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Snow Rower
Check out the photo of a dedicated rower in the snow (Everett Herald, Jan. 11, 2007).
Anna Mickelson tops 2006 with P.I. Sports Star of the Year Award
Anna Mickelson, the Seattle native and UW rower earned six spots on on the US Rowing Team, a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics, and in a pair won gold at the Lucern World Cup at Lucerne in May 2006, and again in the US Women's Eight won Challenge Cup at Henley. She will be honored as the Seattle P.I. Sports Star of the Year (Seattle P.I. Jan. 19, 2007).
"Really Ancient Mariner" William P. Miller Dies at 91
Northwest Rowers are familiar with the "Ancient Mariners" who row out of the Pocock Center in Seattle, but there is a group within that group known as the "Really Ancient Mariners". William P. Miller had competed for the 1936 Olympic Trials, but it was at age 90 that he took up rowing again when he persuaded those rowers to let him row with them on Lake Washington (Seattle Times, Jan. 28, 2007).
College Football pays for Rowing
The economics are simple - the U.W. Men's and Women's rowing teams, both nationally top-ranked, EACH lose $600,000 dollars a year, despite support from alumni. Men's football and basketball helps pay for them (Seattle Times, Jan. 28, 2007).
KCTS Documentary Looks at Impact of Title IX
KCTS, Seattle's Public TV station, will air a documentary they produced about the affects of Title IX on women's collegiate athletics over the past 25 years, airing Thursday Feb. 15, 2007 at 8:00 P.M. on Seattle's Channel 9). Everett Herald, Feb. 15, 2007).
Three Huskies on US Rowing Team Visiting Seattle
Former Univ. of Washington rowers Sam Burns, Scott Gault and Brett Newlin are on the U.S. Men's Rowing Team which will visit Seattle Feb. 24th - March 5th for a pre-season training camp on Lake Washington. Other U.S. National Team members training in Seattle include Bryan Volpenhein (2004 gold-medal eight), and Steven Coppola, Josh Inman, Chris Liwski, Marcus McElhenney, Dan Walsh, Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (Seattle Times, Feb. 24, 2007).
SPU's Rachel Strand adds rowing to her list of sports
Rachel Strand was first a basketball player. When she picked up long-distance running in high school to keep in shape for baskeball, she won the state cross-country title in her senior year. When a hip injury made her give up distance running, she started erging, and the SPU coach has now talked her into turning to the water. This spring, she will be turning out for crew as soon as the basketball season ends (Everett Herald, February 23, 2007).
Young U.W. Rowers Prove Themselves - Again
The future of U.W. Men's rowing is impressing a national audience. On the Mountlake Cut, the Juniors barely edged out the sophomores, who in turn barely beat the freshmen, all leaving the seniors behind. National Rowing magazines are predicting a return to dominance for the Huskey Men's Crew (Seattle Times, March 25, 2007).
Husky Women, Green Lake Crew, and Everett Rowing Shine in the Cut
The Husky Women, Green Lake Crew, and Everett Rowing Association crews dominated the Husky Open on the Mountlake Cut, with the Husky Women finishing 1-2 in the Fours, and Green Lake winning four events, and Everett Rowing three (Seattle Times, April 1, 2007).
"Chuck Holz" Shell Dedicated by U.W.
The U.W. Crew dedicated its newest shell to Chuck Holz, a UW rower from the early 1960's who earned distinction and medals at the Pan Am games. Mr. Holz died in 1980 (Seattle Times, April 5, 2007).
Couger Women Rowers beat Husky Women
For the second straight year, the Washington State Univ. women rowers beat the Univ. of Washington women rowers in a dual meet (Seattle Times, April 8, 2007).
Everett Rowers Medal at San Diego Classic
The Everett Rowing Association Men's Varsity 8+ won first place at the San Diego Classic held March 31 - April 1st. The ERA Men's JV 8 also placed third (Everett Herald, April 10, 2007).
Brentwood is More Than a Regatta
Most northwest rowers have participated in the Brentwood Regatta just north of Vancouver, B.C., and are aware that it is held on the campus of a boarding/prep school. But aside from the fact that one-third of the students on campus are rowers, the school offers a completely different experience than that of the average American rower (Seattle Times, April 12, 2007).
Everett's Rachel Dooley Heading to Tennessee
Rachel Dooley, a native of Marysville, Washington is heading to the Univ. of Tennessee on a rowing scholarship. The Tennessee coaches have found the Everett Rowing Association to be a great spot to recruit top rowers (Everett Herald, April 17, 2007).
