Dad Vail Regatta 2009

This year saw the VCU Men's Varsity IV go on to compete at Dad Vails in Philadelphia, PA. Dad Vails is the largest collegiate regatta in the United States.

Our boys pushed hard and they came 20th in the time trials-- missing the qualifying 18th position by only 1 second!

However, the row was solid, and as a show of their effort and determination, they also beat big names such as John's Hopkins, Vassar, Boston College, Amherst, Temple, NC State, Drexel, NY Maritime, Michigan, and George Mason.

Well done, guys! What a way to end the season!

Crew:
Cox- Crystal Tamayo
Str- Paul Burgess
3- Matt Auer
2- Jordan Dodson
Bow- Bill Weirich

Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Crew Championships 2009

It was a wet one!

This year's Mid-Atlantics were virtually under water instead of on it. The heavy rain started early in the morning and didn't cease by the time we packed up shop and left Northern VA for the final time in Spring Season '09.

Unfortunately, we didn't bring home any medals this year. Rain and fate conspired against us on that one with some unfortunate mishaps that resulted in missed races and opportunities from some crews. However, on the water all crews gave their best efforts. It was a bitter-sweet ending to the year.

While that sees the final race for the club this season, the Men's Varsity 4+ has one more race up their sleeves for next weekend-- Dad Vails. We wish them the best of luck! Go VCU!

Kerr Cup 2009

The Kerr Cup in Philadelphia, PA saw beautiful weather and mostly favorable conditions-- something quite unusual for a river, like the Schulkyll, with such a bad rep!


The whole team trekked up to Philly to race in the 2009 Kerr Cup, hosted by Drexel University. For some of our new members, this was their first time competing outside of VA.











While the day's racing didn't produce any wins, all boats put in a good effort-- with the novice women's eight making it to the final!














So we continue to keep training hard as we head up to the last race of the Spring Season-- the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Crew Championships in Fairfax, VA on Sunday May 3rd.


Best of luck to everyone-- keep training hard!

New 2009-2010 Committee

Congratulations to the new officers for the 2009-2010 year!

President: Mike Zderko
Vice-President: Grayson Junker
Men's Captain: Bill Weirich
Women's Captain: Jaimie Gillespie
Treasurer: Lauren Coogle
Secretary: Noel Flores
Event Secretary: Catherine Gellatly





Good luck!

2009-2010 Elections Tomorrow

Hello, hello!

All team members please be aware that elections for the 2009-2010 committee will take place tomorrow morning 14 April 2009 at practice. Please come prepared to nominate and vote on the following positions (parentheses indicate required time on the team before running for election):

President (2 years)
Vice-President (2 years)
Men's Captain (1 year)
Women's Captain (1 year)
Treasurer (1 year)
Secretary (1 year)
Webmaster (1 year)
Fundraising Chair (1 year)

We need everyone to show up tomorrow so that we can hold this election, so PLEASE make sure you are there!!!

Thanks!

Occoquan Sprints 2009

Another exciting day of racing for VCU Crew Club! This time racing took us up to Fairfax Station, VA to race on a 2000m long, 7 lane race course at the home George Mason University Crew, who sponsored this event.

The following boats competed in this event: Men's Varsity 8+, Women's Varsity 8+, Women's Novice 8+, Men's Varsity 4+, Men's Novice 4+, and Women's Novice 4+.

A full listing of results with times for the day can be found >here<.



1st Place:
Men's Varsity 4+
Cox: Crystal Tamayo
Str: Paul Burgess
3: Matt Auer
2: Jordan Dodson
Bow: Bill Weirich


2nd Place:
Women's Novice 4+
Cox: Jaimie Gillespie
Str: Lauren Coogle
3: Kelsey Thurber
2: Dani Ferguson
Bow: Elizabeth Ferree


Congratulations to both crews for a job well-done!

Photo Credits: Kristina Mixon

Rockett's Landing Collegiate Regatta 2009

What a day!

After anxiously anticipating and preparing to host Richmond's only collegiate regatta, Mother Nature decided she was against us! Going into Sunday we were prepared for a little rain, maybe a thunderstorm or two, but certainly not the wind that kicked up with unfortunate consequences!

Only three events were rowed before the wind caused racing to be cancelled. Results can be found at >here<.

In the end, University of Maryland Baltimore County, NC State and VCU all had boats swamped by the torrential winds and the waves created by them. All rowers were rescued and returned safely to land.

Coverage of race day's events can be found in this Richmond Times-Dispatch article >online<.

In addition, photos from the regatta can be found online >here<, courtesy of JFord Photography.

We hope that next year the weather will cooperate with us, and we can continue to run this awesome event for collegiate rowing in Richmond!