HRR Update Nine, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Today’s update is from former team president Riley Hazard who graduated this May and will ultimately be off to work in Melbourne, Australia after stopping in Italy (bike tour) and Uganda (some work) on his way there from Great Britain after Henley concludes. We woke up earlier than […]
HRR Update Seven, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Today’s update is from rising fourth year Grant Janart. He sits in two seat of the four and hails from Rye, New York. Another British morning, but this time with a twist! Though we had the usual porridge and tea breakfast, we experienced some overcast weather and a […]
HRR Update Eight, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Today’s update is from rising fourth year Connor O’Brien. Affectionally called O’Breezy by teammates, he has studied German so he was the translator in Switzerland and has transitioned into being the connoisseur of British tunes and car DJ; lots of Arctic Monkeys. Connor sits in bow of the […]
HRR Update Six, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Rising fourth year and resident Gonzaga HS expert Xeno Muller has taken a bit of time from his busy schedule to bring you this update. Today we woke up and had another breakfast of porridge before heading off to the course, starting to settle into a morning routine. […]
HRR Update Five, from 51.5768° N, 0.9895° W Today’s update is from rising fourth year Stephen Hayes, who is three seat in the eight. Yesterday our trip in the beautiful country of Switzerland officially concluded. After arriving safely at Heathrow Airport, the VRA piled into two “Henley Taxis” and made it safely to our new home in […]
HRR Update Four, from 47.3478° N, 8.6793° E This update hails from Calvin Heimberg, a rising fourth year Architecture major, who sits in bow of the eight. Another day of racing at lake Greifensee! The coxless four had a rough start in the headwind, and finished behind the Swiss crews. They are looking forward to getting […]
HRR Update Three, from 47.3480° N, 8.5278° E Rising fourth year stroke seat in the eight and Team Captain-elect Chris Hastings has penned this update. Good morning from Zurich! The team arrived at the Zurich youth hostel Friday evening after a tumultuous last row at Sarnen. The team was eager to explore Zurich Saturday morning, having a […]
The American Collegiate Rowing Association regatta continues to show why it is, arguably, the best championship regatta in the United States. Among other things, it is contested at the best regatta venue in America; the competition is truly national; the format includes by far the most boat classes of the national championships; and the regatta’s […]
Hoos’ Performances Run the Gamut in Philly As always the Dad Vail regatta was unpredictable. Late Saturday afternoon the race organizers completely rescheduled the Sunday race schedule due to a forecast for heavy thunderstorms. On Sunday morning, however, the team opened their hotel shades to clear skies that never darkened. On the course, the racing […]
Wahoos Win SIRA Men’s Point Trophy for 3rd Year in a Row The SIRA regatta gets bigger and more competitive every year. Nevertheless, for the third year in a row, the Hoos compiled enough points to bring the men’s point trophy home to Charlottesville. In all, 21 VRA athletes left Oak Ridge with medals. The […]