Check out the Team Picture section of the website to view the all new galleries if you haven't seen them yet. See 1000's of pictures of the crew from regattas this year like SIRAs, MACRAs, and Dad Vails.
Dad Vail Regatta
Once again the crew had a strong showing at the Aberdeen Dad Vail regatta, defending the team points trophy and taking home some medals. The novice team had another strong year with 2 boats making the medals dock and another in the finals. Also the Varsity Men's 8 rowed exceptionally well, making Grand Finals for the first time since 2009. Unfortunately due to the course's condition their rudder broke and placed 6th.
For the full results, visit the Dad Vail website --here--
If you missed the regatta, watch the ESPN 3 replay of the entire event --here--
MACRAs
The crew took to Grand Rapids, MI this past weekend for the MACRA regatta. Gold was taken by the Men's Novice Lightweights and Varsity Ligtweights as well as the Women's Varsity Eight. Many more medals were taken, click here for full results.
And don't forget to visit the online boathouse store (see post below).
Boathouse online store
Get some Purdue Crew gear now! The Purdue Crew online apparel store from Boathouse open now till May 7th.
Varsity Women's Lwt 8 won Petite Final
Varsity Men's 8 finished 9th.
Varsity Men's 4 finshed 12th
Spring Racing Begins
Back from a great week in Clemson, SC, the crew gets ready to hit the road again this weekend to start of the Spring racing season. The men will be traveling to Ohio on Saturday for a duel meet with rival crew, Marietta, and then on Sunday the entire team will head back to Eagle Creek for the State of Indiana regatta.
Kitty (Coe) Knell is a Purdue Crew alum ('84-'89) both as a coach and an athlete. She is raising money for the battle against colon cancer, which she has beaten twice. In her own words: "I was first diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 25 while coaching crew at UVA. I was very sick, and as a young female, Dr.'s didn't even consider a colonoscopy to diagnose the problem. Finally through the ER at Yale, surgery, 5 days in the ICU, 10 more days in hospital, my life with cancer began. Times have changed for the better with regards to scanning and diagnosis. Please consider making a donation for colon cancer research to eliminate this disease altogether."
This past week, Purdue Crew held its annual officer elections. Many members seek to give back to the team and to lead. Holding an officer position is an excellent place to start. Your new Purdue Crew officers are as follows:
President: John Reidy
Vice Presidents: Ryan Buffone and Mike Richert
Quartermasters: Jeremy Reiman and Drake Harnen
Treasurer: Drew Stover
Secretary: Kelli Kaiser
Publicity: Courtney Murphy
Hisorians: Connor Rohan (Men's) Sarah Brenan (Women's)
Riggers: Dan Ford (Men's) Amanda Elmore (Women's)
Webmaster: Frick
Purdue Crew, LUM split tidal wave of donations
Journal & Courier - Lafayette, Ind:
The annual "row-a-thon" fundraiser put on by Lafayette Urban Ministry and Purdue Crew brought in a record amount of cash for both organizations.
"I was wowed, and I still am," coach Dave Kucik said. "Usually we bring in maybe $800 to $1,000, and we certainly did a little bit more this year."
By changing its approach and reaching out to family and friends, the group raised $21,763.39 as of Monday, including nearly $1,800 on the day of the event.
On Tuesday afternoon, Purdue Crew presented a check for $10,417.93 to Lafayette Urban Ministry's Centralized Emergency Fund.
The fund provides aid for people who need assistance with utilities, food or other basic needs.
The funds are split equally between LUM's Centralized Emergency Fund and Purdue Crew, which is newly sponsored by Bison Financial Group.
On Jan. 28, the day of the row-a-thon, about 137 members of Purdue Crew participated in the event at Tippecanoe Mall. The students rowed more than 30,000 meters, and sought donations before getting started.
Kucik, expecting donations to increase but not nearly to the extent they did, pledged to row a meter for each dollar donated. He ended up rowing 19,000 meters on Jan. 28 and has 2,764 left to do.
LUM's executive director, Joe Micon, said he was blown away by row-a-thon participants' enthusiasm.
"It's always been a tremendous event, but this year it has increased exponentially," he said. "Everyone at Lafayette Urban Ministry is so appreciative of your efforts and all that you have done."
The students were thrilled to be able to better the community by rowing.
"We love the fact that we are able to give back to organizations such as Lafayette Urban Ministry," Crew officer Maddie Wong said. "We hope we can continue this partnership for many years to come."
