North Channel Community Rowing

North Channel Community Rowing Rowing program in Evanston, IL committed to introducing rowing to nearby diverse communities.

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02/10/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NCCR Celebrates Big Wins with Winter Racing, Grants and Arshay Cooper

EVANSTON, Ill., February 5, 2025 – North Channel Community Rowing (NCCR), a nonprofit serving underrepresented middle school kids in Evanston, is celebrating several notable triumphs, most recently at the Tiro Cup/Southside Smackdown indoor rowing event held on February 1 in Chicago’s Davis Square Park.

Eighteen NCCR rowers participated in individual 500-meter and team relays to win the Middle School Tiro Cup, accumulating the most points among all participating middle school programs.
Among the standout performers, seventh-grader Noa Balthazar won the Girls U15 (under 15 years old) 500-meter race, while her teammate Haley Ciball secured a commendable second place in the same event. Lloyd Seliy showcased his own athletic prowess by winning the Boys U15 500-meter event, and Emilie Bishop, 15, finished an impressive 3rd place in the Girls U17 event. NCCR rowers then broke into relay teams and added two more gold medals and one silver to their haul.

“We could not be prouder of these young athletes who continue to push themselves and set new standards for the program,” said Sandy Culver, Co-Executive Director of NCCR.

The team is now gearing up for an exciting challenge on February 20 during their first Erg-a-thon, where they will race in teams of five -- including former NCCR grads who now row for ETHS – to accumulate as many meters as possible in two hours to raise funds for the program.

The event will take place at Evanston’s Palm House and will feature special guest Arshay Cooper, a motivational speaker and author of the acclaimed book A Most Beautiful Thing, which has also been adapted into a documentary. Cooper’s inspiring story not only resonates with the values of NCCR but also serves as a beacon of hope for young athletes striving to overcome obstacles. In the fall of 2024, NCCR received a grant from Cooper’s A Most Beautiful Thing Inclusion Fund (AMBTIF), which aims to break barriers within the sport of rowing by increasing access for diverse and under-resourced youth across the country.

The other big win for NCCR this season was being awarded a 2024 Systems Change grant from Evanston Cradle to Career.

“We are thrilled to be a partner in this important work toward systemic equity in Evanston,” said Co-Executive Director Michael Wyman.

North Channel Community Rowing invites the community to join them on February 20 at the Palm House, 619 Howard Street, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., to support the next generation of rowers and witness the inspiring journey of the NCCR team firsthand.

For more information about North Channel Community Rowing, upcoming events, and how to get involved, please visit nccrowing.org or contact Michael Wyman at [email protected]

North Channel Community Rowing (NCCR) is a nonprofit organization committed to supporting diversity and access to the sport of rowing through youth programs reaching under-represented students in Evanston’s District 65 schools. NCCR aims to cultivate a passion for reaching one’s highest potential through exposure to an exciting sport that instills lifelong values, camaraderie and discipline.

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