Auburn’s spring rowing season has officially come to end. Many thanks to our interim coach, Jessica Bankos, for leading us through this semester of change. Our coach, Julio Garcia, will be returning next semester to take over. We had a great season! Rowers, stay in shape over the summer and get ready for next semester!
Congratulations to the Auburn Rowing Team’s Women’s lightweight 4+ for placing 3rd at the UGA SERCS in Aiken, SC yesterday!
Also, congrats to the novices who got a taste of 2k season and are hungry for more competition! Let’s get to work!
Oar Eagle!
Sat. March 5: SERCS (Aiken, SC)
Sat. March 26: John Hunter (Gainesville, GA)
Sat. and Sun. April 16-17: SIRA (Oak Ridge, TN)
Heads up! We’re doing some recruiting for the Spring 2011 semester. If you’re an Auburn student and are interested in joining the team, we are having an informational meeting Tomorrow (Thursday, January 20th) in the student center in room 2225. If you are interested but can’t make it to the meeting, don’t hesitate to email one of our officers. Contact information is listed under the “Officers” tab. Hope to see you soon!
Oar Eagle!
Exciting news for the Auburn Univerty Rowing Team!!
Edward Budimier, our men’s team Vice President, has set a World Record for the Individual Heavyweight, age 20-29, Million Meter Row!! For 9 days, he spent an average of 9 hours on an erg in his garage in Virgina averaging 115 kilometers a day to finish the Million meters in a record of 197 hours and 41 minutes between December 15th-23rd 2010!
He had a television with some movies and an ipod playing music to keep him company and, when he finished each day, re-hydrated and ate plenty of food rich in carbs.
This is an amazing feat to achieve and we would like to congratulate Edward again on this oustanding accomplishment!
Check out the official page for Erging records here:: http://www.concept2.com/us/racing/records/ultra_records.asp
Oar Eagle!!
The Auburn Rowing Team is on holiday after a spectacular season!
The semester has been peppered with obstacles that the team has gotten through together so, we are taking a well-deserved rest before 2011 Spring 2k season begins.
We dominated the Hobbs Island race in Huntsville. Medals include:
ML4+ – Gold
WN8+ – Gold
WN4+ – Gold
WL4+ – Silver
MV4+ – Silver
WV4+ – Bronze
A HUGE Congratulations to our men’s Varsity Heavy 4+ who came home from the Head of the Hooch with silver medals and our Women’s Varsity 4+ who placed 8th. Both in races that had over 30 other boats to compete against.
In other news, our coach, Dr.Garcia, will be taking a leave-of-absence for the Spring semester. Former member, Jessica Bankos will be taking over the duties of Head Coach until Dr.Garcia returns in the fall.
As usual, we are gearing up to do some light recruiting for the spring. So, if you’re interested in signing up for a sport with a group of close students, please don’t hesitate to contact someone under the officers tab and check out our FAQ. More details about recruitng will be available at the start of the semester.
Happy Holidays and Oar Eagle!
Thanks to everyone who came out to the informational meeting today to learn more about the team.
If you missed the meeting, here’s a few things you should know:
~Dues this semester are going to be $295. Remember that this includes your race fees, travel shirt, and hotel rooms for the whole semester. Dues are due October 1st. No dues, no racing.
~Novices/New members:: Uniforms will cost $100. These uniforms will last you throughout your entire time here on the team.
~We will be attending 3 regattas this semester: Hobbs Island, Huntsville- Oct 16th; Head of the Hooch, November 6th-7th; third race TBA
~Land Training will begin this coming Tuesday September 7th at 4:50 in front of the coliseum where the big eagle statue is. We start slow. Don’t be shy. Come out and train with us.
~Water Practices will commence September 20th
~Lake clean-up day will be September 12th at noon. Novices will be taught about the boats and boat treatment this day.
~Grab-a-Novice Party will be September 16th. Details about this will be given out at a later date.
~Our Parent Coordinator, Jovie, needs your parent’s email addresses so we can keep them involved. Parents are a big part of our races and they provide food as well as support for the entire team. Email your name and your parent’s email addresses to Jovie at jpl0004@auburn.edu
Hope to see yall at practice!
Oar Eagle!
Fall season is upon us and we’re looking for new recruits for a new year. If you’re interested in learning to row or if you already have experience and want to get back on the water, come by the student center tomorrow (Sept 2) at 8:00pm for an informational meeting in room 2326. We’ll tell you everything you need to know.
Returning members, unofficial practices have begun. Same time (4:50) same place (Coliseum). We’re starting off light so everyone can be on the same level.
On the fence about joining the team? Come to practice and give it a try. No strings attached. Just a nice, light workout.
Looking forward to a great season!
Oar Eagle!
The team will be ordering some hats and visors soon. They will be a great compliment to our uniforms or for any parents who like to brag about their rowers/coxswains. They are very common to the rowing world and look spectacular!
http://www.headsweats.com/productcart/pc/catalog/7700_214.jpg
^^ this is the link to the website to view the hats we’ll be ordering^^
http://www.headsweats.com/productcart/pc/catalog/7703_214.jpg
^^ this is the link to the visors^^
Both of these will be ordered in Navy Blue and will have the same symbol we have on our unis.
Orders will be placed soon and we have to order at least 36 (any combination of hats and visors). If you are interested in purchasing one for you or anyone else, contact Logan Tussey, one of our merchandise specialists, lbt0004@auburn.edu
Oar Eagle!
The Team has just returned from the SIRAs in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Everyone did wonderfully! We showed people we are a rising power. Congratulations to the Men’s Heavy 4+ who beat out a lot of other boats for a 2nd place silver medal! Thanks to all the parents who came out to support and feed us. We appreciate it.
The Spring 2010 season is now over. Nobody deserves a break like this team does. Everyone enjoy the summer but don’t forget to stay in shape!
Our officers for the 2010-2011 were just announced at SIRAS last week. Congratulations to the winners!!!
President: Emily Brennan
Men’s VP: Edward Budimier
Women’s VP: Ariel “Bow” Cecil
Treasurer: Bethany Stennett
Secretary: Mallory Stokes
Fundraising and Merchandise: Bailey Parkerson and Logan Tussey
Parent Coordinator: Jovie “The Jovinator” Lindawan