John Carroll University Rowing

Friends, Family and Alumni,
Reminder: We are sad to share that our annual fundraising event (March 23rd at McCarthys Downtown) is cancelled this year. We hope to see you all soon supporting your favorite JCU Rowing team! We appreciate your support always, and be sure to keep up to date with what our team is up to!

This morning the team kicked off the season at the Hammer Ergatta! More than half of the team PRed today. A special shoutout goes to Reilly Haas for earning 1st place in the Novice Women’s 2k, taking home a gold hammer! We can’t wait to get off these ergs and on the water soon!

Interested in joining the JCU Club Rowing Team?? Members of the team will be in the JCU atrium today (1/23) from 5-7pm. Stop by and talk to them for more info on our team! NO PRIOR ROWING EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY! We will be hosting two Learn to Row events next week- Monday 1/28 and Thursday 1/31 at the Cleveland Rowing Foundation. There will also be a posting on Inside JCU later this week and feel free to contact Patrick Jungling with any questions or for more info! ([email protected])

John Carroll University Rowing updated their business hours.

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The past weekend, November 2nd-4th the team traveled to Chattanooga, TN to race at the Head of the H***H! Saturday was a beautiful day for racing where the team raced a Women’s Open 4 and a Men’s Novice 4. Both boats came off the water feeling exceptionally well after the race, leaving everything they had out on the water.
While not at the race course the team stayed at a lovely cabin in the forest, where some quality team bonding time was had!

As our seasons comes to end, keep a lookout for more updates as to what the team is up to between now and winter training. Today we are having our end of the year picnic and a boat christening- more updates to come about that soon!

The team had a fantastic time this past weekend in Columbus! We stayed the whole weekend and had some time for team bonding on Saturday. Saturday we had fun with a team challenge of Pumpkin Carving where each team of 3 had just 45min to come up with the most creative pumpkin. Later that night we went to the Hollinger's house for a delicious dinner and finished the night off with tie dying socks in JCU colors!
Sunday was race day at the Speakmon Memorial Regatta! We raced a Mixed Novice 8, Women's Novice 4, Men's Novice 4, Women's Varsity 4, and a Women's Open Pair! A huge congratulations goes out to the Mixed 8 for coming in 1st place and the WN4 for coming in 2nd place in their races and earning medals! During the day we were welcomed by many friends and family who came to cheer on the team, but a special thank you goes out to Lauren Penkala and her parents for bringing breakfast and lunch for the team! We appreciate all the love and support from all!
Look out for us this upcoming weekend as we head to Chattanooga, TN for the H***H!

The team was on the move this weekend. We traveled to Rochester, New York for the Head of the Genesee Regatta. We raced a Women's Varsity 4, Women's Novice 8 and a Men's Novice 4. The WV4 was able to shave off 2+ minuets from their previous race time and it was the novice crews' very first race! We are very proud of all of the hard work the team put in this weekend. On Friday night the team was graciously hosted by the LaMar family where they fed us dinner and let us stay over. On Saturday night the Terzioglu family made us a delicious post race meal. A HUGE thank you to all the support from these families and the other families who came to show support this weekend! We love to see some fans out there showing the team some love! Stay tuned for the rest of the season for more updates on what we are up to!

The team has been busy this past week! This past Saturday, September 15th our WV4 raced in the Head of the Cuyahoga at the Cleveland Rowing Foundation. It was a beautiful day for a home race! The new recruits also learned a team favorite game- Dirty Rotten Apple!

Last night the team participated in a community service event partnering with HandsOn Northeast Ohio, helping paint their new office space. The place looks great thanks to the hard work put in by the team!

This morning we had a Learn to Row followed by a team lunch at Merwins Wharf next to the boathouse. A perfect fall morning for rowing and building community!

What a beautiful day for an end of season picnic! The team grilled out, presented paper plate awards, thanked the officer board, celebrated our 4 seniors and conducted nominations for next years officer board! Thank you to all who came out and have been working hard all season! Congratulations and best of luck to our 4 seniors Aita, Attison, Blair and Lea! Thank you for helping to grow this team over the past 4 years! We will miss you all next year. Please find photos from the picnic below!

Roughly 20 team members will be traveling to the Dad Vails Regatta in Philly this upcoming weekend! The team is competing in the Women’s Novice 4+ event, Men’s Varsity 4+ event, and the Women’s Varsity 4+ event. We are looking forward to the challenging competition and the Philly Cheesesteaks after the races!

Stay tuned later this week for a posting with the link to watch the team compete next weekend. There will be live streaming of all events provided by the regatta, more details will be included!

This past weekend, the team camped in Hueston Woods State Park. Miami University Rowing Club hosted the Redhawk Sprints Regatta. We competed against 8 collegiate clubs in 6 different races. It was our spring novice squads first official race which was exciting!

The results can be found here:https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/results/5682_9493.pdf

Our team is currently preparing to race in Buffalo NY this upcoming weekend! It will be our team first time attending The Jim Schaab Collegiate Regatta. We look forward to our trip to Buffalo!

Great alumni gathering at Banter Beer and Wine! Thank you to Lauren Penkala and Constance DiBacco for organizing a great event!! It was great to meet and catch up with alumni of our organization!

Tomorrow morning from 8-10am, JCU will be racing Case Western and Cleveland State at the Cleveland Rowing Foundation!

Come cheer on JCU Rowing in the morning, and join us at our annual fundraiser in the evening!! We hope to see you there!

Next weekend is filled with a lot of fun planned for our Family, Friends and Alumni! Our team is getting excited for all of the events that are planned!

On Friday March 23rd, there will be an alumni happy hour at Banter Beer and Wine starting at 5:30pm. Banter is owned by a JCU Rowing Alumni, and this informal gathering will be a good opportunity to reconnect with other alumni in the area!

