Crew News fall / 2014

COACHES CORNER

Dear Alumni, Family and Friends,

We concluded the fall racing at the Princeton Chase. Our ‘A’ boat fi nished 2nd to Princeton and our ‘B’ boat fi nished ahead of all the other ‘B’ boats and many ‘A’ boats as well. The ‘A’ boat started in the 19th slot. We were leading at the end of the mile and three quarter straightaway,

however, we had to go on the outside of the large turn to pass Wisconsin, which cost us considerable time. All that being said, our crews raced well.

The racing at the Head of the Charles was also promising. The ‘A’ boat fi nished 10th overall and 6th amongst the colle-giate crews. Harvard was the fastest of the collegiate crews, then there was a cluster of 5 crews that were within 5.3 sec-onds of each other, Washington, California, BU, Princeton and Yale. The ‘B’ boat did not fare as well at the Charles – it was their fi rst row together.

Dear Alumnae and Friends,

For the fi rst time in my 18 years at Yale I walked into the tanks at 6:45 Monday morning after Thanksgiving vacation and every athlete was sitting on an erg, warmed up and ready to work. We started 5 minutes early!! This team, dare I say……Likes to Train!!

The ’14-15 YWC team is an even balance of 10 fi rst year, 10 soph, 8 jrs and 10 srs. We are not individually great but we are a good team. We are the second smallest team in the Ivy League which means we are thin and we must maximize every athlete we have. As we start the year we are void of big erg scores but ready to do the work to manufacture some horsepower. We might just get there by the spring, if not we will be closer. I look for teamwork and toughness to carry this group in our spring racing.

Dear Alumni & Friends,

Y150 had a good fall, with over four eights from all classes rowing almost daily out of Gilder and almost as much on the C2 erg in Payne Whitney. Assistant Coach Ned DelGuercio is back, as is volunteer Ian Duthie who is in charge of the walk-ons. Captain Matt Cecil ’15 leads the

team. The Y150 Crew Association has been showing all the associations the way on and off the water, with a tremen-dous Y150 fl otilla racing it up at the Housatonic in October, and of course sustaining the usual positive support of the YCA through the Y150 Alumni Head Coaching endowment and Annual Giving.

In fall racing, we didn’t fi nd combinations that clicked at ei-ther the Housatonic or the Charles; we fi nished a fading 7th

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At this writing, we have very few water work-outs left this semester. With the top 16 oars-men, we will be spending most of our time in small boats (pairs, straight fours and fours with). The objective of this format is to offer a change from the eights and, of course, help

the oarsmen develop greater boat skills.

Without question, this has been the most productive fall since my arrival four years ago. We’re eager to keep our good momentum through our indoor training and, of course, during the Florida trip.

As you’re well aware, your ongoing support for the program is appreciated and essential to our endeavor. Thank you so much. Have a wonderful holiday.

All my best,Steve GladstoneCraig W. Johnson ’68 Head Coach of Heavyweight Crew

HWT

W Our fall results were respectable. At The Housatonic we were 2nd,6th,8th, and 11th of 30 in the eight, 2nd,5th,6th, and7th in the four and 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,and 5th in the pair. Nearly everyone raced twice, it was a beautiful day. At the Charles we fi nished 7th and 15th in the champ eight which is really 4th and 12th as college crews and 6th in the champ four which is really 4th college. Finally, we fi nished the fall at the Chase where

we went 4th, 8th,18th and 25th out of 50 in the eight. Our 1v caught some leaves in their skeg and had to stop for a few strokes which was frustrating but ok!

This spring we start early with The Cardinal Invitational on March 14 in Oakridge Tennessee with UVA, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Duke, Louisville, Tennessee, Alabama, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It is a risk to race so early but it will make us better by the Ivy Championships, which will dictate our NCAA selection. This trip would not be possible without the generous support of the Yale Crew Association. From the boathouse to the 3 endowed Head Coaching positions to the annual giving Yale Crew is driven by your support.