UW, WWSU, and Gonzaga Crews Win
The top-ranked UW Mens' Crew won 9 of 10 events in the Mountlake Cut against Oregon State in a dual meet, and the UW Women's Varsity Eight also bested the Beavers. In other meets, Western Washington State University won its third straight regional championships at Lake Stevens. Also, he Gonzaga men's crew beat WSU (Seattle Times, April 22, 2007).
Northwest Rowers Advance
Seattle Pacific wins its opening heat at the IRA championships at Lake Natoma; WSU Women struggle against Stanford and Oregon State on Dexter Lake; Lia Pernell (Pocock Rowing Center) and partner Liane Malcos advanced to the finals US Rowing National Selection Regatta on Mercer Lake, along with Anna Mickelson and Meagan Cooke, and Erin Burton and Michelle Trannel; and former Husky rowers Brett Newlin, Giuseppe Lanzone, Scott Gault and Bryan Volpenhein also advanced (Seattle Times, April 29, 2007).
Northwest Rowers Still Advancing
Anna Mickelson (Pocock Rowing Center) and partner Megan Cooke beat out the competition to earn a place on the 2007 U.S. National Rowing Team (Seattle Times, April 30, 2007).
UW Women's Coach McElvaine is Under Fire
Eleanor McElvaine has headed the UW Women's Crew under four difficult years. While the program is currently ranked 10th or 11th in the nation, expectations at the U.W. are high and there is speculation that she will need a strong finish to this season in order to stay on at the U.S. (Seattle Times, May 1, 2007). But See: Measure Coach on More Than Titles (Letter to Seattle Times, Published May 6, 2007).
Giske Returns to Cox SPU Crew
You know the old joke - about how the rowing team doubles the GPA for the entire school's athletic department. But Meg Giske still manages to stand out in this crowd. She has elected to return another year to SPU so she can cox the Falcon's varsity boat, even though it meant passing up a scholarship to law school. Even then, she will still be only 20 years old when she graduates (Seattle Times, May 2, 2007).
Husky Rowers Primed for Windermere Cup
The U.W. Men's crew coach, Bob Ernst, complained that two years ago the New Zealand team beat them so bad that they were already out of the water and eating lunch before the U.W. boat made it across the finish line. This year he expects a different outcome, but he is still wary of the tough New Zealand rowers (Everett Herald, May 3, 2007).
Katelin Snyder is Big Part of U.W. Men's # 1 Ranking
Katelin Snyder, the cox of the U.W. Men's Varsity Eight, demonstrates the multi-tasking required to steer the nations' #1 ranked men's crew team to victory - and its not just about the shouting (Seattle P.I., May 3, 2007).
Pocock Wooden Single Shell Takes Place of Honor
During the Opening Day Regatta, near the front will be a BRAND NEW Pocock WOODEN single shell, gliding along in a place of honor. In an era of carbon-fibre racing shells, it marks a restoration of the skills and craftsmanship which made the Pocock name famous in the world of rowing (Seattle Times, May 3, 2007). (Note: Check out the great pictures which accompany this article in the May 3rd issue of the Northwest Weekend section of the Seattle Times).
Get Ready for Start of Boating Season
Although crew teams are winding up their seasons, Saturday May 5th marks the official start of the Boating Season in Seattle. The traditional welcoming ceremony at the Mountlake Cut includes the parade of boats, dragon boat races, and - of course - the Windermere Cup Regatta. See the article (linked above) for schedules (Seattle Times, May 4, 2007).
Everett Rowers Win Brentwood Points Race
Everett Rowing Association rowers won the total points tally and the regatta trophy at the annual Brentwood Regatta held on Vancouver Island, B.C. on April 27-29, 2007. The ERA rowers made it to 24 of 26 finals, and won 11 of the events (Everett Herald, May 8, 2007)>
UW, Gonzaga Shine at Windermere Cup
At the Windermere Cup races on May 5th, the U.W. varsity men and women both won gold in the varsity eights, but the Gonzaga team had a surprisingly good results also (Seattle Times, May 8, 2007).
Husky Eight Continues to Dominate
The U.W. men's eight dominated its race at the Windermere Regatta, looking every bit like the apparant national champions (Everett Herald, May 6, 2007).
