Today the Tribe is already on the road for beautiful Oakridge Tennessee to compete in the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association (SIRA) Regatta! This is the premier race for Southern club rowing and the first major test of the season. The regatta will be held over Friday and Saturday. The Tribe has big expectations as the […]
Here is footage from the beautiful Chickahominy River of the Varsity Women practicing in their four. This practice, the women did multiple 3 minute ‘pieces.’ See the women working hard in preparation for their spring races below!
Full Results Here Novice Men by Coach Mike Bayersdorfer The novice men’s team had a solid day of racing at the Occoquan, with most rowers getting three races in during their final tune-up before the championship racing season. The day opened with heats for the Novice Men’s 8+ event, and the Tribe put in a […]
In preparation for this spring’s race season, please check out this footage of four 2′ pieces from spring break. WMRC recently purchased 2 GoPro cameras to help aid in the technical development of their rowers. Some of this footage will also be shared with our members as exclusive content. Get an up close look at […]
After last week’s scrimmage in Richmond and spring break pieces against Fordham, the Tribe’s racing spring season officially begins on Sunday! The Tribe will travel to their second home, the Occoquan reservoir in Fairfax, VA, for the 2014 Occoquan Sprints. Here they will face crews from across the Mid-Atlantic region, including powerhouses George Washington and […]
The American Collegiate Rowing Association’s National Championship is a relatively new regatta. However, it is well attended by club programs across the country. As such, it is becoming an important regatta for the Tribe who have shown recent success. Last year the ML4+ took bronze, and the W1X took Gold and Bronze. This year the […]
Here is an intense video clip of the Tribe Novice Men flying out of the starting blocks during their Dad Vail semifinal. You can see this quick start from lane 1 puts them out early in the race. Though they would not ultimately qualify, they faced large rowing programs such as UVA, Purdue, Minnesota, Grand […]
Coach Bayersdorfer was kind enough to share practice footage of his SIRA champions, the lightweight novice four. By definition, these rowers are all under 160 lbs and in their first year of rowing. Novice rowing isn’t always pretty, but here the Tribe makes it look easy. Men’s Novice Light 4+ Cox: Katie Oberg ’16 Stroke: […]
The Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association (SIRA) hosts the first championship regatta on the Tribe’s schedule. Set on Melton Lake in beautiful Oakridge, Tennessee, this is one of the premier rowing venues in the country. Not suprisingly, “SIRAs” is usually very well attended. The Tribe is looking to make some noise on a national stage by […]
This past sunday, the Novice Men traveled to Fairfax Station, VA to take place in the Occoquan Sprints. Originally not scheduled, this squad chose to add this race as the Liberty and VT duels never manifested. It shows a wealth of commitment out of these new rowers to make such a sacrifice. The Novice squad […]