Thank You!!Will PorterFriends of YWC Head Coach of Women’s Rowing

LWT at the Charles in the eight (no bridges jumped out at us this year though). In the lightweight four, where we had two entries, we did have a wreck with a very un-peaceful Quaker four, who did not yield to Eli speed, and our hopes for a victory in the lightweight four were dashed against the Red and Blue hull. So the upper-

classman four got penalized (as did Penn), and our freshman four had a clean run to fi nish 6th.

A week later though we got things right again at the Princeton Chase, where our eight turned the tables on Harvard, Princeton, Delaware, and Penn, beating those who had beaten us the week before. Cornell won the Chase, we were second by 5 seconds. In the lightweight 4+, our four Y150 entries fi nished 2nd, 4th, 7th, and 9th. That’s a good way to end the fall. Now we get ready for the spring. See you on the riverbank in 2015!

Best regards,Andy CardY150 Alumni Head Coach of Lightweight Crew

Head Coach, Steve Gladstone

Head Coach, Will Porter

Head Coach, Andy Card

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HWT, LYON VAN VOORHIS, Branford College, Mattapoisett, MA, History major

Favorite Yale Crew memory: Winning against Brown in my fi rst-ever rowing race during my freshman year.Goals for the upcoming season: Winning Yale's fi rst Eastern Sprints title since 1982 in May and sweeping Harvard in the 150th Yale-Harvard Regatta in June.What being a Yale Crew captain means to me: To me, the role of the Captain is mostly to lead by ex-ample. I was extremely honored and humbled to be elected by my teammates, and I do my best to live up to the trust they invested in me. Luckily for me, everyone on our team is extremely self-motivated, which makes my job pretty easy most of the time.Favorite class at Yale and why: John Gaddis' Cold War was fascinating to me because of how relevant its events remain today.Plans after graduation: I'm not entirely sure of what I will be doing next year, but I would like to continue rowing in some capacity. I hope to be able to go to Oxford or Cambridge for graduate school at some point

in the next few years and compete in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.

CAPTAINS CORNER

NINA DEMMERLE, Saybrook College, Greenwich, CT, American Studies major

Favorite Yale Crew memory: My best Yale Crew memory is racing against, and beating, the British Na-tional Development Team in the quarterfi nal at the Henley Royal Regatta this past summer. Training and racing at Henley was a great opportunity, and this specifi c race was incredibly exciting and unlike any other race I’ve competed in. Goals for the upcoming season: This season, I want to focus on racing really tough. We have been train-ing well and I hope we translate our indoor training mentality to the way we race in the spring. What being a Yale Crew captain means to me: It is a privilege to be the Yale Women’s Crew captain this year. Rowing is my greatest passion, and it is an honor to be nominated by driven and talented teammates to lead our team this year. Favorite class at Yale and why: My favorite class at Yale so far is a seminar I am currently taking called “The Anthropology of Inequality in America”. The class explores the relationship between political policies and social divisions in America based on race, class, gender, and citizenship. I really enjoy this class be-

cause it examines direct and indirect interactions between the government and individuals, and how these interactions affect the society in which we live. Plans after graduation: After graduation, I would love to work at a think tank focused on bioethical issues in America. Long term, I am very interested in exploring the use of physical exercise as a treatment for certain mental illnesses, like depression.

LWT, MATT CECIL, Calhoun College, Johns Creek, Georgia, Political Science major

Favorite Yale Crew memory: This is a tough question, but I have to go with my freshman year HYP race. It was a storybook set up: fi rst big race of my college career, at home, all three crews undefeated so far. We came into the last 300 meters down about six seats, but managed to walk through Harvard and win by a relatively comfortable margin. Coming from a high school program of mixed results, this was my fi rst taste of a meaningful victory and it was special. It also was great to fi nally get one up on my high school rival who was in the Princeton crew (and is now their captain).Goals for the upcoming season: Our goals are the same as ever: sweep the Eastern Sprints events, win the Jope Cup and win the IRA championship. We also have a younger team this year, heavy on talented and hardworking sophomores and juniors, so it is also important that we develop them for the coming years. What being a Yale Crew captain means to me: Although it is a cliché, being a Yale Crew captain is an incredible honor. I have learned more about myself, leadership and communication in the past few months than in my previous 21 years combined. It is also a huge privilege to be an active member of every shell

