Rutgers Crew

3/17/2020

It is with a heavy heart that we inform our community of the suspension of the spring season.  

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Following the guidance of the University, State Officials, USRowing and the CDC the Spring Racing Season and on campus practice has been suspended until further notice.   The team is taking this news in stride and all have access to rowing machines to make sure they maintain fitness in these unsure times.  

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We are all hopeful that this will end sooner rather than later and will keep all of you informed as more information comes to light.

Stay safe everyone, and remember to keep the scarlet in the van'.

Upstream Red Team  

3/14/2020

The Annual Spring banquet will be held this year on Saturday March 14th 2020 in the Neilson Dinning Hall on Cook Campus.  The Alumni Reception hosted by Tom McKay '69 and Jeff Klepacki '90 will kick off the event at 5:00 PM with the main reception starting at 5:30PM.  To register print out the document from the link below and return by March 7th.  Any questions please contact Coach Specca david.specca@rutgers.edu   Looking forward to seeing all alumni and parents to help jump start the spring racing season.  

2/11/2020

After a mild winter all teams are back on the water!  On February 10th the Men's Crew assembled at the boathouse in the early morning hours with gloves and wrenches ready.  With the help of a local crane company the dock pieces were lifted from the boat yard where they were stored and out onto the frigid waters of the Raritan.  Members of the crew jumped on and floated the pieces into position and other members got to work securing them to the the bulkhead and arranging them into the familiar form of the Rutgers docks.  This is the earliest that the Crew has been able to get out on the Raritan in recent memory and promises to have the crews ready to race for the quickly approaching spring season.    

January 21, 2019

Melbourne, FL - The Men's Crew completed their annual winter training trip, again travelling to Melbourne Florida. Three eights and a four of Varsity and Freshman rowers trained twice a day for a week in great conditions on Canal 54. The many miles rowed contribute to what is a challenging but rewarding experience. All the athletes made great strides toward improving their technique and fitness. They now transition back indoors to continue preparations for the racing season.

11/3/2018

Rutgers Crew hosted the 9th annual Rutgers Fall Classic Regatta on Saturday. After a day of heavy rain, the Raritan River was running high and fast for the day's racing. The freshmen eights raced the full distance, upstream for 2.5 miles. The Varsity fours which raced later in the day rowed a shortened course of 1.75 miles. Rutgers Freshmen finished 8th, 10th, and 11th,behind Navy lightweights, Navy heavyweights, and Bucknell. Rutgers varsity fours finished 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 9th. The top Rutgers four covered the 1.75 mile course in 15:56, 26 seconds off the winning Bucknell crew. The crew now looks forward toward preparing for the spring racing season.

10/21/2018

The Rutgers Varsity Eight competed in Boston for the 54th Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday. The crew finished 13th out of 35 crews in blustery conditions in the collegiate eight. Based on their finish in the top half of the field, the team has a guaranteed entry for next year's event.

10/13/2018

The crew traveled to Philadelphia for the Navy Day Regatta on Saturday October 13th. Rutgers entered two eights in the varsity eight category, finishing 9th and 23rd. Navy won the event with a time of 12:05, ahead of the two Rutgers crews finishing in 12:35 and 13:32.