Occoquan Chase

A regatta in Virginia!  Kings Point rowers next head to the Occoquan resevoir in Northern Virginia to compete against mid-Atlantic rowing teams in the Occoquan Chase.  Four KP rowers hail from Northern Virginia and we have an opportunity to show off Southern (well sort of Southern) hospitality.  The team travels to Sandy Point park Saturday for practice on the water and then stay overnight with parents of Greg Trieber, Brook Mueller, Chris Murphy and Frank Osborne and Giuseppe Niosi's grandparents.  Racing starts Sunday after breakfast with sunny but breezy weather predicted.

OCCOQUAN CHASE  - RACE SCHEDULE
1 Men's 1x 10:00 AM
3 Men's 1x 10:00 AM
2 Women's 1x 10:20 AM
4 Womens Junior 1x 10:20 AM
7 Women's 8+ 11:00 AM
8 Men's 4+ Varsity Four(NIOSI), Plebe Four(SKOGEN) 11:30 AM
5 Men's 2x 12:00 PM
6 Women's 2x (Birdsong/Mueller) 12:00 PM
10 Women's 4+ 01:00 PM
9 Mixed 4x/2x 01:30 PM
11 Men's 8+ Collegiate Eight (HASKELL) 02:00 PM

REGATTA WEBSITE/INFORMATION:

HTTP://WWW.RONINREGISTRATION.COM/ROWING/DISPLAYSCHEDULE.ASP?P=DEFAULT&PT=ROWING&GROUPID=21016

Directions are available at the Sandy Run Regional Park Authority web site.  Spectators will be required to pay a $10 parking fee.  Bring walking shoes; you may have to walk to the spectator area.
http://www.nvrpa.org/park/sandy_run/content/hours_and_directions

Navy Day Regatta

Kings Point Rowing next travels to Philadelphia's Schuykill River and the Navy Day Regatta. The Navy Day Regatta was first started to celebrate the U.S. Navy's birthday and soon expanded to include many of the finest rowing schools on the East Coast. Including Navy, Army and host St. Josephs, Kings Point will row against 80 schools and clubs.  If you can come out and watch the rowers, this is a great event. Navy Day Regatta information is posted at:
http://www.navydayregatta.com/index.html

Kings Point has five boats entered.  The race entries are posted at:
https://www.regattacentral.com/index.jsp?tab=regattas

Kelly Drive is open to spectators, but be sure you download and print a parking pass. 
http://www.navydayregatta.com/ParkingPass.pdf

Textile River Regatta

Textile River Regatta October 3

After racing on the Harlem and the Connecticut, Kings Point Crew now heads to the Merrimack River in Lowell, Mass for the Textile River Regatta. 87 clubs are registered, so expect expanded competition. The Merrimack winds through Lowell, so coxswains and crew must navigate multiple turns or arches down the course. Seven nine club, high school and college teams are participating. Race information is posted at:
http://www.textileriverregatta.org/2010/.  As always parents are very welcome to visit.
Kings Point is registered for seven events.  You will find enty information at:
https://www.regattacentral.com/index.jsp?tab=regattas

COASTWEEKS REGATTA

ROWING TEAM CAPTURES A 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE MEDALS AT THE COASTWEEKS REGATTA

The Kings Point Varsity Women captured first place in the Women's Youth Double in what was their first competition of the fall season. The Men's achieved equal success as it brought home medals in the Open Four and Men's Youth Four.

The Coastweeks regatta is held annually at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic Connecticut. Additionally, the team successfully completed some training on the training vessel Liberator as it was used for transportation to the regatta and for berthing the team while in Mystic.

The women's crew of Toni Birdsong'14, and Brooke Mueller '14 finished first in the Women's Youth Double in what was the first rowing competition for Birdsong who is in her first season of rowing.

