President Michael Roth recognizes Wesleyan Rowing Squad

Recently, University President Michael Roth recognized the Wesleyan Crew team in his own personal blog. (see link below for the particular post)

Roth on Wesleyan-Athletics and Education

President Roth was on site at the Head of the Connecticut Regatta this past weekend chatting with the coaching staff as the Women's Novice 8 cruised across the finish line in first place!

President Roth's support of athletics, and his views on how academics and athletics are managed are one of the backbones of Wesleyan University, and we couldn't be more appreciative of his continued support of the work being done by so many student-athletes.

This weekend, the Cardinals will be representing Wesleyan at the Head of the Charles Regatta!  Stay tuned for updates following this weekend's events!

-The Coaches

Head of the Housatonic, Head of the Connecticut Weekend ReCap

This weekend the Cardinals represented Wesleyan at two of New England's most prestigious and historic regattas; the Head of the Housatonic in Shelton, CT and the Head of the Connecticut at our 'home court' stretch of the Connecticut river in Middletown, CT!
It was a busy weekend, but across the men's and women's squad we saw a strong representation of support from parent's and alumni at both events. What a great way to kick of our Fall racing season! Thanks to all who helped out!

At the Head of the Housatonic the Men's squad raced two Varsity 8s, a novice 8, and a collegiate 4 while the Women raced two varsity 8s.
To see detailed results of each event in the Head of the Housatonic please go here.

At the Head of the Connecticut the Men's side saw representation from alumni competitors, while the Women's side was represented by a novice 8.
To see detailed results of each of the events at the Head of the Connecticut please go here.

Listed below are the results from all boats raced by Wesleyan this past weekend.

Men's 1st V8 - 15:25.494 - 5th place
Men's 2nd V8 - 16:40.545 - 9th place
Women's 1st V8 - 19:12.959 - 3rd place
Women's 2nd V8 - 21:00.474 - 6th place

Men's Novice 8 - 18:39.651 - 5th place
Men's Collegiate 4 - 21:11.830 - 15th place

Finally, at the Head of the Connecticut,
the Women's novice 8 placed first with a time of 19:02.0733!


In conclusion, it was a great weekend of racing.
While we feel we performed at a high level, we also feel there is much work to be done, and we are excited to get to work on the water this week in preparation for the Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend.

Stay tuned for further updates!

-The Coaches

Onward To Racing!

With our final rounds of erg testing behind us, the Cardinals will be on the water all week leading up to our first race of the Fall, the Head of the Housatonic.

On the Women's side we will be racing two Varsity 8+.
On the Men's side well race two Varsity 8+, a 3V 4+, and a novice 8+.

Yesterday we enjoyed some of the best weather we have had all season, and the rest of the week looks to follow suit! Across both the Men's and Women's program we are roughly four weeks of rowing into the season, and are very excited to get racing!

Enjoy the photos, and stay tuned for posts following this weekends events!

Fall Is Underway!

Fall has begun! As the leaves change here in New England the Cardinals have been enjoying some great weather out on the water!

Across both the Men's and Women's programs we have seen some great rowing and are looking forward to getting out there among the competition! This week is ripe with erg testing, and strength training exercises across the entire program as we wrap up our final week of pre-race rowing!