we send out, no matter which one I am sitting in. Favorite class at Yale and why: My favorite class at Yale has to be Global Firms and National Governments, a seminar I have taken this semester. The content of the class is right in my area of interest – analyzing big picture systems like politics and economics and how they interact – but the class was made a stand out by the professor. This is Professor Joseph LaPalombara’s 50th year as a Yale professor and his depth of knowledge and life experiences is unparalleled. It was an honor to be in the fi nal class of his academic career.Plans after graduation: I have recently accepted a job offer at the NYC offi ce of Solution Providers, a Zurich-based fi nancial ser-vices consulting fi rm. I do not know exactly where my career will lead me, but I know that I want to one day either start my own business or fi nd a way into sports business and management, particularly in European soccer.

This year, Yale Athletics will be awarding $20,000 to the two associations who are able to post the largest increase in participation from their alumni and friends! Your gift could be the one that scores your team an extra $10k!One award of $10,000 will go to the association who has the largest increase in individual donors from last year and one award of $10,000 will go to the association who has the largest increase in participation percentage from last year.Gifts made between 7/1/14 and 6/30/15 are eligible. New donors will be considered anyone who has never given or who has not made a gift in the past 3 years. Updates will be posted to yalebulldogs.com monthly.This is your chance to make your gift to Yale Crew go further, don’t miss out!

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YALE ATHLETICS COMPLIANCE CORNERAs a supporter of Yale athle cs, you may employ current Yale student-ath-letes provided:• The student-athlete is paid the going rate for similar experience;• The student-athlete is compensated for work actually performed; and • The student-athlete does not receive any preferen al treatment due to his/her status as a Yale student-athlete.Please contact the Yale Compliance Offi ce (203.436.8309) if you have any ques ons or concerns.Can I pick up a student-athlete and bring him/her to work each day?You may give a student-athlete a ride to or from work only if you provide the same ride to every employee in the same posi on. It is not permissible to provide special treatment to a student-athlete.The student-athlete I employ played a great game this week, can I take him/her out to lunch to celebrate?No. You may not provide a complimentary meal to a student-athlete be-cause of his/her status as a student-athlete. Unless the same benefi t is ex-tended to all employees under similar circumstances, you cannot take the student-athlete out for lunch.

The student-athlete’s team is doing really well this year and ge ng a lot of posi ve publicity. I have a big promo on coming up to sell one of my prod-ucts. Can I create an adver sement, in print and/or on the radio, emphasiz-ing that Yale student-athletes use and recommend my product? Can I use their names, pictures, or likenesses? It is not permissible for student-athletes to par cipate in any promo onal ac vi es on behalf of a commercial en ty. You cannot use a student-ath-lete’s picture to promote a commercial product. Therefore, student-athletes may not be used to promote your product because of their status or success.I am sponsoring a fundraiser at my restaurant for cancer research. When someone purchases a meal, all of the proceeds go toward cancer research. On the day of the event, can the student-athlete that works for me wear his/her Yale uniform and invite teammates to work as part of the fes vi es? They are very recognizable and I want as many people to donate me and money to this cause as possible.No. Student-Athletes may not par cipate in any promo onal ac vi es for a commercial enterprise, even if it is for charitable purposes. The employee’s status as an Yale student-athlete cannot be used to promote this event, even though it is for a charitable cause.

150th Racing of the Yale-Harvard RegattaRACE - SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015

FOLLOWED BY CELEBRATORY LUNCHRace will be screened live at Gales Ferry

Joint social event with Harvard Crew Alumni on Saturday, June 6thMore Information Will Follow

ALL ARE WELCOME TO CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE EVENT

Yale Crew Association Annual DinnerTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Yale Cub of New York CityA Formal Invitation Will Follow

Please make your travel arrangements now!