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Portland LO/OP Resuts Here are the results from the Portland LO/OP Regatta (Courtesy of official LO/OP Site).
Everett Rowers Place 1st in Miami
The Everett Rowing Association's Junior Men's eight placed first at the Head of the Indian Creek Regatta in Miami, Florida on Oct. 13th. (Everett Herald, Oct. 23, 2002).
Letter from Prague
A note from Irma Erickson regarding her experiences at the recent Masters World Championship Regatta in Prague in September.
U.W. Graduates Help U.S. Women Win Gold at World Championships
U.W. graduates Anna Mickelson and Mary Whipple were part of the women's eight that won a gold medal for the U.S. team yesterday on the final day of competition at the 2002 FISA World Rowing Championships in Seville, Spain. (Seattle Times, Sept. 23, 2002)
Moss Bay Faces Facilities Deadline
The City of Seattle has given Moss Bay Rowing and Kayak Club a Sept. 26th deadline to move its boats to facilities on land. (Seattle Times, Aug. 16 2002).
Northwest Collegiate Rowers Win Honors
U.W.'s Heidi Hurn, Anna Mickelson and Mary Whipple were named to the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association All-America first team. Washington State’s Corrie McGrath (and former Everett rower) was named to the second team.
(Seattle Times, August 1, 2002)
Sammamish Rowers Win Sculling Title"
The Sammamish Rowing Association team of Cassie Rose, Jenny Cromwell, Kari Stenbakken and Nina Jonas won the junior women's B quad sculls title at the U.S. Rowing National Championship Regatta in Camden, New Jersey. Melanie Borger won the 500-meter dash, ahead of Karyn Freer of Lake Washington Rowing Club. (Seattle Times July 27, 2002)
Northwest Rowers Win at World Cup in Switzerland
The U.S. men's eight won gold at the Rowing World Cup in Lucern, Switzerland, including Oregon State rower Joey Hansen. The U.S. women's quadruple sculls won a bronze, including Sarah Jones of Stanwood and Laura Rauchfuss of Seattle. Portia Johnson of Seattle was in a boat that finished fifth in the women's pair.
UW Coach Harville Named Coach of the Year
Washington Women's crew coach Jan Harville has been selected Division I Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association. (Seattle Times, June 25, 2002)
LaRiviere Takes Over as Women's Crew Coach at Washington State
Jane LaRiviere has been named women's crew coach at Washington State, succeeding Tammy Crawford, who resigned after 12 seasons. LaRiviere spent the past season at Oregon State, where she was the women's rowing recruiting coordinator and coach of the freshmen and novice crews. (Seattle P.I., June 5, 2002).
Novice Sara Zorn Strokes SPU Crew
Sarah Zorn, daughter of former Seahawk Quarterback Jim Zorn, is the stroke of the winning SPU four despite being a novice collegiate rower. (Seattle P.I., May 9, 2002).
U.W.s Eights do a Number on Field at Windermere Cup
Both Men's and Women's UW crew teams dominated the Windermere Cup races on Opening Day, and Mt. Baker and Vashion Island junior rowers took home the first Dick Erickson Memorial Cup.(Seattle Times, May 5, 2002).
Husky Rower Combines Dance and Crew
U.W. rower Chris Hawkins is 6'6", a former football player, wrestler, and lacross player. But now he's seat two on the UW men's eight and a dance major. (Everett Herald, May 4, 2002).
Husky Rower Combines Dance and Crew
U.W. rower Chris Hawkins is 6'6", a former football player, wrestler, and lacross player. But now he's seat two on the UW men's eight and a dance major. (Everett Herald, May 4, 2002).
Everett Community College Rowing
Dedication pays off for Everett Community College rowers as they celibrate their third year of the program's existence by going to the Pacific Coast Championships. (Everett Herald, May 3, 2002).
Rowing helps "At Risk" Teens
Windermere Real Estate and the Pocock Center team together to help "At Risk" teens learn to row and gain confidence and life skills in the process. (Seattle Times May 3, 2002)
Men's Rowing Scholarships
The rules are changing again, as both California and Washington crew teams use scholarships to recruit top men rowers. (Seattle Times May 3, 2002).
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