Craig Webster - Rower, Architect, Pilot
Craig Webster regularly rowed his boat early in the mornings past gaswork parks. He was an architect, a former Marina owner, and an avid aviator who died at age 56 when his small plane crashed in Utah (Seattle P.I., May 8, 2007). See Also: Craig Webster (Seattle Times, May 9, 2007).
WWU Rowers from Eastern Washington in Varsity 8
You would expect the number one ranked NCAA Div. II varsity eight from Western Washington University to be filled with young women who spent years on the waters on or near the Puget Sound. But you would be wrong - several of the rowers come from the dry high desert regions of Eastern Washington, and had no prior rowing experience. Work ethic is the key, says their coach (Seattle Times, May 9, 2007).
WWU Women Take Div. II Championship
The Western Washington University Women's crew team took their fourth consecutive NCAA Div. II Championship at Lake Natona (Seattle Times, May 13, 2007).
U.W. Women's Crew Invited to National Championships
Despite not winning a regional championship, the U.W. Women's Crew received one of three teams to receive "at large" invitations to join the NCAA National Championship Regatta in Oak Ridge, Tenness May 25-27 (Seattle P.I., May 15, 2007). See Also: Adrienne Mecham voted Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Adrienne Mecham a Lake Stevens High School alumni, was voted Big Ten Freshman of the Year for her performance on the Univ. of Michigan Varsity Eight (Everett Herald, May 15, 2007). Adrienne Mecham rowed for Everett Rowing Association in High School, and was in the Women's Jr. Eight that took the silver medal for the U.S. at last summer's world championships (Seattle Times, August 6, 2006).
Two WWU Rowers Earn All-Academic Honors
Gina Auriemma and Robin Fitzpatrick, two Western Washington University rowers, were named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic Team (Everett Herald, May 22, 2007).
Two Northwest Rowers Advance to Finals at Pan-Am Trials
Two Northwest rowers advanced to the finals in single sculls at the U.S. Pan-American Games Rowing Trials at Princeton, N.J. Pocock Rowing Center's Nicole Sylvester (Pocock Rowing Center) and former UW rower Jonathan Burns are competing for a chance to represent the U.S. at the Pan Am Games are July 14-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Seattle Times, May 23, 2007).
UW Women Will race in three events at NCAA Championships
The Univ. of Washington women's rowers will race in the varsity eight, 2nd varsity eight, and varsity four at the NCAA Div. I Championships at Oak Ridge, Tennessee this weekend. The U.W. Varsity Four, consisting entirely of Freshment rowers, took third at the Pac 10 Championships and bode well for the future of the program. (Seattle Times, May 25, 2007).
Unbeaten U.W. and Harvard Meet at Cherry Hill
The Men's crew teams from the Univ. of Washington and Harvard are both unbeaten, and ranked 1-2 respectively. They will meet at the IRA Championships at Cherry Hill, New Jersey May 31-June 2, 2007 (Seattle P.I., May 28, 2007).
Everett Rowing Sending 5 Crews, 45 Rowers to Jr. Nationals
Everett Rowing Association is sending a large contingent to this year's US Rowing Jr. Nationals in Cincinnati June 8-10, 2007. The crews earning spots in Cincinnati included the men and women's varsity eights, the men and women's varsity lightweight eights, and the women's varsity four. This presents a logistical challenge, as the team has to arrange transport and lodging for the shells, 45 rowers, six coaches, and 50 to 60 parents (29May2007).
U.W. Crew recruits close to home
The U.W. Men's team focuses its recruiting on the Pacific Northwest (including British Columbia), and finds success in drawing highly valued recruits due to its strong rowing traditions (Seattle Times, May 27, 2007).
WWU Women Rowers Take Third National Championship
Western Washington University became the first rowing team in history to take three back-to-back NCAA championships. The Div. II WWU Women earned their place in history at the nationals in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Univ. of Washington women's rowers finished in the Div. I finals in 10th place (Seattle Times, May 28, 2007).
WWU Three-Peat No Surprise to Rowers
Western Washington University's third Div. II National Championship was no surprise to the WWU rowers, especially the only senior in the varsity eight (Seattle Times, May 30, 2007).
Ex-Couger on U.W. Men's Varsity Eight
David Worsley, who started rowing only three years ago and only had one year of tennis in High School on his resume under "sports", transferred to the Univ. of Washington from Washington State and is now on the No. 1 ranked men's crew team in the country (Seattle Times, May 31, 2007).
