Matt Miller, '11, Shines at CRASH-B
Current Virginia oarsman, Matt Miller, a third-year student, competed at the CRASH-B World Indoor Rowing Championships, in Boston, MA, on February 14. Matt pulled a personal best 5:57.7 for 2000 meters (1:29.4/500 splits), which was the second-fastest collegiate time of the competition and the fifth-fastest time overall. Congratulations on a great performance, Matt!
Congratulations Wyatt!
Wyatt Allen, '01, to be Inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame
Wyatt Allen, '01, and the rest of the 2004 United States Men's 8+, gold medalists at the 2004 Olympic Games, in Athens, Greece, will be inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame, at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, on March 21.
Members of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Gold Medal Eight
B: Jason Read
2: Wyatt Allen
3: Chris Ahrens
4: Joseph Hansen
5: Matt Deakin
6: Dan Beery
7: Beau Hoopman
S: Bryan Volpenhein
C: Peter Cipollone
Coach: Mike Teti
Wyatt, a four-year Virginia rower, is currently the assistant varsity men's coach at the University of California, Berkeley. Last year, he was an assistant coach at the University of Washington. He is a seven-time senior national team member, a two-time Olympian, and the 2007 USRowing Male Athlete of the Year.
Learn more about Wyatt here: http://www.virginiarowing.org/Alumni_NationalTeamers.aspx
Fall Wrap-Up
Virginia Men's Rowing entered the Fall 2009 season with high hopes. Many of the varsity rowers had rowed for competitive summer programs, and a great group of novice rowers picked up oars for the first time in college. The team's first race was at the Occoquan Challenge, in Fairfax, VA. Both the varsity and novice squads raced well, each winning their respective races. It was a great start to the year.
The varsity men then raced in Boston, MA, at the Head of the Charles, and finished sixth in the Collegiate 8 event, a solid showing. The next weekend, the entire team travelled to Philadelphia to race in the Head of the Schuylkill. Both crews raced well in bad conditions. Although the varsity 8 had the bad luck of rowing through a submerged mass of leaves halfway through the race, they still managed to finish fifth. The first novice eight, with lineups changing by the day, came in 6th.
The novices finished the season with the Novice Rivanna Romp, here in Charlottesville, racing crews from Navy, Georgetown, George Washington, the University of Pennsylvania, and Delaware. It was a good day. The first eight finished fourth, behind two Navy boats and one GW boat. Due to some equipment problems in the race, both UPenn and Delaware re-rowed the course. Our 1N joined them, and managed to win the re-row by 10 seconds.
The entire team trained in Gainesville, GA, over the winter break. Despite the cold weather, the camp was a complete success. The varsity 8, first and second novice eights, lightweight four, and varsity four all scrimmaged against Georgia Tech on the final morning. The conditions were very good, and the pieces went very well. It was a very encouraging end to the camp.
We invite you to attend a race or two this spring! We especially love to see families and alumni. Take care, and go Hoos!