The SCKC Junior Team was started in 1987 and has produced many paddlers who have represented the United States at the Junior World Championships, the Pan-American Championships and Games, and the Olympic Hopes Regatta.
Junior World Championships (biennially until 2013)
1991 Austria -- Nate Johnson (K), Jeff Walkky (C), Juraj Osuky (K)
1993 Czech Republic -- Nate Johnson (C), Mike Gilbrough (K), Peter Kogan, Juraj Osusky (K), Liz Churchill (K), Olivia White (K), Jordan Malloch (C), Dave Fort (C)
1995 Japan -- Jordon Malloch (C), Dave Fort (C)
1997 Finland -- Jordan Malloch (C), Dave Fort (C), Tamara Jenkins (K), Leanne Wood (K)
1999 Croatia -- Quincy Castro (K)
2001 Brazil --
2003 Japan -- Lauren Austin (K) and Lizzie Resta (K)
2005 Hungary --
2007 Czech Republic -- Alden Keefe-Sampson (C), Peter Metzger (K)
2009 Russia --
2011 Germany -- Mia Overton (K), Angela Wang (5th C1 200m), Claire Kim (K), Bailey Nurmia (K)
2013 Canada -- Zach Guay (C), Lydia Keefe-Sampson (C)
2014 Hungary -- Lydia Keefe-Sampson (C), Nate Errez (K), Miles Cross-Whiter (K)
2015 Portugal -- Lydia Keefe-Sampson (9th C1 500m, 6th C2 200m), Azusa Murphy (6th C2 200m), Nate Errez (K), Miles Cross-Whiter (6th K2 1000m), Reidar Jacobson (C)
2016 Belarus -- Azusa Murphy (C), Nate Errez (K), Miles Cross-Whiter (K)
2017 Romania -- Azusa Murphy (C2)
2018 Bulgaria --
2019 Romania -- Aaron Small (K1, K2, K4)
2020 -- Covid pandemic
2021 Portugal --
2021 Hungary -- Vaughn Schenk (K2; RTR as U16)
2022 Hungary -- Vaughn Schenk (K2, K4; RTR as U16)
2023 Italy --
Pan-Am Championships (Junior division only; not held on pre-Olympics years)
1990 Venezuala -- Dawn Marie Scherrer (3rd K1 500m, 2nd K2 500m)
2002 Brazil -- Juraj Osusky (K)
2005 Canada --
2007 Brazil --
2010 Mexico -- Angela Wang (C, 5x bronzes, 3rd C2 1000m)
2013 Puerto Rico -- Zach Guay (C)
2014 Mexico -- Lydia Keefe Sampson (3rd C1 5000m), Michael Weyna (K)
2016 USA -- Azusa Murphy (4th C1 500m, 4th C1 200m), Nate Errez (7th K2 1000m, 5th K4 1000m)
2017 Ecuador --
2018 Canada -- Azusa Murphy (withdrew due to injury)
Olympic Hopes Regatta (U15, U16, U17)
2011 --
2012 Hungary -- Zach Guay (8th C2 1000m, 6th C4 200m)
2013 Czech Republic -- Miles Cross-Whiter (K), Reidar Jacobson (7th C1 200m & 500m , 8th C1 1000m)
2014 Slovakia -- Azusa Murphy (3rd C1 200m, 4th C1 500m & 1000m), Miles Cross-Whiter (9th K2 500m K2, 6th K2 200m), Nate Errez (9th K2 500m, 6th K2 200m), Reidar Jacobson (C)
2015 Poland -- Azusa Murphy (5th C1 200m, 4th C1 1000m), Miles Cross-Whiter (6th K2 200m, 5th K4 200m), Nate Errez (6th K2 200m, 5th K4 200m)
2016 Hungary -- Azusa Murphy (C qualified but declined)
2017 Czech Republic -- Nevin Harrison (1st C1 200m & 500m; 2nd C1 1000m), Aaron Small (K2 & K4), Jake Zikan (K2 & K4)
2018 Poland -- Nevin Harrison (1st C1 200m & 500m; 4th C2 200m), Aaron Small (K1, K2 & K4), Jake Zikan (K1, K2 & K4)
2019 Slovakia -- Vaughn Schenk (K1)
2020 -- Covid pandemic
2021 Hungary --
2022 Slovakia -- Nora Tsong (qualified but declined)
2023 Poznan -- Nora Tsong (K2 & K4)
After finishing their youth careers with SCKC, many SCKC juniors have gone on to compete on the U23 and senior National Team and a number have also competed at the Olympics. Click here to see the list of SCKC paddlers who have represented the US on the U23 and senior National Teams.