The crew of coxswain- Greg Acker '13, Stroke- James Sanwald '11, 3 Seat Connan Ingham '12, 2-Sean Welsh '14, and Bow- Frank Osborne '12, captured second place in the Men's Open Four event. The margin was only eight seconds behind the winning crew of the U.S. Coast Guard. The rowing mariners clocked 7:49 for the 2000 meter course to Coast Guard's 7:41; the equivalent of only 15 feet over the distance of a one and a quarter mile race. Despite losing to Coast Guard, this was a good start for what is expected to be a great fall season for the Varsity Men.

The crew of coxswain-Giuseppe Niosi, Stroke- Frank Romano '14, 3 Seat - Jack White '14, 2 - Seat Greg Trieber '14, and Bow- John Dohring '14 rowed to a third place finish and a bronze medal in the Youth Four event. This was the first time that this Plebe crew has worn the grey and blue in competition. This strong early showing bodes well for what looks like a strong Plebe team.

Also competing for the first time for Kings Point were the crews of:

Men's Open Four Competition
Cox. Niosi/ Michael Kirk '14, Brendan Rohr '13, Garrett Poncin '13, Chris Murphy '13. (4th Place)

Cox. Llewellyn Culas / David Rosas '14/Malek Byam '14, Jorge Jaime '13, John DeMedeiros '14 (6th Place)

Cox. Toni Birdsong/ Kevin Simon '14, William Cullen '14, Matthew Lott '14, Joseph Glywasky '14 (5th Place)

Mixed Double:
Bethany Haskell/ John Dohring (5th place)

The Varsity Rowing team will head to the Harlem River next week for the Head of the Harlem Regatta.

Poor Sailor Christened

KP Rowing christened its latest boat, a lightweight pair with new parents watching at the waterfront. Coach Harwick presented 2010 team captains, Brook Mueller 2014 and James Sanwald 2011 with Connan Ingram 2012 assisting.

Fall 2011 Schedule

18-19 SEPTEMBER COASTWEEKS REGATTA
(Full Team) MYSTIC, CT

25 SEPTEMBER HEAD OF THE HARLEM
(Full Team) NEW YORK, NY

2-3 OCTOBER TEXTILE RIVER REGATTA
(Full Team) LOWELL, MA

9 OCTOBER NAVY DAY REGATTA
(Full Team) PHILADELPHIA, PA

16-17 OCTOBER OCCOQUAN CHASE
LORTON, VA

23-24 OCTOBER HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA
(Select Crews) BOSTON, MA

31OCTOBER PRINCETON CHASE
(Tentative) PRINCETON, NJ

13 NOVEMBER TALE OF THE CHARLES
(Tentative) BOSTON, MA

Dad Vail Results

WOMEN’S VARSITY FASTEST DIII CREW – MEN’S VARSITY SETS NEW KP RECORD

Dad Vail Regatta- May 7-8, 2010
Largest Collegiate Rowing Regatta
Competing Teams: 112
Athletes: 3800

Kings Point set two new ‘high marks’ at this years’ Dad Vail Regatta. The Varsity Men’s team qualified for the quarter-finals for the first time in the prestigious ‘Eight’ event while setting a new record and the women qualified for the semi-finals and nearly qualified for the Grand Final in the Women’s Pair event.

While the Dad Vail Regatta is considered to be the national championships for small colleges and universities it is open to schools of all NCAA Divisions and indeed many from each division attend. Celebrating its 76th anniversary, the Dad Vail Regatta attracted one-hundred and twelve schools and thirty-eight hundred athletes to this year’s competition. The crews arrived from states as far away as Washington, California, Florida and Maine to battle for medals and the distinction of saying ‘they are the best in the country’. “With as many as forty-nine crews entered in some events, the competition is very intense and that is why we come. We love the challenge”, commented Head Coach Derek Hartwick.

On the first morning of racing the racecourse conditions were ideal for fast times. The women were the first to progress to the next round. The crew of Anna Simons ’12 and Kacey Rohloff ‘12 rowed through the heats and easily into the semi-finals. “We did not have to push it. It was a good race and we are looking forward to the Semis” commented Simons following the early morning race. The crew posted the 12th fastest time amongst 28 crews.