On Saturday March 24, there will be racing in the morning (time TBA) at the Cleveland Rowing Foundation. All parents, alumni, fans and friends are welcome to come! We will be competing against Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University.

From 7-10pm at McCarthy's Downtown we will be hosting our annual fundraiser! $20 at the door allows you access to delicious food and drink, games and prizes, and the opportunity to meet someone new! Bring the whole gang, there’s a lot of fun to be had!

Thank you as always for all the support, we look forward to celebrating with you next weekend! Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

This past week, the team traveled to Lake Lure, North Carolina for our Spring Training Trip 2018. The team practiced 13 times, participated in many team challenges, and took a day trip to Ashville. The week was filled with a lot of fun and team bonding! Thank you to Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure for being such great hosts!

Our photos are all here, and we look forward to sharing videos from the trip in two weeks at the Annual Alumni, Parents, and Friends Dinner! We will host the event at McCarthy's Downtown, beginning at 7:00 pm on Saturday March 24th. We look forward to seeing you there!!

On Sunday February 25th, 21 rowers and 3 coaches attended the annual Hammer Ergatta, hosted by Case Western Reserve University! 8 of our athletes set personal records, on the spring's 2000 meter race :) JCU competed in 6 of the ergatta's events, wrapping up the day with the famous sledgehammer relay! Thank you to our very own Olivia Stein for taking some amazing pictures of the event! Also, a huge thank you to all the parents and friends who came out to watch our team compete!

With less than a week until our team departs for Spring Training at Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure, our winter season is coming to a close. We are looking forward to a challenging and productive week, to kickstart our Spring 2018 Season!

Several members of the John Carroll University Rowing Team helped to paint the Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Cleveland’s Community Corner food pantry and distribution site, located along the Detroit-Shoreway. A huge thank you to HandsOn Northeast Ohio and former coach Lauren Penkala, who helped to coordinate the service activity by planning, managing and providing project supplies for the team to use. It was a great way to give back to the community, offered an opportunity to bond with each other, as we prepare for The Hammer Ergatta at Case Western Reserve University held on February 25th!

We're thankful for the athletes, parents, staff, fans and donors for the ongoing love, support, and the opportunity to do what we all love most! Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! 🦃🍂

The men and women of the John Carroll University Crew team had a very strong showing at the 2017 Head of the H***h Regatta in Chattanooga, Tennessee over the weekend! The men finished 28th of 58 boats at 18:28.91. This was their fastest 5k time of the season. The men also finished within 10% of the top time, guaranteeing them an entry in next year's race. The women finished 2nd of 10 boats in the lightweight four category. Finishing with a 19:44.07, this also guarantees an entry for next year. Congratulations men and women! First time in a very long time JCU medaled at a race this large!!

To our seniors, Aita Coker, Lea Breedlove and Attison McCarthy in the boats, thank you for making a very tangible future impact on this team. We'll see you in 2018 Chattanooga.

Congratulations to James LaMar and Lauren Synek successfully finishing the first season as collegiate crew coaches! Goodbye to coach Lauren PK Penkala and good luck with the new job!

Official Results:
https://www.herenow.com/results/ #/races/20420/results

Thank you to Lindsey Marshall, Rushil, Olivia and Lillia for coming along to help launch and recover boats. The coaches could not have done it all without you! Special thanks to Olivia Stein for taking most of these amazing pictures.

To all of our alumni, family and friends, we want to thank you so much for another successful season. From post-race chocolate chip cookies and team dinners to cheering on the finish lines, we are blessed to have people we love supporting us every day. Thank you! :)

It was 39° in Columbus, Ohio at the Speakmon Memorial Regatta yesterday! A cold windy day did not stop the MN4 and MV4 from 3rd place finishes in their races. Official results here: https://herenow.com/results/ #/races/20432/results

We travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee for the 2017 Head of the H***h with a Lightweight WV4 and a MV4 this weekend. Looking forward to a strong end to the fall season!

Service is such an important part of the John Carroll University tradition! Some members of the team last night participated in the Labre Program on campus, serving warm dinners to the homeless all around the city. Way to go everyone, keeping the tradition strong!! 😀

Tom Reilley we are so sad to see you go! In the 6 years you served the John Carroll University rowing team as a Faculty Advisor, you helped us buy and sell equipment like boats, oars, and trailers. You were there for every big event and fundraiser. In times we weren't exactly sure how much money we had to muster through the end of the year, you always made our lives a little easier by checking our balances and talking us through our budget. Every fall, you worked alongside the team to help new freshman move into the dorms. You also came out to a team bonding day and brought delicious cookies. One time, you and your wife even rowed (picture proof - yes, it happened)!

Thank you is not enough for all that you have done for this team. These 6 years have flown by, but you have made such a profound mark on the lives of the coaches and athletes, and the overall culture of the team.

This is definitely not goodbye, it is see you later. There is plenty of water in Florida; meaning, we see spring training and warm regattas in our future. Thank you Tom, for everything. We miss you already!!

On Saturday the team raced at the Head of the Genesee Regatta in Rochester, New York! Many of the novice had their very first fall race. Aside from the Head of the H***h, this is the most challenging competition we see this season. Congratulations to the women who took 3rd in the Women's Collegiate 4! Official regatta results here:https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/results/5070_9140.pdf

A special thank you to First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford staff and parishioners for housing us over the weekend. We were so comfortable, and sincerely appreciate your willingness to take us in for the night!

Also, thank you family and friends for coming out to the race and showing your support. Thank you for all of the extra food and help cheering. A big thank to Jillian Mooney's family for the delicious team dinner after the race! It was awesome.

In three weekends, we will travel to Columbus, Ohio for the Speakmon Memorial Regatta. Stay tuned!