Note: This is an excerpt from another page on this website. For a more complete history, see the 2000 Queensland GPS Head of the River.
2000 GPS Head of the River–
Open Championship First Eight
The O'Connor Cup
Distance: 2000 Metres
Winning Time: 5:58.00
Margins:
0.5 Length (1-2)
1st The Southport School - Bow: Eugene Arenson, 2: John Fyfe, 3: Craig Sanderson, 4: Phil Whitten, 5: Paul Attwood, 6: Josh Graham, 7: Brad Morgan, Str: Mitch Campbell, Cox: Michael Clarke, Coach: Michael Partridge
2nd Anglican Church Grammar School - Bow: S. Speed, 2: A. Keilly, 3: D. Hoare, 4: A. Baillie, 5: J. Carruthers, 6: S. Harper, 7: N. Coorey, Str: T. Reeves, Cox: T. Spottswood, Coach: Peter A. Jell
3rd Brisbane Grammar School
4th Brisbane Boys' College
5th Gregory Terrace - Bow: Nick Braban, 2: Stephen Anderson, 3: Paul Christensen, 4: Jonathan O'Loan, 5: Daniel Gardiner, 6: Sean Ryan, 7: David Nelson, Str: Peter Winkle, Cox: David Clarke, Coaches: Mr. John Bowes & Mr. Simon Daly
6th Brisbane State High School
Page 148, The Sunday Mail, 22 March 2000 Edition
2000 Anglican Church Grammar School First VIIIThe 2000 Anglican Church Grammar Six seat, Sebastian Harper, represented the Australian team twice and the 2004 & 2005 Under 23 World Championships in the Coxless four and the Eight respectively. Harper also rowed in the winning 2002 Queensland crew at the Noel F. Wilkinson Youth VIII Trophy and again competed in 2003. In 2003, Harper rowed for Queensland at the Australian Rowing Championships and rowed in the Under 23 Coxless Four and Under 23 VIII at the 2004 championship. The cox of the same Churchie Crew, Tom Spottswood, competed for Queensland at the 2000 Australian Rowing Championships in the Junior Coxed Four
T. Reeves, the stroke of the runner-up 2000 Anglican Church Grammar School First VIII, was the recipient of the 2000 MacIntyre Cup which is awarded the most all-rounded Churchie sportsman of the year.
In 2003, To recognise 20 years of coaching service to Churchie rowing, Anglican Church Grammar School honoured Dr Peter Jell, coach of the runner up crew in the 2000 Head of the River, by christening a new eight-oared racing boat in his name.