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School News Roll Call And LBJC: Nick McCutcheon Rows To The Top
Published In The May 2011 Issue Of The Long Beach School News Roll Call And Written By Jack Nunn, Owner Of Roworx Indoor Rowing Classes At The Long Beach Rowing Association Nick McCutcheon does not look like the typical heavyweight rower, standing about 5 feet 11 inches and weighing in at about 185 pounds. But Nick can pull ahead of most rowers, due to his determination and desire to succeed. Nick started rowing in January of 2009 with Long Beach Junior Crew, coached by Jack Nunn. He experienced almost immediate success on the team. In the 2009–2010 season, Nick had one of the top junior Concept 2 Indoor Rowing Machine 2,000-meter test scores in the country, completing the event in just six minutes and 17 seconds, faster than the qualifying time for the US Junior National Team. The following year he served as team captain, and that summer Nick was one of the 40 US rowers to be invited to the Junior National Team Selection Camp. Nick placed sixth at the [...]