U.W., Harvard Men's Rowers on Collision Coarse
The Univ. of Washington, Harvard, and Brown all won their heats at the IRA National Championships with times which would have one last year's finals. The stage is set for a match-up of giants at the Varsity Eight finals on Saturday (Seattle Times, June 1, 2007).
Husky Men's Rowers Win National Championship
The Univ. of Washington Men won the IRA National Championship June 2nd, with their varsity eight beating Harvard and Stanford with a time of 5 minutes, 33.16 seconds (Seattle P.I., June 2, 2007). See Also: Washington Edges Harvard, Stanford in IRA Finals (Seattle P.I., June 2, 2007), and UW Crew Team Wins National Championship (Seattle Times, June 2, 2007), and U.W. Crew Aims for Perfection (Seattle Times, June 2, 2007), and Unbeaten UW Easily Wins National Championship (Seattle Times, June 3, 2007).
Pernell and Malco win, go to selection camp
Lisa Pernell of Seattle's Pocock Center, and Liane Malcos convincingly won the final in the US Rowing Selection Regatta in the double-sculls event. They secured an invitation to the US Rowing National Selection Camp to see who will represent the U.S. at the FISA 2007 World Championships in Munich at the end of August. Also, former U.W. Rower
Anna Mickelson (with Megan Cooke) won a silver medal at the 2007 Rowing World Cup in Austria Seattle Times, June 4, 2007).
"The 'Cult' of Crew
Everett Rowing Association's junior rowers try to explain their strange fascination with a grueling sport that leaves little time for activities other than crew and homework. The team will be taking 45 rowers to the US Rowing Jr. Nationals in Cincinnati this year (Everett Herald, June 5, 2007). See accompanying photo here.
U.W. Rowers Return to Hero's Welcome
The IRA National Championship Univ. of Washington Men's Crew Team returned to the Connibear Shellhouse on Tuesday evening to receive their well-deserved hero's welcome. The undefeated varsity eight has decided not to accept the invitation to the Royal Henley Regatta, giving themselves a short break before they split up for busy summer rowing commitments (Seattle Times, May 6, 2007). See Also: UW Rowers Take a Bow, then a Break Seattle P.I., May 6, 2007.
Northwest Crew Teams Medal at Cincinnati
Several crew teams from the Pacific Northwest earned medals at the US Rowing Jr. National Championship Regatta at Cincinnat. Greenlake Crew brought home a silver in the Varsity Men's 8+; the Pocock Center took silver and Mt. Baker Rowing took bronze in the Women's 4+; Everett Rowing Association took silver in the Men's Lighweight 8+; Lakeside School took silver in the Men's 4+, and Sammamish Rowing Club took silver in the Men's Lightweight Double (US Rowing Press Releease, June 10, 2007). See Also: Seattle Times, June 11, 2007
U.W. fires Women's coach Eleanor McElvaine
The Univ. of Washington announced that it had fired Eleanor McElvaine as the head coach it's women's rowing program. The news was not unexpected, as the U.W. had declined in national standing for several years from its previous position as a regular contender for the national championship. This past season, it placed third in the Pac-10, and stood in sharp contrast to the U.W. Men's program which won its national championship this season. But Coach McElvaine remained very popular with her rowers and the alumni who had ties to her as a former U.W. and U.S. national team rower, as well as her 13 years as women's novice coach at the U.W. before she took the head coaching position. (Seattle Times, June 13, 2007). See Also: Washington fires its women's rowing coach(Seattle P.I., June 13, 2007), Not bitter, Ex-U.W.coach McElvaine Ready to Move On (Everett Herald, June 15, 2007).
Sammamish & Greenlake Crew Going to Henley
Two Seattle-area junior crews are heading toward the Henley Royal Regatta in Great Britain July 4-8. Sammamish Rowing Association will be sending a quadruple scull, and Greenlake Rowing Crew will be sending is junior men's varsity eight (Seattle Times, June 20, 2007).
Bjorn Larson to Compete in Pan Am Games
Bjorn Larsen of Lake Stevens, Washington, has been named to the U.S. Rowing Team that will compete in the 2007 Pan-American Games in Rio De Janero, Brazil July 14-19 (Everett Herald, July 3, 2007).
What I did during Summer Break: Row in China!
Three years ago Alex Japhet had never picked up an oar. But now the 17 year-old recent Kamiak H.S. graduate (and member of the Everett Rowing Association) is on the U.S. National Team and headed for the World Jr. Rowing Championships in Beijing, China in August. After she returns she will be heading for Duke University on a full rowing scholarship (Everett Herald, July 3, 2007).