The early morning Semi-finals of the women’s pairs brought with it almost ideal conditions again for the second day. The Kings Point pair was able to stay within striking distant of qualifying for the first half but experienced some steering issues that made it difficult to regain the ground and qualify. The Mariners finished 5th in the Semi and just missed qualifying for the final. Despite the disappointment, they defeated many DI and DII teams and were the fastest DIII crew of the regatta. “It was a good season for this crew; they finished third in the Metros, second in New York and had a very respectable finish here. Their time of 8:22 in the heats was terrific.” relayed Hartwick following the race.

The Men’s Freshman Four of Coxswain David Wong, Stroke Brendan Rohr ’13, 3- Garrett Poncin ’13, 2-Chris Murphy ’13, and Bow- Brad Wood felt that they rowed their best race of the season despite not making it past the first round. “They rowed very well and their time of 7:46 was their best time of the season but unfortunately not fast enough to get into the final round”, remarked Coach Hartwick of his crew. While not qualifying for the finals, the crew did defeat fellow Landmark Conference team Catholic University.

The Kings Point Varsity Men’s Eight Crew of Coxswain-Greg Acker ’13, Stroke - Steven Jones ’10, Charles Waters ’10, Thomas Gambill ’12, Dustin Downing ’13, Connan Ingham ’12, Sam Diedrick ’10, Frank Osborne ’12, and Kyle O’Connor ’10 were ready for the challenge of racing thirty of the best crews in the country. In the qualifying heats, the Mariners set a new Academy record for the 2000 meter distance and improved their previous season best-time by nine seconds as they completed the course in 6:10 and qualified for the quarter-finals.

Encouraged by the potential and enthusiasm of the varsity men, Hartwick and assistant coach Daniel Udeanu embraced the idea of racing in the competitive category of the Varsity Men’s Eight. “It’s a first time for us entering a Varsity Eight, only thirty teams were accepted and we were one of them. We felt really good about this group and they really excelled.” said Hartwick about the varsity men. The early spring races were difficult with the crew trying to gain some speed since nearly half the crew had just returned from four months at sea. As the season progressed, the crew was able to gain momentum and capture a key race. “We were excited to win the Knecht Cup this year. It was a big win and we are proud of that.” said Udeanu. With that victory, the crew charged forward and continued to find its’ speed as it placed well in the NY State championships and amongst the top three in the New York Metropolitan region.

With the caliber of the crews at the Dad Vail regatta, the team knew that it would be quite a challenge to make the final. Undeterred, the crew approached the competition with confidence and a ‘do our best’ attitude. In the heats, the Mariners rowed well and finished within seconds of DI schools Ohio State and George Mason. Qualified for the next round, the crew then set their sights on getting through to the Semi-finals.

As the conditions changed throughout the day on the race course so did the times. Despite a full effort on the part of the Kings Pointers, the crew was unable to match the speed of qualifiers, Georgia Tech and St. Josephs but was only two and a half boat lengths back. In the final tally, the rowing Mariners were the 4th fastest DIII school of the regatta. To the delight of the large crowd of spectators, the Kings Point men decided prior to the race that however they finished, they would do something at the finish to celebrate their successful season. As the crew completed the race, they held the oar to the gunwale with one leg as they raised her hands in the air and cheered wildly. The delighted crowd laughed and cheered as they acknowledged the display of the Kings Pointers’ elation at a season ‘well rowed’.

U.S.M.M.A . RESULTS

Women’s Pair
12 of 28 crews in regatta
Time: 8:22
1st place amongst DIII schools

Freshman/Novice Men's Four
6th Place in Heat
Time: 7:46
1st place amongst Landmark Conference Schools

Varsity Men's Eight:
5th Place in Repechage
4th place amongst DIII schools
Time: 6:10