Semi-Formal
Time to bring out your formal wear, February 18th is our annual Semi-Formal Dance! It is going to be from 9-midnight in the Buchanan Club at Ross-Ade
Pavillion. Tickets are $15 pre-sale the week of the dance or $20 at the door. Get ready for a night that is going to be "Written in the Stars!"
Row-a-thon coverage
Row-a-thon
It will be held at the Tippecanoe Mall on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 9 am until 9 pm. The Purdue Crew members 137 strong will all row an equivalent to a marathon. It will take between 2 1/2 and 3 hours for each member to complete.In addition to rowing the distance on a rowing machine, each member was responsible for sending out 10 "asks" to friends and family. Each ask had a standardized letter and a personal note from each member. The standardized letter is "linked" for your information.The "asks" were mailed shortly after the beginning of the semester. As of Friday, a little over $8600 was raised. Coach Kucik believes our $10k goal will be achieved. The donations will be split 50/50 between LUM's CEF and the crew.This new solicitation approach will bring in an estimated $5k of new monies from sources outside our community to help our community. It also exceeds past annual efforts by a considerable margin. The crew is really excited about their success already and there is more energy for completing the equivalent of a marathon on a rowing machine.This concept fits appropriately with our motto of "Pulling for each other while Pulling with each other".
The Greater Lafayette Community is very charitable by already supporting many local charity efforts, so it feels really good to assist in a way that does not tap our community again. Naturally if our community wants to help this effort, there will be the opportunity for donations on Saturday during the event. With community support, they could blow away our goal of $5000 to the CEF Wow! That would be an even more awesome outcome! The club is also looking to make the atmosphere at the mall a bit more festival-like with some opportunities for community participation along with some give aways. Come out to have fun, do some Valentine's Day shopping, row a bit and meet some Purdue Crew members. They will be happy to talk with everyone.
Lafayette Urban Ministry and Purdue Crew (along with corporate sponsor Bison Financial Group) will co-host the Purdue Rowathon 2012. Check out the video
The Dock is OUT
Winter is around the corner, and the dock has been taken out of the water. The Crew is off the water until March 9th for Spring Break training. Until
then, we're on the ergs, running, and lifting weights.
Head of the Eagle
The last regatta of the 2011 fall season, the Head of the Eagle Regatta, was a very successful one for Purdue Crew. The Varsity Men closed the gap further against their main competitors, posting 3 second place finished to Michigan by small time gaps, while beating out crews from Michigan State and Grand Valley. The Varsity Women won their event, and their other two eights competed well. The Novice Men and Women enjoyed their first racing experience, posting some good results. Overall the team was very pleased with the results and is excited to go into winter training to get faster.
Crew may be a totally new adventure for your son or daughter. It entails an amazing
amount of work on their part, but it may well be one of the most valuable and treasured
activities they become involved in at Purdue. It’s a new experience for parents, too,
and Parents’ Club is there to support students as well as family members and friends
that show up at regattas and other team activities.
Perhaps the most startling thing about Crew (after one gets over the length of the boats!)
is food consumption. Very few student athletes will work as hard as your son or daughter
and the food calories are nothing short of inhaled. One crew member said (about Spring Break
spent at Clemson University), “It was the first time in my life I ate until my stomach hurt, and I was still hungry.”
Parents’ Club shows up at every regatta (there are about 9), and they coordinate food
supplies, providing crew and family with hot meals and treats. It’s a form of “tailgating,”
but instead of in a parking lot, it’s by water and with an entire team. It’s fun, but it also
calls for volunteers.
There are choices when it comes to volunteering. One can:
- donate money* or food supplies
- coordinate, plan, and/or shop for food not donated
- be the grill master
- keep track of finance
- plan for Senior gifts (usually blankets)
- sell T-shirts
- email information and respond to questions
*All money donations go to food and supplies. No donations pay for parents’ travel or lodging expenses.
It’s a large team - over 120 men and women- but this just means the more help, the more manageable
everything is. Please feel free to contact the committee: Marty and Mary Jo Block
(blockmj60@gmail.com or block.m61@gmail.com),
Mark and Suzanne Harnen (harnen@comcast.net), or John and Patty Packers
(pattykakes@comcast.net). You’re needed and welcome!
Purdue Crew Rent-a-Rower Program
The Rent-A-Rower program gives members of the community an opportunity to
'borrow' a rower for up to five hours to help with any task the patron may
have. Whether it be raking leaves or building fences, Purdue Crew is ready
to assist in any way possible. The fee for the five hours of work is $65 per rower, with
all proceeds going directly towards Purdue Crew's expenses for the season.
Please contact
either Nathan Class or Will Zander for more information.Boiler Up!
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