Maryland Crew

Both 6k records fall in December testing

Ted — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:06:14 +0000

After heading indoors following the UNC Dual in November, the Terps put in the first month of winter training, culminating in the December 6k test. The hard work the team had put in over the course of the fall showed up, with almost everyone on the squad posting year- and personal-best times. In addition, Mark Weninger (’13) and Peter Frechette (’10) set new freshmen and team 6,000m record times. Now, the team heads into the semester break shifting their training focus from the 6,000m to the 2,000m sprint testing distance, in preparation for the spring racing season. Congratulations to the our new record holders.

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Terps wrap up fall season on the water at UNC

Ted — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:57:50 +0000

UMD's varsity 8 races against UNC in Chapel Hill, NC.

The Maryland Men traveled to Chapel Hill, NC to race the UNC Tarheels on their home water. With a short course of only approximately 1000m, the format for all fours races was a 2×1000m sprint from a start. Up first were the novice fours, where UMD put in some solid races but were bested by the strong UNC freshmen class. The second set of races were between the varsity fours, where the UMD B boat put in back-to-back impressive races, battling down the course against UNC’s crews.

After the fours returned to the dock, the Varsity and Freshmen 8s crews hit the water for the marquee races of the day. A third 1000m piece was also added for these races, putting up a big challenge for the fitness of each of the crews. The Maryland freshmen put in some solid races, beating UNC’s second freshmen 8 but losing to the Heel’s impressive top frosh 8, which had just come off a big second-place finish at the Head of the Hooch the weekend before.

In the main event - the varsity eights race - the first flight between the UMD 1V and the UNC 2V, saw a tough race throughout the course, wherein the UMD boat surrendered a slight lead at the halfway point to lose by inches at the final. After the close finish, the Maryland varsity struggled against the UNC 3V and 1V in the final two races.

The day was then capped off by a 500m dash race between all of the 8s. Seven boats lined up across, and UNC again came out on top.

The UNC-UMD dual race marked the end of the on-the-water season for 2009, with both teams heading indoors for winter training. Pictures from the race are available here.

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Novices Get First Rows In

Ted — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:45:58 +0000

The past two weeks have seen the new Maryland Crew Recruits for 2009 get their first few strokes in. After spending the previous week in the training barge learning the basics of the stroke, the team is now back in the 8s, focusing on the intricacies of matching and setting up the boat. This coming Friday will be the novices first erg test, a 4k, and two weeks later they will be in their first race.

If you are still interested in joining the team, its not too late! Please contact Head Coach Ted Matherly at ted.matherly@gmail.com for more information.

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Fall Recruiting

Ted — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:49:37 +0000

Come out to row for the University of Maryland! To learn more, visit our recruiting page or come to one of our recruiting meetings:

September 8, 6:30PM: Armory Room 0110
September 9, 6:30PM: Jimenez Hall Room 0112

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Records Fall Just as Record Board is Installed

Ted — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:38:18 +0000

The Maryland Men had the team’s first record board installed in their erging facility in Cole Fieldhouse recently, and is already in need of an update. After last Friday’s March 2k test, a new record was set by Peter Frechette (’10), Derek Miller (’09) improved his record, and Sam Davies (’10) and Adam Gradski (’12) both worked their way onto the board. Gradski also took the freshmen 2k record. Nick Lituchy (’11) tied for 10th place overall, but will be back next year to work his way up. Congratulations to the new record holders.

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New 8 Gets Its First Rows In

Ted — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:22:48 +0000

Maryland recently took delivery of a new Vespoli M2, the team’s first new boat in several years. The Varsity 8 will be putting the as-yet-unnamed new boat through its paces over the next few weeks, getting ready for the season opener at the Occoquan Sprints on April 5th. The honor of naming the new boat will go to the winner of the Maryland Men’s Crew Alumni’s class challenge, which runs until the season finale at ACRAs on Memorial Day weekend. It will be christened at the team’s 10-year reunion in June.

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Spring Training: Head of the Anacostia

Ted — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:10:13 +0000

The crew of the Launi (background) was victorious in the 2009 Head of the Anacostia.

Spring training heated up with the varsity’s Head of the Anacostia race. In a grueling battle that lasted almost an hour, two fours made up of the varsity 8 traded the lead for the first half down the Anacostia. After spinning and heading towards the finish, however, the crew of the Launi (C - Fineberg, Gradski, Reid, Brown, Frechette) took a decisive move to take the lead and never let up until crossing the finish line in a time 55:43.87, taking nearly 30 seconds over the other crew who finished in 56:12.01. Next up is the team’s first race at the Occoquan Sprints on April 5.

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Winter Training Champions

Ted — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:53:07 +0000

After a long winter spent indoors on the erg, the men’s team held a series of events between teams on the varsity squad. The big points awarded in the team competition were the deciding factor, and one team came out on top.

2009 Winter Training Champs - Nick Lituchy ('11), Myles Reid ('09) and Derek Miller ('09)

The winter training team composed of Nick Lituchy (’11), Myles Reid (’09) and Derek Miller (’09) was victorious, with a commanding victory in the team competition of 60-15. Congratualations. The team returns to the water this week for spring break, gearing up for their first race against Virginia Tech on March 28th.

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Season Opener on the Potomac

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:33:23 +0000

Today’s regatta saw the MD crew establishing a starting point for the rest of the season. The Varsity A and B boats came in 8th and 9th, respectively. The A boat, stroked by senior Kevin Brown came in at 15:12.2, and the B boat stroked by sophomore Kellin Smith came in at 16:37.8, and was issued a 30 second penalty for being on the wrong side of a race buoy.

The Open Four was unable to make it to the starting line on time, but rowed with a later heat, and came in 4th.

The Fall race schedule has been finalized. Here’s that schedule, and looking ahead, the spring race schedule:



9/21/2008 - Head of the Potomac

10/12/2008 - Occoquan Chase (novices first race!)

11/1/2008 - Head of the Occoquan

11/8/2008 - Overnight Dual Race, Blacksburg, VA (tentative)

3/21/2009 - VA Tech Duel

3/28/2009 - Occoquan Sprints

4/4/2009 - Johns Hopkins Invitational

4/10-11/2009 - Knecht Cup

5/9-10/2009 - Dad Vail Regatta

5/23-24/2009 - American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA)

               Championship Regatta

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MD Crew Still in Need of Funds for ACRA

admin — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:32:14 +0000

At right about the same time as Coach Ted Matherly recently announced the lineups for the first American Collegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta, team VP Peter Frechette finalized plans to travel from May 22 to May 26 by motor coach. It would seem that MD Crew is “all systems go” for ACRA in Oklahoma.

That being said, the team is still lacking funds for this trip, and will find itself in a deficit (even with the individual fees for competing rowers) if more donations don’t come in. So this is our final plea: If you were considering making a donation, please do so now. You will find the information lower on the home page. Every cent is appreciated as we plan for this historic journey to the new hub of southern rowing–Oklahoma City.

Now, as to the lineups, here they are:

(the rowers and coxswains are picture to the right, ordered from stern to bow, and in their respective boats)

Varsity 8
C - Dan Fineberg
S - Matt Powell
7 - Kevin Brown
6 - Peter Frechette
5 - Aleks Malorodov
4 - Sam Davies
3 - Chris Goodwin
2 - Myles Reid
B - Derek Miller

Varsity 4
C - Sara Ginolfi
S - Chris Hardin
3 - Andrew Sun
2 - Gabe Cahn
B - Andrew Lala

Pair
S - Asher Kohn
B - Daniel Cahn

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