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SAINTS COMPETE IN NYS CHAMPIONSHIPS; WOMEN'S NOVICE EIGHT 5TH IN STATE May 5, 2003 - The St. Lawrence University women's novice eight finished fifth in the Grand Final at the New York State Collegiate Rowing Championships on Sunday. The women's varsity eight took first place in the Third Level Final while the men's varsity eight finished sixth in the Petite Final. The women's novice eight rowed through William Smith, Vassar, Colgate, and Stony Brook to win Heat Three on Saturday with a time of 7:24.2 and earn a spot in the finals. In the Grand Final, St. Lawrence took over a crew from Fordham in the last minute of the race to cross the line in fifth place at 7:28.7. Ithaca took first in that race with a time of 7:12.0. The St. Lawrence women's varsity eight posted a time of 7:20.0 to finish fifth in their heat on Saturday behind Rensselaer who came in at 7:13.0. Fordham won the event with a time of 7:01.4 followed by Marist and William Smith. The Saints faced rival Clarkson in the Third Level Final and easily opened water on the Golden Knights. The Saints shaved six seconds off their heat time to finish at 7:13.9, seven seconds faster than times recorded by Army, Marist, Vassar, and Ithaca, all of whom raced in the Grand Final. In the men's novice four event, St. Lawrence just barely missed qualifying for the finals as the Saints placed fourth ahead of Clarkson and Rensselaer in Heat One with a time of 7:55.2. The A boat from USMMA won the heat with a finish time of 7:16.9. SAINTS WIN THREE RACES AT HAMILTON April 14, 2003 - St. Lawrence Crew traveled to Rome, NY on Saturday to face Hamilton and Union in a battle for the Gilman Cup and Plate. With New York State Collegiate Championships only a week away, the Saints were eager to assess their position among some competitive crews and get in some racing after weeks of insufficient water time. The race was originally scheduled to take place in Waddington, NY, but inclement weather forced a last-minute change of venue. The St. Lawrence novice women made their presence known on Saturday, capturing first place in two events. The women posted a time of 8:01.8 in the Women's Novice/JV 8 race, easily rowing through second place Union who finished nearly a full 16 seconds later at 8:17.7. Hamilton closed out that race with a time of 8:20.7. In the Women's Novice 4 race, St. Lawrence took to the course quickly, opening up water on Hamilton in the first 500 meters. The Saints crossed the line at 9:11.0, while the Hamilton boat would take an additional 20 + seconds to finish that race. Earlier in the day, the St. Lawrence varsity women opened up the racing with a second place finish in Women's Varsity 8 competition, posting a time of 7:47.0. The Saints made progress on Hamilton at the 1000 m mark, but could not hold off the Continentals who won that race with a time of 7:36.0. Union followed behind the Saints pulling in at 8:08.4. In the Women's Varsity 4 race, Union was victorious with a time of 8:38.9. The Saints again captured the second spot, finishing at 8:41.25 and sneaking past Hamilton who followed closely behind at 8:41.3. Despite a strong effort in the Men's Varsity 8 race, St. Lawrence trailed both Hamilton and Union with a finish time of 7:04. Hamilton took first with 6:40.6 while Union came in just over 10 seconds later at 6:51.0. In a somewhat closer Men's Varsity 4 race, the Saints posted a time of 7:38 against fours from Union and Hamilton that crossed at 7:27 and 7:32, respectively. In the final race of the afternoon, St. Lawrence sent two boats into the Men's Novice 4 event and faced off against one crew from Hamilton. St. Lawrence A won with a time of 7:56.1 with Hamilton in second at 8:01.1 and St. Lawrence B in third with a finish time of 8:12.2. Overall, Saturday's races were a positive experience for the St. Lawrence crew team. The Saints demonstrated quality rowing and at the end of the day they headed home with a better idea of where they currently stand and where they have yet to go. St. Lawrence Crew will continue to train this week and look ahead to the New York State Collegiate Championships in Whitney Point, NY this weekend, May 3rd-4th. SAINTS GAIN MOMENTUM AS SEASON ROLLS ON April 14, 2003 - It was a beautiful spring weekend in Camden, NJ as over 50 teams from all over the country gathered to compete in the Knecht Cup on the Cooper River. The Saints will not race this weekend due to the cancellation of the Skidmore Invitational. Catch the St. Lawrence men in action Saturday, April 26th at home as they open a new boathouse and look to row through visiting Union and Hamilton.
