Seniors 2012

Congratulations to all of the Seniors (Gordon Day, Evan Coombs, and Phil Gross) this year for their hard-work and dedication the the team. You all had an amazing impact on the club.  Good luck in all of your future endeavors.

Dad Vails

On Friday, May 11^th and Saturday, May 12^th George Mason University Crew Club competed in the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta. After finishing 3^rd in their heat on Friday and 4^th in their semi-final on Saturday, George Mason University’s Crew Club advanced to the Men’s Varsity Heavyweight 8+ Second Final Saturday afternoon. Mason has not advanced this far at the very competitive Dad Vail regatta in a number of years. Congratulations to all the men in the Varsity 8+ for all of their hard work throughout the year, and good luck to the all of the boats competing in ACRAs. 

MACCC

On Sunday, May 6^th George Mason University Crew Club hosted the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Crew Championships. The Men’s Heavyweight Novice 4+, Heavyweight Varsity 4+, and Lightweight 4+ all placed first in their grand finals. Mason also took third place in the Men’s 1X final.  The Men’s Heavyweight Varsity 8+ and JV 8+ placed first and second in their grand final making this the 10^th year out of 25 that GMU has won the Heavyweight 8+ event and taken home the Charlie Butt trophy. Congratulations to all of the competitors that took home medals.

Knecht Cup

GMU Crew had another successful weekend at the Knecht Cup on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, NJ. All of Mason’s boats advanced to the Grand Finals held on Sunday, April 15^th. Congratulations to all of the members who raced this past weekend.

Rocketts Landing

George Mason University Crew had a successful weekend on the James River this weekend at the Rockets Landing Regatta in Richmond. The schools attending included Virginia Commonwealth University, James Madison University, Old Dominion University, George Mason University and William & Mary. George Mason placed first in the Varsity Eight, the Varsity Pair, the Novice Four, in both Varsity Four heats, and also placed second in the Novice Eight event. Mason will be competing next weekend in New Jersey at the Knecht Cup. Good luck to all of those who will be racing.

Water Practice

Since the weather has been surprisingly warm George Mason University Crew will start water practices on Saturday 02/04/2012. All rowers meet at Shenandoah Parking Deck at 12:15 to carpool to the boathouse.

Spring 2012 Tentative Regatta Schedule

April 1, Occoquan Sprints, Sandy Run Regional Park
April 7, Rocketts Landing, Richmond, VA
April 14-15, Knecht Cup, Camden, NJ
April 21, Kerr Cup, Philadelphia, PA (TBD)
April 28, (TBD)
May 6, Mid Atlantic Collegiate Crew Championships, Sandy Run Regional Park
May 11-12, Dad Vail Regatta, Philadelphia, PA
May 26-27, American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) Championship, Gainesville, GA