On March 5th, 2011 the Ohio State Crew Club will spend the day rowing in support of the March of Dimes. Each club member will participate in a day-long row-a-thon to support the March of Dimes. All proceeds raised that day will be donated directly to support their mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. They conquered Polio in 1955; let’s help them continue this important work.

The Ohio State Crew Club provides a social and athletic outlet for students of The Ohio State University. We are a self-supporting organization with minimal funding from the university, and rely heavily on donations. Prior to March 5th, a portion of any contributions raised will go towards helping our student athletes compete at a national level. Please help keep our boats on the water!

Donations can be made online, through OSU Crew’s secure Acceptiva page: click here, or through the mail to OSU Crew Club, 1849 Cannon Drive, Columbus, OH 43210.

Also, donations of $50 or more can be considered tax deductible when checks are made out to ORRC (Olentangy River Rowing Club), the alumni association through which our club has tax deductible status.

For more information, please visit our Row-For-Dimes portion of the website, or contact our Fundraising Officer, Julie Stehli, at: stehli.4@osu.edu

It was great to be able to compete against Dayton again this season. The men’s novice 8+, the men’s second novice 8+, the women’s second novice 8+, and the men’s varsity 8+ all took first in their respective races against some competitive Dayton and Cincinnati boats. The other boats did an excellent job closing the time gap. When we meet up with Dayton again in the spring, hopefully we’ll be seeing Ohio State victories across the board.

On November 5, 2010, the team traveled south to Fairfax, Virginia for a weekend of East Coast competition at Head of the Occoquan. It was exciting for the team to see crews from NCAA women’s schools such as Georgetown, George Mason and the Naval Academy along with top tier men’s club programs from Notre Dame and George Mason. The Occoquan has many twists and turns and provided a a thrilling challenge for coxswains as well as rowers. Neither fierce winds nor winding courses could keep the members of OSU Crew from victory, however. The men’s varsity 8+ took silver, the men’s novice 8+ took bronze, and the men’s novice 4+ took gold in their respective events. Over all, OSU Crew represented the Buckeyes well. The team’s impressive results at Head of the Occoquan suggest that this spring’s competitions will be exhilarating.

The OSU Crew Club traveled to Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis on October 30, 2010 for Head of the Eagle regatta. Head of the Eagle allowed the team members a chance to test their mettle against highly competitive crews from schools like Grand Valley State University, Purdue, University of Michigan, and University of Chicago. The team executed solid performances across the board, which was especially impressive considering the stacked field, the difficulty of the course, and the seemingly gale-force winds. Special congratulations are owed to the silver medal winning varsity men’s lightweight 4+, and gold medal winning single sculler Bryan Esser.

There are 3 different practice options for novice rowers. The novice men’s practices start at 3:00, 4:30 and 6:00pm and the novice women’s practices start at 3:30, 5:00 and 6:30pm.

All practices are held in the OSU Crew boathouse on the bottom floor of the Drake Union (between Lincoln and Morrill Towers). Athletes should show up 10-15 minutes early in athlete gear.

There will be informational meetings during the first week of classes for both men and women who are interested in joining the team. Meetings will be held in the Harbor Room on the first floor of the Drake Union at the following times:

Monday 9/20 at 4:30 & 7pm

Tuesday 9/21 at 4:30 & 7pm

Wednesday 9/ 22 at 7pm

Thursday 9/23 at 7pm

Sunday 9/26 at 5:30pm

More information can be found at our Novice Facebook Page

Ellen Manovich, who graduated May of 2010, went on to row on the Under 23 national team out of the Oklahoma City Riversport program. After a long summer of training, Ellen has accumulated quite a few impressive wins. At the USRowing Club National Championships at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee from July 14th to 18th, Ellen took silver in the Women’s Intermediate Pair. At the same event, she went to the medals dock again for another silver, this time in the Women’s Intermediate Quad.

Oklahoma City Riversport also sent Ellen and her pair partner to the 128th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St Catherines, Ontario from August 1st to the 8th. Another extraordinary performance by Ellen resulted in her taking gold in the Under 23 Women’s Pair!

Ellen rowed for the Ohio State Crew Club for 4 years. She currently holds the women’s 2,000m record on the erg at 7:09. She graduated from the Ohio State University with degrees in both English and History.