On January 28th, Vanderbilt Rowing participated in Chattanooga Indoors, an individual competition on ergometers. This was a great opportunity to showcase all the hard work put in during winter training, and served as a challenging introduction to the spring sprint season.
Winner of the Team Points Trophy
Top Performances
- 2nd and 3rd in Collegiate Novice Women
- 2nd and 3rd in Collegiate Open Women
- 1st and 3rd in Collegiate Novice Men
- 1st and 3rd in Collegiate Open Men
- 1st and 3rd in Collegiate Lightweight Women
- 2nd and 3rd in Collegiate Lightweight Men
- 1st and 3rd in Collegiate Men 500m Dash
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in Collegiate Lightweight Women 500m Dash
- 1st and 3rd in Collegiate Lightweight Men 500m Dash
Over the weekend of November 5th, the Vanderbilt Rowing team finished the fall season at the Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, TN. After a very successful fall, all squads enjoyed a competitive final race. Highlights include placing 5th in the Women’s Club 8+, 8th in the Women’s Club 4+, 14th in the Men’s College and Club Novice 8+, and 16th in the Men’s Championship 4+.
On October 29, the team traveled to Oak Ridge, TN to participate in the Secret City Head Race. Results:
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Men’s Pairs
- 1st, 3rd, and 5th in the Women’s Collegiate Pairs
- 1st, 8th, and 9th in the Men’s Collegiate Novice 8+
- 6th and 12th in the Women’s Collegiate Novice 8+
- 1st in the Men’s Collegiate 8+
- 3rd in the Women’s Collegiate 8+
- 5th in the Men’s Collegiate 4+
- 6th in the Women’s Collegiate 4+
For the first time in the history of the program, Vanderbilt Rowing sent a boat to the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston! We are proud to say that the men had an impressive first appearance, placing 10th out of 48 boats in the Club Fours Men category. Due to their strong performance, the men secured an entry for Vanderbilt in 2012. With all the hard work put in every day, it is an exciting step toward our growth as a team.
Fall rowing season is officially under way! The entire team traveled to Huntsville, AL for a fantastic weekend of rowing at Hobbs’ Island Regatta.
Results:
- 2nd in the Men’s Varsity 8+
- 1st and 7th in the Men’s Varsity 4+
- 1st and 2nd in the Men’s Varsity 2-
- 2nd in the Women’s Varsity 8+
- 2nd in the Women’s Varsity 4+
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Women’s Varsity 2-
- 2nd, 9th, and 10th in the Men’s Novice 8+
- 3rd and 7th in the Women’s Novice 8+
This past weekend was Family Weekend at Vanderbilt, and the team took the opportunity to dedicate some boats while we had family out at the lake. The names of three of the boats were selected by groups of rowers as rewards for a fundraising competition held last year. Family were also able to go out on the barge and learn more about the sport of rowing. The photos are available here. More will be added as they are submitted.
Vanderbilt Crew is having Information Sessions for those interested in joining the team. Join us August 29th, 30th and 31st in Sarratt 189 at 8PM to learn more about the team.
Congratulations to everyone on the Vanderbilt Crew Team for a great performance at ACRA this year! Here are our results:
- Varsity Men’s 4+: 5th in B Final
- Varsity Men’s 2-: 6th in B Final
- Varsity Women’s 8+: 6th in B Final
- Varsity Women’s 2-: 4th in A Final
- Varsity Women’s 1x: 2nd in A Final
- Novice Men’s 8+: 3rd in C Final
Additionally, Alex Savitt was selected for the South regional All ACRA Team!
Be sure to check back soon for pictures!
On May 28th and 29th, Vanderbilt Rowing Club will be competing in the ACRA championships. Hosted by the American Collegiate Rowing Association, and held in Lake Lanier, GA, ACRA is the national championship regatta for club rowing teams. The team will spend the month of May training to prepare for the regatta, where we will be competing against some of the top club teams in the nation. Check back at the end of May for results!
Our entries:
- Women’s Varsity 8+
- Women’s Varsity 2- (pair)
- Women’s Varsity 1x (single)
- Men’s Novice 8+
- Men’s Varsity 2-
- Men’s Varsity 4+
Vanderbilt Crew traveled to Oak Ridge, TN for the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association’s championship regatta.
Results:
- Women’s Novice 8+ placed 1st in the B final
- Men’s Novice 8+ placed 5th in the B final
- Men’s Varsity Lightweight 4+ placed 5th in the A final
- Women’s Varsity 8+ placed 6th in the B final
Pictures coming shortly.
