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What began as an unremarkable foray into the world of rowing has in retrospect become a launching pad for a successful seven-year career in the sport for lightweight men’s crew captain Jeff Overington. “I started rowing in ninth grade because a few of my friends were doing it, and they needed a fourth guy to row a four,” Overington said. “We had a great coach and won all of our races, so I decided to stick with it.” Early success...
...Radcliffe lightweight crew is a program in flux.A team that had consistently won medals at the IRA National Championships, notching a bronze medal as recently as 2006, has fallen short over the past two years.In 2007, the crew’s varsity eight fell just off the medal stand, losing to a suprise Bucknell boat, which won the gold. The team was just four seconds short of third, ending the crew’s six-year run of medaling.Last spring, the program fell to a sixth- place finish, as Wisconsin regained its national championship crown.In order to respond, the crew...
...final Harvard grad to take to the waters in Beijing was another Radcliffe oarswoman, Michelle Guerette ’02. She came from behind to take silver in the women’s single sculls final, having been coached by another Harvard affiliate—lightweight men’s coach Charley Butt.“I was really impressed by Michelle Guerette’s race the day before [ours],” Howard said. “It was such a great race to watch.”At the mid-point of the course Guerette...
Three dynamic captains. Two successful programs. One storied name.For the 2008-’09 Radcliffe senior captains—heavyweights Liz Demers and Anna Kendrick, along with lightweight Rebekah Kharrazi—it’s as easy as one, two, three.And this weekend, the big three will be leading their respective crews at the Head of the Charles, looking to start off their tenures with success.“It will be an indication for us to see how we’re doing, set the stage for the next year,” Kharrazi said...
Both the heavyweight and lightweight men’s varsity crew teams open this season in an unfamiliar position as underdogs. In years past, both teams have ruled the EARC and national stage—the heavyweights have 25 Eastern Sprints titles, the lightweights 24.But when the Harvard crews take to the water this year, they will be looking for redemption after a 2008 season that lacked their usual displays of dominance. The heavyweight varsity eight failed to make the Grand Final of the Sprints for the first time in 44 years. Likewise, the lightweights also fell short?...