French Solo Rower Rescued from Atlantic Try
A French engineer, Charlie Girard, was forced to abandon his attempt to row solo across the Atlantic ocean. Rough seas and a back injury forced him to ask to be rescued by the coast guard, only one day into his trip (Seattle P.I., July 6, 2007).
Greenlake Rowers at Henley Royal Regatta
After winning its first round, Seattle's Greenlake Jr. Men's Varsity Eight were eliminated when they lost the second round of the famed Henley Regatta in Britain by a mere two feet. (Seattle Times, July 6, 2007).
Pocock Racing Shells to Help Fund Row for the Cure
Pocock Racing Shells (www.pocock.com) of Everett, Wash. has expanded its five-year commitment in the fight against breast cancer by funding a matching corporate grant program with Row for the Cure® regattas throughout the United States. The grant program is an expansion of Pocock’s existing five-year commitment as a major sponsor of Row for the Cure® in Seattle. Open this link to find out more details on how you can help defeat breast cancer, and register to participate in a Row for the Cure race.
Gorman Wins Sitka Sound Adventure Race
Mark Gorman, a co-founder of the Sitka Sound Ocean Adventure Race, won the event held on June 16, 2007 in a single scull. He completed the 17.7 nautical mile course, from Sitka Sound to the end of Silver Bay and back in 3 hours, 26 minutes and 38 seconds. As stated on the race website, "The race for any human-powered watercraft benefited the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society, which is renovating a historic boat house so it can be used as a museum. The entrants used kayaks, rowing sculls and two Tlingit warrior canoes (which usually have crews of between 10 and 14 paddlers). Most of the competitors were from Sitka, but there were two from Juneau, one from Kodiak, one from Salt Lake City, Utah, one from Couer d’Alene, Idaho, and one from Adelaide, South Australia, who joined the crew of one of the warrior canoes."
Bob Ernst Switches Positions: Will Coach U.W. Women's Crew
Bob Ernst, coach of the national-champion U.W. Men's Crew Team, will hand over the reigns to his assistant and freshman rowing coach Michael Callahan in order to take over the U.W. Women's Crew Team. The Women's crew team has been sliding in the national rankings, resulting in the dismissal in June of former U.W. Women's coach Eleanor McElvaine (Seattle Times, July 14, 2007). See Also: Ernst to Leave U.W. Men to Coach Women's Crew (Seattle P.I., July 13, 2007), Huskies Juggle Their Crew Coaching Assignments Everett Herald, July 14, 2007).
Eight Northwest Rowers & Coaches Named to U.S. "Under 23" FISA Team
Katelin Snyder, Andrea Sooter, Jamie Redmond, Jesse Johnson, Nathan Brooks, Mike Callahan, Todd Michelson, Lindsay Meyer, and Jenny Cromwell are among the eight northwest rowers and coaches who have been named to represenet the U.S. in the FISA World Rowing Under 23 Championships, in Great Britain, July 26-29 (Seattle Times, July 15, 2007).
Former Huskies Win at Worlds
Former Univ. of Washington coxswain Mary Whipple led the U.S. Women's Eight to win a gold medal, and Anna Mickelson won silver in the women's pair at the 2007 Rowing World Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland. Seattle's Seattle's Portia Johnson McGee was also in the gold-medal winning U.S. Eight (Seattle Times, July 16, 2007).
13 U.S. Boats Qualify for Pan Am Finals
All thirteen of the U.S. boats participating in the 2007 Pan Am games have made it to the finals, including Bjorn Larsen from Lake Stevens, Washington (Seattle P.I., July 17, 2007).
Moose Nugget Regatta Brings Out Over 100 Rowers
Over 100 rowers took part in the Moose Nugget Regatta on July 14, 2007 located at Wasilla Lake near Anchorage, Alaska. The competitors ranged in age from teenagers to 70-year-olds, and came from Seward, Soldotna and Anchorage, Alaska (Anchorage Daily News, July 18, 2007).
Bjorn Larsen Advances to Pan Am Finals
The U.S. Lightweight four, including Bjorn Larsen of Lake Stevens, Washington, advanced to the finals in the Pan Am games (Seattle Times, July 17, 2007).
Bjorn Larsen Wins Silver at Pan Am
The U.S. Lightweight Four, including Bjorn Larsen of Lake Stevens, Washington (and former Pacific Lutheran rower) won silver at the Pan Am Games. The Canadian team won gold (Seattle Times, July 20, 2007).
