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 —
2024 Bulgaria —
2025 Portugal —
2026 Canada — Soren Ogle (K1, K4)
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 Poland — Nora Tsong (K2 & K4)
2024 Hungary — Soren Ogle (K1, K2 & K4)
2025 Czech Republic — Soren Ogle (K1, K2 & K4)
2026 Slovakia — Cooper Beitlers (K1, 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.