Caterson was first selected to steer a New South Wales state crew in the 1983 men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship racing for the King's Cup.

He steered Mosman and composite coxed fours in national title attempts at the Australian Rowing Championships in 1983, 1985 (to victory), 1987 and 1988.

[4] At the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, England, Caterson steered the Australian men's eight to a gold medal.

[5] That same year at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, that same crew with Caterson in the stern also won gold in the Australian men's eight.

His final national representative coxing duties were in the Australian men's eight at both the 1990 and 1991 World Rowing Championships.