Emory Crew is launching a new program. The team is selling space on oars. You can put any message that you would like on the oar. Name it after yourself, dedicate it to someone else, or simply put a message on it. The message will go on the space between the oar handle and the oar sleeve. It will stay there for as long as the oar is around. As your oar is taken out for practice each day, your message will be fresh on the mind of an Emory Rower. This is a great way to create a message that will be remembered and seen for a long time. It is also an excellent way to support Emory Crew. The price for one oar is $300. Please e-mail the team at eucrew@gmail.com if you are interested in buying a message on an oar.

For all women interested in rowing for Emory next year, please follow the summer workout schedule found below. It will help you begin the season with a solid fitness base, allowing for more effective training and practices from the start. All returning rowers should follow this as well. Direct any questions to eucrew@gmail.com.

The training schedule can be found here: from the desk of Women’s Head Coach Joy Smith.

The Emory Men’s Varsity 8+ placed 5th in the Petite Final in this years ACRA National Championship.

A strong heat saw Emory place 3rd (6:16.361) behind Purdue University (6:04.639) and University of California – Los Angeles (6:10.022). Strong winds saw a slow semi-final all-around as Emory placed 6th at 6:30.759. In the petite final, times were slow again as a 5th place Emory clocked in at 6:57.552.

Four Emory rowers were named to the ACRA South All-Region Team. David Hofmayer, Igor Radovitskiy, Charlotta Eriksson, and Becca Conley were all honored with the distinction.

From the ACRA website
May 21, 2008
AUSTIN, TX – The American Collegiate Rowing Association proudly announces the inaugural All-Region teams. ACRA consists of six regions of the United States.
Coaches of each team could submit up to three candidates from their teams, and selections were
made by the elected regional representative. The student-athlete must row in the team’s top boat.
Other criteria used were:
2,000 meter erg scores, career racing results, accomplishments within the team, and the coaches
recommendation. These honorees will be recognized at the ACRA national championship on May
24 in Oklahoma City. They will also be considered for ACRA All- American honors after the regatta concludes. Congratulations to all those who received this honor.

ACRA South All-Regional Team

The American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) has named both Coach Joy and Coach Jordan their Regional Coach of the Year for the South. The decision is made by coaches from that region. This puts both Coach Joy and Coach Jordan in the running for ACRA Coach of the Year.

The Men’s Varsity 8+ (Ashlee Tran, Darrel Douglas, Will Bringgold, Igor Radovitskiy, Michael Nechemia, Jim Liepkalns, David Hofmayer, Michael Finnell, Jared Davis) will be competing in the ACRA National Championship Regatta in Oklahoma City, OK this coming Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th. Emory is seeded 11th going into the weekend. More information, such as heats and times, can be found on the ACRA website.

Emory Crew had a very strong showing at Dad Vails on both the women’s
and the men’s side.

The men’s V2- (Carson Van Sanford, Joey Krakowiak) made it out of the heats, even despite a major equipment problem.

The V8+ (Ashlee Tran, Darrel Douglas, Will Bringgold, Jim Liepkalns, Michael Nechemia, Igor Radovitskiy, David Hofmayer, Michael Finnell, Jared Davis) won the reps, securing them a spot in the semis as well. Despite a very solid race, they did not advance to the finals.

The women’s frosh/novice 4+ (Becca Conley, Tara Mann, Remy Weinberger, Allie MacDonald, Abby Boduch) won their heat and placed second in the semi, securing them a spot in the grand final. They placed 5th overall, in spite of Lafayette’s misconception of the turn in the course.

The women’s V4+ (Becca Conley, Charlotta Eriksson, Kristen Fortin, Maddy Gray, Claire Evans) won their heat and semi, advancing to the grand final. In a very close race, they rowed to a 3rd place, bronze medal finish. 1st-4th were less than 4 seconds apart.

Full results and times can be found here.

Below can be found the Official Emory Crew Newsletter that was sent out Fall 2007.

If you would like to recieve the Spring 2008 Emory Crew Newsletter that will be coming out shortly, please email us your home address.

Crewsletter 2

Emory Crew had another successful outing at the SIRA Championships, which took place the weekend of April 19th. The Men’s Varsity 8+ was seeded 8th going into the weekend, which was the first time in recent history that Emory has had a ranked Varsity 8+ at SIRAs.

Womens Varsity 4+ – 2nd A Final (08:02.35)
Womens Novice 4+ – 2nd A Final (08:05.60)
Mens Varsity 8+ – 5th Petite Final (06:16.40)
Mens Junior Varsity 8+ – 4th B Final (06:48.55)

The next race for the team will be the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, PA. It will take place Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th. Emory will be sending a Men’s Varsity Heavyweight 8+, Men’s Pair without Coxswain, Women’s Varsity Heavyweight 4+, and a Women’s Frosh/Novice Heavyweight 4+. All friends and alumni in the area are invited to come support the team.

Coach Jordan Smith placed 6th at the National Selection Regatta, held April 4-6, in the 1x event. His time in the final, which had a strong headwind, was 8:52.961. A This 6th place finish gives Coach Jordan an automatic invitation to the first set of U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Full results, including heats and semi-finals, can be seen here.

A huge congratulations goes out to Coach Jordan!

A Google Group has been created for past, current, and future Emory rowers as well as friends of Emory Crew. Hopefully this group will allow people to stay in touch, coordinate events, and share news.

The group, named Emory Crew, can be found at http://groups.google.com/group/emorycrew?hl=en. Please spread the word about it.