Crew Classic Schedule Released

Our schedule for the San Diego Crew Classic this weekend has been announced.  The cool part about the San Diego race is that all races are followed by a camera and can be watched live online!  We have three Notre Dame boats entered this weekend and their heats are the following times:

• Varsity 8+ - Collegiate Varsity Cal Cup Heat 3 - Saturday 7:36am PST. (Top 2 move onto Grand Finals)
• Novice 8+ - Collegiate Novice Heat 1 - Saturday 10:44am PST. (Top 2 move onto Grand Finals)
• Alumni 8+ - Men's Open Event Heat 2 - Saturday 12:12pm PST. (Top 3 move onto Grand Finals)

The schedule and the LIVE STREAM can be found at http://www.crewclassic.org

Keep an eye on the website Saturday night for updates on how we did and if we will be racing in the finals on Sunday.

R'Irish

Notre Dame Sweeps Marietta

Notre Dame Varsity 8+ pulling away from Marietta

The day started off with some changes we had not expected.  Ohio's Dillon Lake had dropped a few feet overnight and the finish line was more sand than it was water.  Because of this, we were forced to change the races to 1500m.  Needless to say, we were just happy to get some early-season racing experience against a storied Varsity Program.

Marietta was fielding a Varsity 8+ and a Novice 8+.  We brought a Varsity 8+, 2V8+, Novice 8+ and 2N8+.  The first race of the morning was Marietta's Varsity crew against our first and second varsity 8s.  The race was a little rocky for us but the varsity 8 was able to start pulling away a few hundred meters in and won by 5 seconds.  The second varsity 8 had never rowed in their lineup but felt like they made some great strides forward.  The next race for the morning was our novice boats.  The Notre Dame novice 8+ took charge right off the starting line and never looked back; winning by 7 seconds.  The second novice 8 felt like they rowed well but there is much more speed there to take advantage of.

In the afternoon we did two 4 minute pieces against Marietta.  Our second varsity 8 showed some significant improvement off of the morning race.  The varsity 8 and novice 8s took care of business and beat their respective boats by a vast margin.  

It was great to bring home some competitor shirts so early in the spring season.  We are excited to build on our victory and continue to gain speed.  Next up is San Diego Crew Classic and we hope to see some of you out there!

2015 Ergathon Announcement

On February 7, the Men's Rowing Club will host the First Annual Joseph D. Boyle Memorial Ergathon in memory of current rower, Joe Boyle's, late father, who passed away from pancreatic cancer last October. We have organized this event to raise money for the Harper Cancer Research Institute's pancreatic cancer lab and to raise awareness for this awful, deadly disease. Pancreatic cancer is not well understood and often underfunded, and we can personally attest to its devastating effects on victims and their families. 
       We can personally assure you that the money will be going toward a worthwhile cause, and everyone on the team thanks you for any and all support. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joe at jboyle5@nd.edu. Thank you for your continuing support. R'Irish.