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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 has finished in the top six 11 of 12 years. Coaches and personel have changed. Programs like Bucknell and Stanford are on the rise. But through all of the changes, the Black and White have remained at the top.Despite the end of season disappointment, the crew had some success last year. The Black and White rose to as high as No. 3 in the national rankings after a second-place finish at the Knecht Cup. The lightweights also tallied a second-place team finish at Eastern Sprints, as all four of its boats—the varsity eight, second...
...world superpower, but Harvard is a global force in another world—competitive rowing.To add to the 72 Harvard and Radcliffe Olympians who had gone before them, the 2008 Olympics were loaded with one-time oarsmen and women of the College. It was an unusually successful year as well, with three more medals from rowing to add to Harvard’s previous all-time, all-sport tally of 14.A fairly recent Crimson oarsman, Malcolm Howard ’05, won gold as the five-seat of the Canadian men’s eight—not, perhaps...
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...
...very strong California and Washington teams.“Bill [Manning] is a really good coach, and he was able to keep us in line and keep us in the right mentality throughout the season,” said sophomore Benjamin French, who stroked the first freshman boat to success last year.“Sprints finals were kind of an epic moment, just in terms of commitment to the race and how we felt afterwards,” he added. “I feel like it had the most anticipation—the Sprints heat...