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NEWS Dad Vail Bronze! The Rochester Crew Women's Varsity Eight took 3rd place in the Division II/III Grand Final at the 2009 Dad Vail Regatta this past weekend!! This marks the first time a Rochester boat has medalled at Dad Vail since 1991. The Rochester MV8+ also made it to the MV8+ Grand Final for the first time in several years. Congratulations to Head Coach Will Greene and the Rochester Women!! Photos from the event can be found here. The previous weekend at New York State Championships the WV8+ also took Bronze, and the MV8+, who had been favorites, won the Petite Final after a disappointing Heat race. The WN8+ also took Silver in their event. Full Spring Racing results can be found here. The team's final race is ACRA Championships in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in two weeks. April 18th, 2009 Spring Racing Results Updated The team's been busy since returning from Spring Break on March 14th, competing at Lubber's Cup, UAA's, dual-meets against Ithaca, RIT, Skidmore and Hobart & William Smith, and Knecht Cup. At Lubber's Cup, the WV8+ took second behind Grand Valley and the MV8+ took third behind Notre Dame and U of Michigan. The next day the team drove from Michigan to Pennsylvania to compete at the UAA Championship where the Women won 9 of 11 events on their way to winning the Women's Points Trophy, and the Men won the MV8+, MV4+, MV2- and MJV4+ but lost the Men's Points Trophy to Emory. The following Saturday in Ithaca, the MV8+ beat Ithaca and RIT, and the WV8+ and WJV8+ both lost to Ithaca but beat Skidmore. The next day UR and RIT hosted Hobart & William Smith Colleges in Rochester - the MV8+ beat RIT and Hobart, and the Women lost to William Smith. The team traveled to the Knecht Cup in Philadelphia next, where Rochester took Gold in the MV2-, Silver in the Men's Club Four (Div I), Bronze in the Men's Frosh/Novice Eight (Div II/III), and fourth in the Women's Club 4+ Div II/III and Women's V8+ Div III. Full Spring Racing results can be found here. The team's remaining races include NY States on May 2-3rd, Dad Vail's on May 8-9th, and ACRA's on May 23-24th. Look for an Evite for Dad Vail's soon, and be sure to check out the official University invitation for Dad Vail's here. February 23rd, 2009 CRASH B Results Posted Coach Will Greene took a small group of rowers and coxswain to the Charles River All Star Has-Beens World Indoor Rowing Championships this past weekend in Boston, MA. Congratulations to the everyone who competed in this premier event! Results can be found here, or by clicking on "Spring Racing" in the Racing menu. The team is next headed to Spring Break training in Miami, FL from March 7th through 14th. January 2nd, 2009 Happy New Year! The team finished a strong fall racing season at the Syracuse Invitational the first weekend in November, and our annual Fall Work Weekend fundraiser the following weekend. Complete racing results from the Fall can be found here. The Spring Racing season begins on February 22nd at CRASH-B's in Boston, MA. Head Coach Will Greene is happy to announce the team is 86-athletes strong this fall, but we are still in desperate need of ergs and oars for Winter Training and Spring. The team needs at least 6 more ergs to run winter practice. Water practices are also limited by the number of oars the team has, and the team is still in need of another set of 8 oars. Please consider making a tax-deductable donation to UR Crew to help Rochester Crew purchase 6 more ergs ($850ea) and at least 8 oars ($295ea)! October 26th, 2008 UR Crew Competes at Head of the Charles and Head of the Schuylkill Regattas Rochester Crew wrapped up the fall racing season this past weekend at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia. Both Men's and Women's crews placed in the top percentages at the Head of the Charles guaranteeing entries at the 2009 event. Thanks to all the Alumni and Friends that replied to the Evite and came out to support the team! Results can be found on the Fall Racing page. If you would like to receive an Evite for future events contact us by email at web[at]urcrewfriends[dot]org, or here Help support UR Crew! The Fall 2008 season is quickly upon us and you can help support UR Crew by making a donation today to help the team with it's 2008-2009 equipment needs, which include:
Also, in order to meet last year's equipment needs, the team secured financing to replace the old truck (which had over 180,000 miles on it!), one Women's Vespoli Eight, and two training pairs. We're still taking donations to help pay down these items. June 23rd, 2008 Women's Crew To Go Varsity "The women's rowing program at the University of Rochester, which has operated as a club sport for more than 20 years, will be raised to varsity intercollegiate status beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year. "I am excited to announce that women's rowing will become our 23rd varsity sport," said George VanderZwaag , the University's Director of Athletics and Recreation. "This is a club program with a strong history at the University. We have a terrific rowing venue on the Genesee River. We feel fortunate to have the University's support in adding to our varsity program offerings in this way." For more news, read the official University release here. Stay tuned to the Friends of UR Crew website for more information concerning fundraising drives and future events regarding this announcement. |
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