Welcome to 2012 (31 days late)

Late is better than never... but we realize that never being late in the first place would have been best!

Welcome to 2012, a year that we here @friendshcrowing hope leads to great success for the current oarsmen training on Lake Quinsig and in the Hart Center.

We have a couple of things to touch upon in this post, including:

• A brief update on what the Friends Team is up to these days;
• Adam Furlong's recap of his afternoon spent watching the team during their training trip in Cocoa Beach, FL;
• A really big exciting secret that we want to tell you but we can't tell you what it is; and
• A letter from woman's alumna Mary Kate Cullen '11.

Well, lets get on with it!

Alumni Profile: Elle Carolan '07

We're excited to start a new project here at FoHCMR in an effort to better connect our alums. The goal is that once a month, we will profile an alum, to catch up with them briefly and see how they are doing and how HC Rowing continues to impact their lives. Our first alum is Elle Carolan, a coxswain from the Class of 2007. Elle began coxing her sophomore spring and has stayed actively involved since graduation.

Home town: Wayne, PA

Current town: Philadelphia, PA

Major: history and art history

Year by year boatings: '05 Men's Novice 8+; '06 Men's Lwt 8+; '07 Men's Hwt 8+

If you are interested in learning more about PCR, the non-profit that Elle speaks about, you can go on their website. You can also email any questions to Elle here.

To read the full interview, click below.

Interview #3: Coach Monte '07, Bucknell Men's Head Coach

Coach Monte is a very busy man. We began this interview immediately following the end of the summer racing season, and we are happy to have finalized the entire thing. Click below to read the whole interview.

Quinsigamond Snake Results & Recap w/ Walker & Traub Interview

The Men's team got the 2011-2012 season off to a very solid start, with the 1V winning the Snake Regatta while setting a course record in the process. The 2V, 1F, and 3V also performed well, finishing 5th, 9th and 11th, respectively. The 1V won the race in a time of 12:55.356, more than 16 seconds over an entry from Merrimac River.

Race Results can be found here.

A recap from the goholycross website is available here.

After the race, we were able to exchange emails with Captain Mike Walker '13, bow seat of the 2V, and Jordan Traub '14, stroke of the 1V. Click below to read the interview.