Rower of the Week: Ian Olson

1. Name: Ian Olson

2. Birthday: 8/11/1991

3. Side: Port

4. Years Rowed: 5 years

5. Favorite Food: Ribs

6. Favorite Race/Racing Venue: Dad Vails

7. Favorite Erg Workout: Long steady states 

8. Most Embarrassing Experience: High School rowing catching a crab

9. Favorite Rowing Memory Thusfar: Spring break in Austin, TX 

10. What do you love most about your coxswains? :Their team spirit  

Rower of the Week: Luke Yehlen

1. Name: Luke Yehlen (Big Luke) (Grande)

2. Birthday: July 24th 1991

3. Side: Port

4. Years Rowed: One and a half

5. Favorite Food: Panda Express Orange Chicken

6. Favorite Race/Racing Venue: Lake Lanier, Georgia

7. Favorite Erg Work out: Rest Days

8. Most Embarrassing Experience: On the way to Head of the Charles Boston, other rowers decided to hold me down and tickle me telling me to say I'm a wimp in order for them to stop, I admitted I was a wimp and I haven't heard the end of it.

9. Favorite Rowing Memory thusfar: This fall's Head of the Charles Race, it was an awesome venue, an amazing crowd, and a great life experience as well as a rowing experience.

10. What do you love most about your coxswains? : They can't be in pairs.

Spring Training 2012

Rower of the Week!

Sorry for the late post - spring training got the best of us and we got a little behind!

1. Name - Aidan Hennessey

2. birthday - June 26, 1990

3. side - starboard

4. years rowed - 3.5

5. favorite food - Cinnabon

6. favorite race/racing venue - Schuylkill River (Dad Vail's course)

7. favorite erg workout - 60' Steady State

8. Most embarrassing experience - Freshman year, my third race ever I fell off my seat, caught a crab, knocked the guy behind me off his seat, who also caught a crab. That all happened 700 from the finish.

9. Favorite rowing memory thusfar - Winning my first pair race ever. At NWIRA 2010 - 6 boat race, we got a half of a length right off the start and just kept building our lead.

10. What do you love most about your coxswains? - They got sass.