Zach Abushmaies 5’10” / 160 lbs. Hometown: Richmond, VA Year: Class of 2022 Major: B.A. Mathematics Sarah Brewster 5’4″ / 125 lbs. Hometown: Charlottesville, VA Year: Class of 2022 Major: B.S. Chemistry Steven Burke 6’1″ / 160 lbs. Hometown: Sudbury, MA Year: Class of 2022 Major: B.A. Mathematics, B.A. Economics Hans Christoffersen 6’1″ / 180 […]
The schedule for spring 2022 has been announced! See below for details: Temple Scrimmage| March 5, 2022, | Charlottesville, VA Navy Lights & Bucknell Scrimmage | March 19, 2022 | Charlottesville, VA GWU & Hobart Scrimmage | March 26, 2022 | Charlottesville, VA Knecht Cup | April 9-10, 2022 | Camden, NJ SIRA Regional Championships […]
Dear Alumni and Friends, 2021-22 promises to be the first full racing season for VRA in three years. We have the largest squad and the largest number of novices in the history of the program. As of this writing, we have raced at the Occoquan, at the Head of the Charles, and our big fall […]
Mark your calendars for this year’s GivingTuesday! With a 50% increase in students coming to rowing try-outs this year, we will be traveling with a large racing squad. Your generous financial support ensures that our program can continue to operate on a balanced budget. Please consider giving to the Virginia Rowing Association this November 30.
Beaver Creek Sculling, a local high school rowing team; the Dietz International Rowing Academy, an organization providing international rowing and cultural experiences for underprivileged youth; and the Virginia Rowing Association (UVA) will host Arshay Cooper, the team captain of the first all-black high school rowing team. Throughout the evening, Arshay will share his award-winning film, […]
September 12, 2021 The Season has started! We are incredibly grateful for the many students who tried out – selections were very competitive and are still on-going in Phase 2 with 92 people. Our 2021/2022 Roster will be announced in the beginning of October.
Read Frank Biller’s Update
The Classes of 2000 and 2001 offer a challenge grant, matching dollar-for-dollar all donations to VRA up to $20,000 in our 20th anniversary year. To learn more about the grant, see the PDF below. Challenge Grant PDF
Dear VRA Family and Supporters, We write at the end of another calendar year to provide an update on our fabulous rowing program. The 2019-2020 Team and Coaches This year we have a roster of 66 athletes, 26 of whom are rookies. During the fall, we’ve been rowing six 8s most days with the rookies […]
To the Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Virginia Rowing, On June 1, 2019, the VRA Board met to review the season just completed and to plan for next year. We presented Frank Biller with a Resolution which reviewed his ten years of outstanding service. We also presented Frank with a watch purchased for him with […]