The Crew Club kicked off the fall racing season on Sunday, October 3 at the Occoquan Challenge. A head race unlike any other on the East Coast, the Challenge calls for crews to execute a hairpin 180-degree turn in the middle of the race.
Our first race of the day was in the championship 8+ race with the varsity 8+. Mason took 8th of 12 crews, having been edged out by William & Mary by 6 seconds and by Mary Washington by a mere 4 seconds. Moving quickly from the 8+ into 4+'s, Mason made a great showing in the Club 4+ race, with our "A" 4+ taking first place, our Alumni 4+ taking 2nd, and our "B" 4+ taking 6th out of 13 crews. With over a month of training and racing on the water remaining for the we still have plenty of time to improve on this fairly solid start.
That said, we ARE still looking for anyone interested in rowing/coxing for the club. Feel free to send an email to Club President, Danny Lewis at dlewisd@gmu.edu, or head coach Bob Spousta at rspousta@gmu.edu if you have any interest in joining our club.
Our next race will be on Sunday, October 17, when the Mason Crew Club will host the Occoquan Chase on our home waters at Sandy Run Regional Park.
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