for the generous and quality gear support and sponsorship.

Jonas Ecker

Rocky Coleman

Aug 26 #29966
Well done Jonas, good luck at the U23's, have fun!