SAINTS TRAIN IN TAMPA April 2, 2003 - The St. Lawrence University Crew Team recently returned from a spring training trip to Tampa, Florida where the men and women took advantage of warm weather and calm waters to prepare for the upcoming racing season. Each morning the team would greet the sunrise with a four-mile run to the launch site before training twice a day in double practice sessions on the water. When not rowing, the men and women found time to relax by the pool, take in a Yankees baseball game, and enjoy a day at the beach. “I’m really optimistic about the spring season as it approaches,” said Head Coach Nick Hughes. “These men and women have been working extremely hard all winter, and now they have the opportunity to demonstrate what it truly means to be an athlete in this sport. I look forward to some great rowing in the next couple of months.” The Saints Crew Team opens its spring season on the road against Rensselaer on Saturday, April 5th.
ST. LAWRENCE BOATHOUSE NEARS COMPLETION AS CREW TEAMS BEGIN WINTER TRAINING February 3, 2003 - While the students returning to campus for spring semester have been met with bitterly cold temperatures, things are definitely heating up for the Saints Men's and Women's Crew Teams. Today marks the beginning of the second full week of winter training, as the squads prepare for their upcoming spring racing seasons. Rowers at St. Lawrence train seriously during these winter months, attending nine practice sessions per week, consisting of indoor rowing, strength training and cross training (cross-country skiing, running, etc.). Thoughts of sunny, warm weather and fast crews loom large for these athletes now, as the winter season culminates in a spring break trip to Tampa, Florida and marks the beginning of the exciting and competitive 2000 m sprint racing season. The teams are fortunate to have the first-rate strength and conditioning facilities of the Newell Field House and Fitness Center at their disposal, soon to be matched by the auspicious opening of the St. Lawrence University Boathouse, where the teams will take up residence later this semester. When completed, the Boathouse will include two boat bays to house our ever-growing fleet of racing shells, as well as men's and women's locker rooms, kitchen and indoor and outdoor common areas to best support the athletes that train and race there. The Boathouse is located on a protected section of the St. Lawrence River in Waddington, NY, which offers consistent water conditions for the Saints Crew Teams and scenic vistas for athletes and visitors alike.
SAINTS SHOW POSITIVE SIGNS September 30, 2002-The St. Lawrence University men's varsity four had a good early season showing at the Head of the Erie, their first race of the fall season. It was the first time the varsity crew has rowed together in the fall. The Saints finished third out of six boats, finishing the course on the Erie Canal in Rome, NY, with a time of 19:57.00. Hamilton "B" ripped through their home course in 18:33.00 with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy taking second in 18:49.00. The majority of training for the Saints this fall has been getting the novice team members up to speed. Many of the varsity members have been mixing into the novice boats to help that process. "Our returning letterwinners have dedicated their time to helping train the novices," said head coach Nick Hughes. "The signs of early season speed we showed this weekend were very encouraging." The Saints take this weekend off before heading to the Stonehurst Regatta on October 12. CREW TEAMS IMPRESS AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS; MEN'S FOUR THIRD May 6, 2002-The St. Lawrence University men's four finished third in the Grand Final at the New York State Collegiate Rowing Championships on Sunday while the women's eight was third in the Petite Final. The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy won the men's four while Ithaca won the Grand Final of the women's eight. The men's four, made up of bow Dustin Brecher, two-seat Ben Franco, three-seat Chris Taft, stroke Jonathon King and coxswain Amanda McKay, rowed through Marist College in the last 20 strokes of their heat to earn a spot in the finals with a time of 7:06.3. Manhattan won the heat in 7:05.4 with Marist just behind the Saints in third at 7:06.9. In the Grand Final, St. Lawrence took third in state with a time of 7:04.4. The USMMA won the event in 6:56.6 with Dowling in second at 7:02.8. In the women's eight, St. Lawrence finished third in Heat Three in 7:17.6, one spot from qualifying for the Grand Final in their event. They advanced to the Petite Final, where they took third, chopping