Rower of the Week: Andrew Sattler

1. Name: Andrew Sattler

2. Birthday: 7/2/1992

3. Side: Starboard

4. Years rowed: 2

5. Favorite food: Breadbowl Chili

6. Favorite Race/racing venue: Dad Vails

7. Favorite Erg Workout: Cool Downs

8. Most Embarrassing Experience: Once when I was going water tubing, I started to lose my grip on a particularly sharp turn and my body started to drag on the water causing me to fall off.  However, at the same time my swim trunks managed to become separated from my body and sunk into the depths of the lake for some reason rendering me naked and treading water until the boat came to pick me up.  Anyways, I ended up having to sit in a towel on the boat for the rest of the afternoon while all my friends got to continue tubing. 

9. Favorite rowing memory thus far: Going to Texas/Beating Texas/Going to the Salt Lick down there where we demolished all that food

10. What do you love most about your coxswains? : Always cheery with a smile but still take their job seriously 

Rower of the Week: John Karlen

1. Name: John Karlen

2. Birthday: 8/10/1991

3. Side: Port

4. Years rowed: 2

5. Favorite food: Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

6. Favorite Race/racing venue: Dad Vails and HOTC tied

7. Favorite Erg Workout: 4*250M relay sprint

8. Most Embarrassing Experience: Scoring the 100th point in the state semifinal basketball game.

9. Favorite rowing memory thus far: Winning the NWIRA

10. What do you love most about your coxswains? : They wake up early everyday to drive our boats around.

Rower of the Week: Garrison Kubis

1. Name: Garrison Kubis

2. Birthday: April 9th, 1992

3. Side: Port

4. Years Rowed: 2

5. Favorite Food: Five Guys double bacon cheeseburger (perfect for light weight diet)

6. Favorite Race/Racing Venue: Dad Vails

7. Favorite Erg workout: 5 4 3 2 1

8. Most Embarrassing Moment: I don't get embarrassed.

9. Favorite Rowing Memory Thusfar: Learning how to scull during the summer

10. What do you love most about your coxswains?: Ability to dock the boat

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.