TAYLOR BLACK ’09 Cornell University ’13
Being part of the Cornell rowing tradition has been an amazing experience. As a Cornell rower, I truly
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crosses the Ithaca City line, we sing the Cornell Crew Song as a team. Little traditions like this one make rowing at Cornell special.
feel as though I’m part of something bigger than my individual success as well as my boat’s success; I’m a representative of a lightweight rowing team with over 90 years of tradition.
This history provides additional motivation that fuels our
team each year as we strive to add to the eight Ivy League Championships and the four IRA National Championships that have been won throughout the program’s history.
One of my favorite traditions has been in place for over 30
years. Whenever we return from an away race, as soon as the bus
PETER HALEY ’09 Bates College ’13
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It has been a great experience being part of such a fast crew. After losing to Trinity at New England’s last year, we
We have been getting faster every year and I can’t wait to see how fast we can go next spring.
LAWRENCE LOPEZ ’10 Yale University ’14
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were really disappointed, but beating them for the first time since Bates joined the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference was incredible. The team was pretty small when I first arrived and we could barely fill up two eights. We lost most of the first boat that year which forced the sophomores and freshmen to step up. The team really responded and we had a great year and didn’t lose anyone. We carried that momentum into this past year and were able to have Bates’s best finish ever. We lost three strong senior rowers, but have 13 strong freshmen coming in, which is the largest recruiting class ever. We have been getting faster every year and I can’t wait to see how fast we can go this spring.
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Rowing at Yale has been a lot of fun thus far. This past year, we had a small squad made up of a devoted, hardworking group of guys who shared the common goal of winning. We’re very close and it’s always fun to be around the team. This program is the oldest collegiate sports team in the nation and there’s a lot of tradition that we encounter, such as the YaleHarvard regatta (147 years). It’s great to be able to be a part of such a long history. Coach Gladstone has been great: He’s everything the team needs as we look to continue to rise in the ranks of national rowing. He has a deep passion for the sport and relays that passion in the way he motivates us and pushes us to become faster every day.
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One of the things I appreciate most about Coach Gladstone is that he has a genuine respect for every individual on the team.