Virginia Enjoys a Successful Spring Break and Scrimmage [nivoslider id=”846″ align=”right”]You former rowers remember the spring-break drill: the two-a-day workouts, the blisters, the unpredictable weather, the sore muscles. The current crop of Wahoos carried on the tradition last week, making the most of their spring break training. Both the varsity and novice squads logged plenty […]
The 2nd annual event was held at the BlackFinn Saloon, in Washington, DC, and was a great success! Chris Ankley won the long-distance award, for flying in from California for the dinner. And happy birthday again to VRA’s treasurer David Kudravetz!
Hoos Take on the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints In the annual February pilgrimage to Northern Virginia, the Wahoos enjoyed a successful afternoon of agony, with multiple athletes pulling personal ergometer records for 2000 meters. In all, the men brought home one gold (Kian Ivey), four silver (Ian Feeney, Scott Stuard, John Furlong, and Isaac Mackey), […]
2012 was a big year for Virginia Rowing, and we’d like to invite the whole Virginia Rowing family – alums, parents, and friends of the team – to bring in a successful 2013 with the annual State of the Virginia Rowing Association event on February 2nd at Black Finn in Washington, DC. We hope you […]
November 3, 2012 Chattanooga, TN Virginia Rowing raced at the second largest regatta in the United States this weekend: the Head of the Hooch, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After enduring blustery conditions for Friday’s practice row, the nearly 2000 Hooch competitors enjoyed perfect conditions for Saturday’s racing. In the end, 50 VRA athletes brought medals (36 […]
2016 State of the Crew The Virginia Rowing Alumni Club of DC cordially invites you to the 5th Annual State of the Crew on Saturday, February 6, 2016. Join us as Head Coach Frank Biller reports on the current state of the team, recaps the fall season, and shares the exciting outlook for the 2016 […]
October 7 Fairfax Station, VA Two course records fell at the Occoquan Challenge today, and Virginia’s varsity 8 (C: Katie Garrity, 8: Jon Furlong, 7: Ben Hammond, 6: Perry Cox, 5: Scott Stuard, 4: Peter Malm, 3: Steven Lee-Kramer, 2: Garrett Thomas, and 1: Ed Crocker) lead the way. With a strong average split in […]
October 20 – 21, 2012 Boston, MA Virginia Rowing left Boston with the best Head of the Charles results in program history this weekend. In all, 23 Virginia rowers returned to Charlottesville with gold medals dangling around their necks—14 from the men’s team, 9 from the women’s. The weekend’s racing began with the men’s alumni […]
What a fantastic weekend in Charlottesville! The weather cooperated—though the football team did not—and everyone had a great time catching up with teammates and friends. The day began with a 5K run. Our alumni ran with the current varsity squad, along with the novice men and women, local Charlottesville runners, and other UVa students. Bringing […]
Gainesville, Georgia May 27, 2012 Virginia Men’s Rowing finished a spectacular weekend of racing on May 27 by winning a second-straight Varsity 8 national championship at the American Collegiate Rowing Association regatta. V8 rower Sean Watson, said, “Going into the grand final, our primary focus was on staying with Michigan. We knew that they […]