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Wisconsin Badgers Rowing
The Wisconsin Badgers Crew is the rowing team that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Rowing at the University dates back to 1874. The women's openweight team is an NCAA Division I team. The men's and lightweight women's programs compete at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championship Regatta because the NCAA does not sanction a men's or lightweight women's national championship. Chris Clark has been the men's head coach since 1996 and Bebe Bryans has been the women's head coach since 2004. History The first crew is believed to have set out on Lake Mendota in 1874, though the only evidence of this is a letter written in 1912 by a Wisconsin alumnus. By 1878 rowing had become an intramural sport at the university. The Wisconsin freshmen eight won their event's national championship in 1900, the first national championship win for the rowing team. Since then, the Wisconsin crew has won 48 Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles. The men's varsity e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Wisconsin–Madison
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Edward Ten Eyck
Edward Hanlan "Ned" Ten Eyck (August 7, 1879 – September 8, 1956) was an American champion rower and crew coach. He is best known for becoming the first American to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls, Diamond Sculls championship at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1897. Ten Eyck held the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen championship title in the single sculls in 1898, 1899, and 1901. He followed his father, crew coach James A. Ten Eyck, as head coach at Syracuse University. Both were members of the Dutch Americans, Dutch American Ten Eyck family. He was also head coach at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Rutgers University. Ten Eyck was a native of Peekskill, New York. He died on September 8, 1956, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, after an operator for cancer. References 1879 births 1956 deaths American male rowers Rutgers Scarlet Knights rowing coaches Syracuse Orange rowing coaches Wisconsin Badgers rowing coaches People from Peekskill, New York Sportspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Eyck Trophy
The Ten Eyck Trophy is given to the rowing team with the highest points score at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) governs intercollegiate rowing between varsity men's heavyweight, men's lightweight, and women's lightweight rowing programs across the United States, while the NCAA fulfills this role for women's ope ... regatta each year. It is named after James A. Ten Eyck who was the coach of the Syracuse University crew from 1903 to 1937. The University of Washington has won the overall points champion trophy from 2007 through 2015, an unprecedented nine consecutive years, and more than any other program. From 1952 through 1973, the winning team was the one with the most points in the varsity, junior varsity and freshman eights. Starting in 1974, all races counted in the scoring under a system adopted by the coaches of the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges. More recently, the scoring system was revised to include only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walsh Cup (rowing)
The Walsh Cup has been competed for since 1967 by the U.S. Naval Academy and Wisconsin Men's Varsity Eight rowing teams. Both teams compete in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges The Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) is a college athletic conference of eighteen men's college rowing crews. It is an affiliate of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Members Eighteen colleges and universities are member ... (EACR). It is named after Commander Charles "Buck" Walsh, former coach of the U.S. Naval Academy crew. References College rowing competitions in the United States College sports rivalry trophies in the United States Navy Midshipmen rowing Wisconsin Badgers rowing Recurring sporting events established in 1967 1967 establishments in Maryland 1967 establishments in Wisconsin {{sports-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cochrane Cup
The Cochrane Cup has been competed for since 1961 by the Men's Varsity Eight rowing teams of Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Wisconsin. The cup was placed in competition by Mrs. Edward Cochrane in 1961 for heavyweight races among Dartmouth, MIT and Wisconsin. The cup is named after Admiral Edward L. Cochrane, former president of M.I.T., and director of the Navy's Bureau of Ships. After one race of one mile (1961), one of 1.75 miles (1962) and another of two miles (1963), the cup has been raced on a 2000-meter course ever since. The cup is named after Adm. Edward L. Cochrane of the Navy's Bureau of Ships who is a former president of MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the m .... Dartmouth Big Green {{Massachusetts-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Heritage Regatta
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Midwest Rowing Championship
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Head Of The Charles Regatta
The Head of the Charles Regatta, also known as HOCR, is a rowing head race held on the penultimate complete weekend of October (i.e., on the Friday that falls between the 16th and the 22nd of the month, and on the Saturday and Sunday immediately afterwards) each year on the Charles River, which separates Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts United States. It is the largest 3-day regatta in the world, with 11,000 athletes rowing in over 1,900 boats in 61 events. According to the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, the three-day event brings 225,000 people to the Greater Boston area and $72 million to the local economy. The last races of the Regatta are generally the most prestigious: Championship 4s, and Championship 8s (both men and women). Championship sculling events (1x/single and 2x/double) race on Saturday afternoon. The Championship events usually include U.S. National Team athletes, as well as national team athletes from other top rowing nations. The competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Sprints
The Eastern Sprints is the annual rowing championship for the men's Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC). (Since 1974, the "Women's Eastern Sprints" has been held as the annual championship for the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC) league.) Participants The teams include all of the Ivy League schools as well as others such as Georgetown University, Syracuse University, U.S. Naval Academy, MIT, BU, Rutgers, Northeastern, and Wisconsin. In the fall of 2006, The George Washington University and The College of the Holy Cross were given a two-year provisional bid to join the league; both schools are now full members of the league. Since 1981, the Quinsigamond Rowing Association (QRA) has invited the winner of the Worcester City Championships to compete in the varsity eight events at the Eastern Sprints. The College of the Holy Cross has secured this invitation since 1996. Location The race is held at Regatta Point on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA South/Central Regionals
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National Collegiate Rowing Championship
The now defunct National Collegiate Rowing Championship was a quasi-official national championship for men's collegiate rowing, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1982 and 1996. It pitted the winners of the Eastern Sprints, the Pac-10s, the Intercollegiate Rowing Association, and the Harvard-Yale Boat Race against each other in a finals-only event. Other crews, if they felt they were competitive, could also compete if there was room in the field. The winners were as follows: *1996 Princeton University * 1995 Brown University * 1994 Brown University * 1993 Brown University * 1992 Harvard University * 1991 University of Pennsylvania * 1990 University of Wisconsin–Madison * 1989 Harvard University * 1988 Harvard University * 1987 Harvard University * 1986 University of Wisconsin–Madison * 1985 Harvard University * 1984 University of Washington * 1983 Harvard University * 1982 Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Vail
Harry Emerson "Dad" Vail, was a Sport rowing, rowing (crew) coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States. The Dad Vail Regatta, held annually in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named in his honor. Harry Emerson Vail was born in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada. His career is traced in his obituary, which was published in the ''Wisconsin State Journal'' on October 8, 1928. It read: :''Mr. Vail, aged 69, was the oldest crew coach in the U.S. at the time of his death. James A. Ten Eyck, Jim Ten Eyck of Syracuse Orange, Syracuse was the only one who exceeded "Dad" in age. Coach Vail was "Dad" to every boy who ever worked under him, and he was one of the most beloved figures on the university campus.'' :''Coming to University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin in 1911, Coach Vail almost won the Poughkeepsie Regatta, Poughkeepsie title that year. Again in 1924, following a ten-year period in which the University of Wisconsin authorities refused to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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