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Adam Wilson Profiled in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

February 5, 2010: Current men's team rower Adam Wilson was profiled in this week's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Wilson is a 2007 graduate of Jeannette High School in the southeast suburbs of Pittsburgh, and he is now at Case with a double major in mechanical and aerospace engineering. The article discusses why he joined Case Crew and his accomplishments at recent regattas. Co-head coach Preya Nixon also discusses the team and the commitment required to the sport. The full article can be found HERE (html) or HERE (pdf).

Alumni row 1.4 million meters in Concept 2 January Challenge

Cleveland Boathouse Proposal Highlighted in The Observer

January 22, 2010: Case's student newspaper, The Observer, today highlighted the Cleveland casino project and it's affect on rowing in Cleveland. The article quotes Case Crew president, Margaret Wilkes, about details for a planned new boathouse further down river. However, the major challenge for the project is securing funds for the new home before March 31, 2010. Without this new site, rowing in Cleveland and at Case could end.

As a short term fundraising measure, Case Crew turned over the organizing of The Hammer Ergatta to the Cleveland Rowing Foundation. Historically, Case and John Carroll swap organizing duties every year and each team keep any excess funds raised for their year. Foregoing this year's Hammer funds will impact the team's budget, but it's necessary for the boathouse campaign.

CRF Rivergate Park Web Site: details and status for the project

The full article can be found HERE (html) or HERE (pdf).

Spring 2010 Regatta Schedule - Updated

Below is the spring racing schedule for Case Crew. If you're in the area or would like to help organize the cheering section for an event please email the webmaster.

Please, check back often as details and regatta attendance for the team may change.

Alumni Events: This year's spring alumni regatta will be held on April 10 in conjunction with the Home Schools Regatta. Combining the races gives rowing and non-rowing alumni a full day of events to participate in. If you're not rowing you can come down to the boathouse and watch some racing against John Carroll and Cleveland State. After the morning collegiate racing, alumni will line up against the students for our usual format racing. We should be all wrapped up by mid-afternoon -- in time to get freshened up for refreshments at Great Lakes. It should be a good time so come on out!

SARA Annual General Meeting (AGM): SARA will host it's AGM directly after the alumni regatta on April 10, 2010. All dues paying members of SARA are elgible to vote during the proceedings. If you'd like to be considered for an officer or board of directors position please contact Doug Rathburn.

Fundraising with Amazon.com -- Let's Start 2010 Strong!

Cleveland Boathouse Proposal Highlighted in The Plain Dealer

Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative concept drawing of the site

December 16, 2009: The dream of a permanent home for Cleveland rowing is upon us! The Cleveland Rowing Foundation is in talks to purchase the seven acre Commodore's Club site just down river from the current boathouse. The proposal, dubbed Rivergate Park, was highlighted in The Plain Dealer and online at Cleveland.com.

It's still early days for planning, but folks in Cleveland are cautiously optimistic about securing the site. A multi-million dollar fundraising campaign is underway to secure funds by March 31, 2010. The CRF board is calling in all of their chips for donations and approaching numerous charitable boards throughout the region to help. The mayor is behind it and many local organizations are throwing their weight into the project. The site is ideal and it currently has a building that can house all current clubs without much modification.

So what does this mean for Case Crew? Not much in the short term other than (possibly) higher rack rents and rower fees. There's a building currently on the site that can comfortably accommodate the current square footage for shells. The longer term vision (10-50 years) is to have a collegiate boathouse row with each team having their own dedicated space in a new building(s).

The full article can be found HERE (html) or HERE (pdf).

Leave Your Mark on Case Crew

We are pleased to announce the first capital campaign for Case Crew! The team continues to benefit from the generosity of your Annual Fund contributions. However, it's time we, as alumni, parents and friends, leave our mark on the team by providing them with competitive equipment.

The new Pocock 4+, the Dorothy A. Hudak, to replace the Sweet J has been delivered and was dedicated at the 2008 Head of the Cuyahoga. Also, a trailer was given to the team at the 2009 Head of the Cuyahoga. The new four and trailer have been huge steps in building the Spartan Navy, but we still need another four. Please take a moment to read about the Alumni Victorious Campaign and consider a donation. There are still many naming opportunities left.

Tons of Photos and Race Results

SARA is continuing to build a comprehensive database of old Case Crew photos and race results. We've reached almost 4,000 photos, but are constantly on the look out for more! If you have any photos or results to add please email Doug Rathburn. We'll even convert old negatives to digital, post them on the SARA web site and mail the negatives back to you. Click here for the SARA Photo Gallery or on the logo to the left to view the thousands of photos. Also, if you have any paper copies of old race results we'd appreciate a copy. Click here for the SARA Race Result Archive to see past results and which ones are still needed. Thanks!