Bob Ernst Explains His Switch to U.W. Women's Crew
Bob Ernst contacted two coaches who he wanted to coach the U.W. Women, but neither wanted to move from their current positions. Bob Ernst explains how he came to switching from coaching the U.W. Men's team to the Women's team (Seattle P.I., July 20, 2007).
Bob Ernst, Title IX, and Women's Crew
Those that know him aren't surpised by Bob Ernst's switch to coaching the U.W. Women's crew team. He and his predecessors at the U.W. have been passionate about women's rowing, and understand that Title IX isn't just about complying with equal opportunity regulations (Seattle Times, July 22, 2007).
Waterfield, Japhet, & Linnenkohl in International Competitions
Sarah Waterfield, a former Washington State University rower and Ontario resident, will be on board the Canadian 8+ at the 2007 FISA Under-23 Championships in Strathclyde, Scotland starting July 26, 2007. Also, Alex Japhet (Everett Rowing Association) and Cara Linnenkohl (Sammamish Rowing Association) will row the junior women's pair for the U.S. at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Junior Championships, Aug. 8-11 in Beijing.(Seattle Times, July 25, 2007).
Clemson Women's Rowing Coach Dismissed for NCAA Violations
Clemson University reported that the nine-year veteran head coach of its Women's rowing program, Susie Lueck, was dismissed for NCAA violations that included having non-staff persons connected with the rowing program provide a former student-athlete with free medical care, and for giving free transportation and lodging to and from campus. Replacing her is Richard Ruggieri, formerly Louisville's rowing coach. (MSNBC, July 27, 2007).
Comment: The article is interested reading - it shows how difficult it can be to avoid NCAA infractions. Among other things, Clemson is dinged in one instance for giving athletes a per diem for meal expenses while traveling, although the hotel they stayed at provides a "full breakfast" included with the room fare. (The article isn't clear if these were rowers or not).
But anyone who travels quite a bit knows that, depending upon the hotel, the advertised "full breakfast" or "breakfast buffet" is often little more than a continental breakfast of muffins, bagels, some fruit, juice, and cereal, occasionally replenished by one server. Can you imagine the scene in the dining room of such a hotel as twenty or thirty hungry rowers run into the room, with the coach yelling loudly that they only have twenty minutes to eat before the bus leaves? The first ten will get the muffins and juice, the rest will fight over the remaining ten bagels, six bannanas, and five individual cereal boxes. Any other hotel guests would be wise to just stay out of the way!
Northwest Women rowers at Under-23 Championships
Rowers from the Pacific Northwest continued to make their marks at the World Rowing Championships Under-23 events in Scotland. The U.S. women's eight+ made the top seed, with U.W. men's cox Katelin Snyder, Husky rower and Bellevue native Andrea Sooter, and Spokane's Jamie Redman (a Yale oarswoman). In addition, Washington State University rower Sarah Waterfield also came in fourth in the Canadian eight. Jennifer Cromwell of Bellevue, Washington (alumni of Sammamish Rowing Association and Pocock Rowing Center, now rowing for the Univ. of Virginia) also finished third in her seeding race (Seattle Times, 28July2007).
Northwest Men's Rowers At Under-23 Championships
The U.S. Men's 8+ advanced to the finals of the World Rowing Under-23 Championships in Scotland, including Nate Rooks (Bainbridge Island Rowing Club and Stanford University), and Jesse Johnson (Mercer Island, Mt. Baker Rowing Club, and the Univ. of Wash.). Also advancing was Todd Mickelson of Woodinville, Wash. (Sammamish Rowing Assoc. & Lehigh University) in the Lightweight Men's double sculls (Seattle Times, July 29, 2007).
Gabriel Horchler Rows to Work
Gabriel Horchler beats the infamous traffic of Washington D.C. by rowing to work (or back home) most days on the Anacostia River. Instead of encountering road rage, the fellow travelers he encounters include ospreys, bald eagles, and beaver, and deer. He calls his commute "the highlight of my day" (Seattle P.I., July 30, 2007).
Former UW, Seattle rowers earn place on U.S. National Team
Rowers with northwest connections earning place on the U.S. National team include Sam Burns and Matt Deakin (M4+), Portia (Johnson) McGee (W4), Mary Whipple and Anna Mickelson (W8+), and Lia Pernell (W4X).
Still in the running for spots on the team are Kyle Larson and Jason Read (M2X), Jonathan Burns (M1X), and Nicole Sylvester (W1X) (Seattle Times, August 3, 2007).
