SALEM, ORE. -- Five Willamette University rowers have been named National Scholar-Athletes for 2007-08 as selected by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA). Willamette's selections were Hilary Andrus (So., Chimacum, WA/Chimacum HS), Lacey Ellingson (So., Shoreview, MN/Mounds View HS), Emily… [more]
Five members of the Willamette women's rowing team have earned CRCA National Scholar-Athlete honors.wednesday 28 may
Five Willamette Rowers Earn National Scholar-Athlete Honors
A Total of 78 Student-Athletes from 23 Colleges and Universities Receive Award
Laura Jones has been named Second Team All-America for the second consecutive season.wednesday 28 may
Jones Repeats as Second Team All-America Selection
Will Participate at U.S. Under-23 National Team Sculling Camp this Summer
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University senior rower Laura Jones (Boise, ID/Boise HS) has been named NCAA Division III Second Team All-America by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) for the second consecutive season. She has now received the honor for… [more]
Rowing team gets new shell
New shell christened during halftime of the men’s basketball game.
The Willamette University rowing teams and Head Coach Susan Parkman christened a new shell during halftime of the men’s basketball game against George Fox University on Friday, Feb. 9. Coach Parkman and the rowing teams want to thank Lauren Dudley and her family for the generous donation of the new men’s eight-oared shell, the “Squirrel Riley”. It is made by Hudson Racing Shells and is identical to the boat used by the United States Olympic men’s eight in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Using an identical shell, the U.S. men won the gold medal in the 2,000-meter race with a time of 5:19.85, for the world’s fastest time ever in the event.
Willamette’s new shell has a carbon fiber honeycomb structure, weighs 210 pounds and is 62 feet long. It is designed to hold eight rowers and a coxswain. With everyone working together, Coach Parkman believes Willamette can move the shell at 11 knots — fast enough to pull a small water skier!
