[nivoslider id=”880″ align=”right”]For the first time since 2008, the Wahoos competed in the George Washington Invitational Regatta, in Washington, DC. The weather for the two-day regatta was nearly perfect, and the competition was excellent. Competing crews included the Naval Academy, Florida Institute of Technology, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, and UVa. Races were in […]
Wahoos Start the Season Right “It’s a good thing we won. I forgot to get the plaque engraved.” —Frank, referring to the Murphy Cup trophy, which the Wahoos brought back to Charlottesville for the third straight year. For the second year in a row, the Murphy Cup was held not on the Schuylkill River, in […]
For the first time since 2008, Virginia Rowing has been invited to the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River in scenic Georgetown. Save the date to come to the waterfront on Saturday, April 13 to watch the racing as Virginia goes head to head with some of the Eastern Sprints’ best. All boats will […]
Virginia Enjoys a Successful Spring Break and Scrimmage [nivoslider id=”846″ align=”right”]You former rowers remember the spring-break drill: the two-a-day workouts, the blisters, the unpredictable weather, the sore muscles. The current crop of Wahoos carried on the tradition last week, making the most of their spring break training. Both the varsity and novice squads logged plenty […]
The 2nd annual event was held at the BlackFinn Saloon, in Washington, DC, and was a great success! Chris Ankley won the long-distance award, for flying in from California for the dinner. And happy birthday again to VRA’s treasurer David Kudravetz!
Hoos Take on the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints In the annual February pilgrimage to Northern Virginia, the Wahoos enjoyed a successful afternoon of agony, with multiple athletes pulling personal ergometer records for 2000 meters. In all, the men brought home one gold (Kian Ivey), four silver (Ian Feeney, Scott Stuard, John Furlong, and Isaac Mackey), […]
2012 was a big year for Virginia Rowing, and we’d like to invite the whole Virginia Rowing family – alums, parents, and friends of the team – to bring in a successful 2013 with the annual State of the Virginia Rowing Association event on February 2nd at Black Finn in Washington, DC. We hope you […]
November 3, 2012 Chattanooga, TN Virginia Rowing raced at the second largest regatta in the United States this weekend: the Head of the Hooch, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After enduring blustery conditions for Friday’s practice row, the nearly 2000 Hooch competitors enjoyed perfect conditions for Saturday’s racing. In the end, 50 VRA athletes brought medals (36 […]
2016 State of the Crew The Virginia Rowing Alumni Club of DC cordially invites you to the 5th Annual State of the Crew on Saturday, February 6, 2016. Join us as Head Coach Frank Biller reports on the current state of the team, recaps the fall season, and shares the exciting outlook for the 2016 […]
October 7 Fairfax Station, VA Two course records fell at the Occoquan Challenge today, and Virginia’s varsity 8 (C: Katie Garrity, 8: Jon Furlong, 7: Ben Hammond, 6: Perry Cox, 5: Scott Stuard, 4: Peter Malm, 3: Steven Lee-Kramer, 2: Garrett Thomas, and 1: Ed Crocker) lead the way. With a strong average split in […]