Kyle Larson Wins Berth on U.S. Team
Former U.W. rower Kyle Larson won a spot on the U.S. National Team with a win in the double sculls at Lake Mercer in Princeton, N.J., and will join several other rowers from the Northwest at the 2007 FISA championships in Germany (Seattle Times, August 4, 2007).
Linnenkohl and Japhet at World Jr. Rowing Championships
Cara Linnenkohl (Sammammish Rowing Association) and Alex Japhet (Everett Rowing Association) finished third in their women's pair heat at the World Junior Rowing Championships in Beijing. The will compete today, and still have a shot at the finals (Seattle Times, August 9, 2007)
Linnenkohl and Japhet Place Sixth at Beijing
Cara Linnenkohl (Sammamish Rowing Association) and Alex Japhet (Everett Rowing Association) placed sixth in the Women's Pair finals of the FISA World Rowing Junior Championships in Beijing, China, with a time of 7:59.20.
Husky Men to Row in Moscow
The Univ. of Washington men's crew team, after earning the national IRA championships, is slated to return to Moscow to row the Moscva River in the shadow of the Kremln in the Sept. 1 "Race of Champions". The U.W. will be competing against crews from Moscow State University, Cambridge, and Oxford. This will be their first return to Moscow since the 1958 race which the U.W. won and which included Husky oarsman Dick Erickson, who went on to coach the U.W. team for the better part of two decades (Seattle P.I., August 22, 2007). See Also: Husky Crew Earns Return Trip to Moscow (Seattle P.I., Aug. 23, 2007).
Northwest Rowers Advance at Munich
Bryan Volpenhein, Giuseppe Lanzone, Kyle Larson, Ante Kusurin, and Portia McGee were among the rowers from the U.S. Pacific Northwest (or former U.W. Husky rowers) who helped their boats advance to the finals at the FISA World Championships in Munich, Germany.
More Northwest Rowers in Finals at Munich
Anna Mickelson and Mary Whipple were in the U.S. Women's 8+ which won the repachage and fought their way back into the finals at the FISA World Championships at Munich. Brett Newlin and Brodie Buckland also helped their U.S. Men's 8+ make it to the semifinals (Seattle Times, 30Aug2007).
Northwest Rowers Narrowly Miss Finals
Anna Mickelson, Portia (Johnson) McGee, Bryan Volpenhein, Giuseppe Lanzone, Kyle Larson, and Ante Kusurin all finished just out of the finals at the FISA World Rowing Championship in Munich, Germany (Seattle Times, August 31, 2007).
Northwest Rowers Struggle at FISA Word Championships
Former UW teammates Mary Whipple and Anna Mickelson helped the U.S. Women's Eight take 2nd place in their opening heat of the FISA World Rowing Championships in Munich, which earns them a spot in the repechage round. Also competing in the repechage round is former UW Rower Brett Newlin and Olympia's Brodie Buckland (of Olympia, Washington), which came in third in the Men's Eight. Seattle's Lia Pernell's quadruple sculls came in fourth (Seattle Times, August 4, 2007).
Portia McGee Wins Gold
Portia McGee of Seattle was in the U.S. women's four which won gold at the FISA World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany (Seattle Times, Sept. 2, 2007).
Whipple, Mickelson, and Burns win Gold at Munich
Mary Whipple and Anna Mickelson helped the U.S. women's eight+ title win gold at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Championships in Munich, Germany. Sam Burns and Matt Deakin also helped the U.S. men's four+ win gold (Seattle Times, Sept. 3, 2007).
Husky Men win at Moscow
The Univ. of Washington Men's Crew, after securing a national championship, took it on the road to Moscow where they won by five boat lengths under the shadow of the Kremlin (Seattle P.I., Sept. 4, 2007).
Seattle's Row for the Cure raises record $70,000
Seattle's "Row for the Cure" on Sept. 16th raised a record $70,000 to benefit the the Susan G. Gorman fund to fight breast cancer. 391 Rowers participated in the 3,500 meter regatta, which included tribal canoes (Everett Herald, Sept. 18, 2007).
Seattle's Portia McGee Named Top Female U.S. Rower
US Rowing named Portia McGee of Seattle as the top female U.S. rower of the year. Ms. McGee is a three-time national team member, won a Gold medal in the Women's Four at the World Championships, and also helped the Women's Pair in qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing (Seattle Times, Oct. 5, 2007).
