The Hoffman Challenge

The Hoffman Challenge is named in honor of Coach Craig Hoffman. He has spent many decades coaching junior rowing athletes in year round competition. He is one of the most successful and recognized sculling coaches in the country.

The purpose of the Hoffman Challenge is to highlight boys and girls junior single sculling.

Eligibility criteria:

This event is intended to identify up and coming domestic scullers with the potential to represent the United States in international competition in the future.

  • Must be a high school athlete, FISA Age Rule, can not turn 19 in the year of the race.
  • Provide your own equipment, transportation, and lodging
  • Registration via Gold Cup website with intent to race by Sunday, October 15th
    • October 28th Morning: 650 Meter Time trial with 4 fastest times going to the final
    • October 28th Afternoon: 4 across 750m final with stakeboats
  • Prize for Male and Females:
    • 1st: Trophy

2022 Hoffman Challenge Winners

High School Boys

Place Bow Name Time
1st 3 Sam Subramaniam 02:42.810
2nd 2 Reed Eddy 02:49.416
3rd 4 Joseph Savell 02:51.484
4th 1 Evan Wang 02:55.298

High School Girls

Place Bow Name Time
1st 3 Molly McDonnell 03:09.731
2nd 1  Sofia Stafford 03:11.605
3rd 2 Grace Moore 03:11.937
4th 4 Claire Lingle 03:23.591

2019 Hoffman Challenge Winners

High School Boys

Place Bow Name Time
1st 1 Brett Bosse (Oak Neck Rowing Academy) 2:50.077
2nd 2 Nicholas Aronow (Oak Neck Rowing Academy) 2:51.038
3rd 3 Quinn Hall (Malvern Preparatory School) 2:53.961
4th 4 Johannes Bressel (Oak Neck Rowing Academy) 3:03.370

High School Girls

Place Bow Name Time
1st 2 Ella Barry (Oak Neck Rowing Academy) 3:15.570
2nd 3 Arianna Welton (Nereid Boat Club) 3:30.130
3rd 4 Caroline High (Nereid Boat Club) 3:30.846
4th 1 Alina Kelly (Oak Neck Rowing Academy) 3:33.225