Hot Head & Parents Weekend

Two big events are coming up for the men's and women's teams. Saturday, October 10th from 7am to roughly 130pm, come join both teams and coaches as they compete in the 8th annual Hot Head Regatta. This is one of only two local races the team 2009-2010 school year. Come support your current family members or friends! We are always happy to see new faces at regattas. We also plan on dedicating both varsity boats at the end of racing.
Our next event will be parents weekend on Saturday, October 17th. This corresponds with parents weekend on the ASU campus. Please join us at the Tempe Town Lake Marina from 11am-1pm to meet coaches, parents and current team members. Get a tour of the marina and see where your sons and daughters spend their pre dawn hours 5 days a week! There will be a short rowing demonstration by both teams followed by a talk from Matt Steinmann, the men's coach (I will unfortunately be racing in the Head of the Charles that weekend in Boston and will be unable to make it) and lunch. The Arizona Collegiate Rowing collection will have an assortment of ASU Crew gear available for purchase (t-shirts $10, hats $10, hat & t-shirt $15, polo shirt $20), so please be sure to bring money if you are interested (cash and check only please!).

Thanks everyone!

2009 USRowing SW Masters/Open Championships

SW Masters Regionals is coming up in less than two weeks. Both coaches will be competing along with Brittany Machala ('09) and Karen Hewell ('11). Karen will be coxing the Women's Open 4+ and the Women's Open 8+, while her former ASU teammate, Brittany, will be sitting in the two seat of the Women's Open 8+ and in two seat of the Women's Masters 4+ (AA-A). Coach Steinmann will be competing in the Men's Masters 1x (AA-A) and the Mixed Masters 2x (AA-A) along with Coach Burkett. Coach Burkett will also be joining Karen and Brittany as the stroke of the Women's Open 8+ and teaming up again with Karen in the Womens Open 4+.
USRowing rules used to not allow people under the age of 27 to compete in Masters events. Recently the AA Category was added and per the rules – “AA” refers to anyone who obtains the age of 21 by December 31, 2009. Individuals whose age places them in the AA category (age 21-26) may now compete in any age category where the average age of the boat falls within that specific age category. All four ASU competitors fall in the AA category. Although Karen is only 20, the coxswain's age is not included in the boat average.
Racing will start at 8am on Sunday, July 12th on Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA. We would welcome any and all ASU supporters from the area! Results can be found on http://www.row2k.com/ and will also be sent to the ASUCrew Twitter page (which now updates on the website, please see top right!) as soon as we can access a cell phone after racing!