Japan's Shimane University at Head of the Lake Regatta
Japan's Shimane University will join Seattle's Head of the Lake Regatta on Nov. 11th. The trip was organized by Koko Kimura, who is a Seattle resident who's father head's the university's rowing association. (Seattle Times, Oct. 12, 2007).
U.W. Rowing - Excitement in the Boathouse
Seattle P.I. writer Blaine Newman has a good article about the status of the Univ. of Washington rowing programs, and the excitement in the boathouse about the future of rowing at the U.W. (Seattle Times, Oct. 28, 2007).
"Ready, Set, Row" - in Chattanooga?
Here in the Pacific Northwest, rowing has a long tradition, especially around the Puget Sound and Western Oregon areas. But as this article from Chattanooga, Tennessee indicates, awareness of the benefits of rowing as a sport is rapidly increasing in areas where it previously had no such tradition (Chattanooga Times-Free Press, Nov. 2, 2007).
Head of the Lake - Fall's Big Regatta
The Head of the Lake Regatta, hosted by the Lake Washington Rowing Club in Seattle, is turning into a very big event, with over 400 boats competing from over 100 high schools and 225 rowing clubs. Over 2000 oarsmen and oarswomen will be arriving from seven western states, Canada, and Japan to navigate through the Montlake Cut in Lake Washington, through Portage Bay and Lake Union, and finish in the Ship Canal in the Fremont area. Prime spectator viewing should be available along the Montlake Cut and at Gasworks Park (Seattle Times, Nov. 6, 2007).
Wind Shortens Head-of-the-Lake
Scheduling a regatta in the Pacific Northwest in November is always a 50-50 proposition at best. Either it is going to be cool, clear, and gloriously sunny, or you are going to get hit be wind and rain. Sunday's regatta was more the latter, as race officials struggled to shorten the regatta to a manageable length. Click the link above to see the results (Seattle Times, Nov. 12, 2007).
Mount Baker Rowing & Sailing Center Celebration
The Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center in Seattle, Washington, will celebrate the grand re-opening after it's major expansion on Dec. 2, 2007 with tours, an opening ceremony, a silent auction, and a visit from the Christmas Ship, Seattle. For more info: (206) 386-1913 (Seattle Times, Nov. 22, 2007)
Lightweight Training Program Gone Bad
Okay, we've all seen lightweights doing some strange things to make weight. Some will run miles right before a weigh-in, in the hopes of sweating out a few ounces. One fellow, with a truly impressive afro hairstyle, had his head shaved by his teammates. More extreme and dangerous measures include rowers taking Ex-Lax the morning of a regatta ("Uh, cox, I need to get back to the dock, NOW!!!!"). This article shows how really amateur coaching and a drive to "make weight" led two coaches to be charged with child endangerment when they used extrememe measures to get some Pop Warner Football kids under the weight limit in a short amount of time (Traverse City Record-Eagle, Nov. 25, 2007).
Photo: Coxswain Katherine Jonas, stroke seat Patricia Jonas, Nicola Johnson, Edie Walker, Laura Zimmerman, Marilyn Polis, Wendy Stearns, Dorothy Stenson, and Diane Morrison. Photo credit: Raymond Jonas.
Who says teenagers are nothing but trouble? At Sammamish Rowing Assoc. in Redmond, Washington, they’re also an inspiration – to their parents. SRA’s oft-decorated Master Women’s 8 is largely manned by mothers of junior rowers from the same program. Since the women began rowing together competitively last year under coach Courtney Moeller, the team medaled in every event of their regular season, earned gold medals at the Greenlake Frostbite Regatta, Northwest Masters Regional Championships, and the Tail of the Lake Regatta. Last October, the women competed at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, where they took 6th place and earned the right to return. (Source: Sammamish Rowing Association).
Bob Ernst Named Coach of the Year by Rowing News
Univ. of Washington rowing coach Bob Ernst was named Coach of the Year by Rowing News magazine. Bob Ernst led the men's team to an undefeated championship in 2007, and recently took over the U.W.'s struggling women's crew program (Seattle Times, Dec. 14, 2007).
Blaine Newman's Retirement = Rowing's Loss
Seattle Times veteran sports newsmand and columnist is retiring with the help of the recent cutbacks in the Seattle Time's staff. This has to be considered a loss for the local rowing community, as he would regularly make sure that rowing news - and the stories behind the news - made the local paper on a frequent basis (Seattle Times, Dec. 30, 2007).
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