four seconds from their heat time to finish in 7:13.5. Fordham won the Petite Final in 7:05.6 with Marist in second at 7:09.1. The Saints avenged losses to Vassar and Skidmore with the finish. Both of those schools crew were ranked in the top-20 and had defeated the Saints in races throughout the earlier part of the season. The St. Lawrence boat was made up of bow Ashley Arnista, two-seat Anna Larson, three-seat Meghan Musnicki, four-seat Fredyne Yust, five-seat Amy Bartoszewicz, six-seat Laura Kirby, seven-seat Jenn Faller, stroke Sara Rademacher and coxswain Joy Ridley. Ithaca won the women's eight Grand Final in 6:53.5, beating William Smith by two-tenths of a second. WOMEN'S EIGHT WINS GILMAN PLATE; MEN'S FOUR TAKES GILMAN BOWL
The Saints women's varsity eight won their third race of the season, crossing the finish line on the Mohawk River five seconds ahead of Hamilton and seven seconds in front of host Union to lay claim to the Gilman Plate. The Saints rowed the 2000-meter course in 6:56. St. Lawrence bested Rensselaer twice on the St. Lawrence River near Waddington earlier this year. The men's varsity four won their fifth consecutive race dating backt to their win at the Head of the Fish in the fall. The beat second-place Union by 12 seconds, finishing in 7:09 and take the Gilman Bowl. The women's novice four posted thier best result of the season, taking second in their race while host Union took the win. The men's novice four was second as well, finishing in 7:20, ten seconds behind the winning crew from Hamilton. St. Lawrence will row in the New York State Rowing Championships next weekend in Whitney Point, NY. MEN'S CREW ON A ROLL April 22, 2002-The St. Lawrence University men's varsity four crew team won their fourth consecutive race, defeating Vassar, Union, Skidmore and Rensselaer on Fish Creek in Saratoga Springs, NY. The women's varsity eight finished third. The men's four, made up of bow Chris Taft, two-seat Ben Franco, three-seat Doug Smith, stroke Jonathan King and coxswain Amanda McKay, have now won four of the seven events that they have participated in in the 2001-2002 season. They finished the 2000-meter course on Fish Creek in 6:59.33, beating second place Vassar by just under four seconds. Union finished third, Rensselaer was fourth and Skidmore took fifth. In the women's varsity eight, the St. Lawrence women took third in a controversial race, finishing in 7:16.00. Skidmore protested the race as the Union boat twice collided with the Thoroughbreds. The race official ruled that the race could not be run and declared a tie for first between Vassar and Skidmore. Union received two 10-second penalties and finished fifth. Rensselaer was fourth. The Saints will race in the Gillman Cup hosted by Union College with Hamilton also participating on Saturday, April 27. CREW CONTINUES WINNING WAYS (April 16, 2002)-The St. Lawrence University men's varsity four crew won their third consecutive race at the Knecht Cup in Camden, N.J., over the weekend. The team has a three-race win streak dating back to last fall's Head of the Fish in Saratoga. The women's varsity eight took third place despite some rather big trouble at the start of their final. The men's four of bow Dustin Brecher, second-seat Ben Franco, third-seat Chris Taft, stroke Jonathan King and coxswain Amanda McKay had the fastest time of the two qualifying heats, racing the 2000-meter course at Cooper River in 7:02.6, 4.5 seconds faster than second-place Vassar. The team continued the fast pace in the finals, holding off a hard-charging crew from Carnegie Mellon by three-tenths of a second. The Saint crew finished in 7:04.8 while the Tartan boat had a time of 7:05.1. It is the second consecutive race that this crew has won together this spring, and the third race that the Saint men's four has won, dating back to last fall's win at the Head of the Fish. The same group won the first home race in program history against Rensselaer last weekend, beating two Red Hawks crew by ten seconds and 1:19. In the women's eight, the St. Lawrence boat had no problems in their qualifying heat, finishing with the second fastest time of the morning at 7:11.4, just 1.2 seconds behind Vassar. In the finals, however, a hard wind caused a false start on the Saint boat, blowing them into another lane and bringing them to a dead stop just seconds into the race. The team kept their composure and worked their way back into the race, passing three boats to finish third with a time of 7:25.4. In three races this spring, the women's eight has two-first place finishes and a third. The Saints next competition is this weekend as they travel to the Skidmore Invitational on Saturday, April 20.
April 6, 2002--Despite the frigid temperatures and steady wind, excitement and nervousness was the feeling in the air at Waddington beach as the St. Lawrence University crew team hosted their first race in the program's three-year history, welcoming Rensselaer to the St. Lawrence River. The Saints used that excitement to take wins in the men's and women's eights and men's four. The sun was shining throughout the day, but a cold wind blowing across the Canadian border kept the temperatures down throughout the morning. However, a small contingent of parents, friends and faculty and staff members cheered on the Saints throughout the day, racing from the start line in downtown Waddington to the finish line just north of the Waddington beach. After launching their boats shortly after 11:00 a.m., the Saints and RPI rowed nearly two miles downstream to the course start. The first race started at approximately 11:30 as the Saint men's four took a two-boat length win over RPI on the 1.2 mile course, powering upstream to the finish in a time of 9:14, winning by ten seconds. In third was Rensselaer's B boat, finishing in 10:33. The women's eight was the second race and the Saints led the entire length of the course as the Rensselaer two seat struggled to maintain her pace with a broken oar. St. Lawrence crossed the line in 9:55, well ahead of the RPI boat at 10:15. After docking and borrowing an oar from St. Lawrence, both RPI and the Saint women eights took to the river again. This race proved to be closer, with the St. Lawrence boat edging RPI by three-quarters of a length. The Saints improved their first race time to 9:42 while Rensselaer crossed the line in 9:47. The men's eight wrapped up the day of racing as a strong start by St. Lawrence proved to be the difference as they took a 31-second win, crossing the finish in 8:32, and wrapping up a four-race sweep on the day for the Saints.
CREW ENDS FALL SEASON ON HIGH NOTE
The win in the men's novice four put a punctuation mark on a solid fall season and should give the team some momentum as they prepare for the spring season. The Saints crew of Benjamin Franco, Benjamin Frisch, Adam Christensen, Jason Wagner and coxswain Amanda McKay dominated the rest of the field, finishing 23 seconds ahead of second place Bowdoin. The women's open eight tied for tenth and was just four seconds from a sixth-place finish. Head coach Nick Hughes was happy with his women's novice eight crews that placed eighth and 15th. "They raced competitively and promise a depth of talent that will ensure an intense winter training and good speed in the spring," commented Hughes. The Saints had solid showings at the Head of the Charles and the Stonehurst Invitational earlier in the season. The men's four finished as the top Division III boat in the men's heavyweight division and the women's heavyweight eights placed 20th overall at the Stonehurst races. At the Head of the Charles, the men's four placed 29th out of a field of 70 boats made up of crews from throughout the world. The women were 21st despite two time violations.
A colorized rendering of the architect's drawing of the new SAINTS ENJOY SOLID RESULTS AT HEAD OF THE CHARLES (October 22)-- The Saints crew teams finished well at the Head of the Charles this past weekend in Boston, Mass. The women's four placed 21st overall after receiving time violations for missing two buoys near the Cambridge boat house before the Elliot Street Bridge. Head Coach Nick Hughes noted, "Coxswain Joy Ridley called a great technical race and steered a good line despite the violations on the most challenging part of the course. Overall, the women had a great row." In the men's four, the Saints rowed to a 29th place finish out of a field of 70 boats. "The men had a strong settle, rowing the body of the piece at a strong 28, driving hard with good ratio. Coxswain Amanda McKay made full use of her experience in this, her third Head of the Charles," said Hughes. "Generally, I'm very pleased with our showing this past weekend," commented Hughes. "We've been training in eights in preparation for the spring, trying to develop a number of our athletic novices, so I was pleased with how well our men and women made the adjustment to rowing with new lineups in more technically demanding boats." The Head of the Charles is the biggest race of the fall season for college and club rowing teams, drawing teams from all over the world to this challenging, 3-mile course that winds through downtown Boston on the Charles River. Coxswains must deal with five bridges on the course and numerous twists on the traditional course.
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The St. Lawrence University women's eight won their third race of the season, taking the Gilman Plate, while the men's four won their fifth race in a row, claiming the Gilman Bowl. The men's and women's novice fours also had impressive races with both finishing second in their respective events.
Nov. 28-The St. Lawrence University crew team won the men's novice four at the Head of the Fish in the last race of the season to close out a solid fall in their third season as a varsity sport. The Saints also boasted top-10 finishes in the women's open four, placing ninth, and the women's novice eight with one boat tying for eighth and another boat crossing the line in 15th as St. Lawrence had a strong showing with the largest contingent of athletes they have ever taken to a regatta with 40. 
