This was a rough weekend mentally and physically. It's the end of the academic year and people tend to get tense when around each other for too long. We entered the regatta with a great mindset: go big! So for our heat against Grand Valley and Georgia Tech we went all out, even if the top 3 advanced, all of us had something to prove. In our case, we didn't very smart and finished third, but that put us in the nicest semi final. After a difficult and tedious heat, we attacked the semi tired. Now all the big dogs were lined up, and we only performed to an extent, which was deceiving and put us in the B final. With a night's rest and cold winds that don't belong in April, we raced to bring our reputation up to the surface after it drowned the previous day. No questions asked, we did, not the best way but we did, and with one of the nastiest sprints all year, we nipped the two crews in front of us to finish 2nd.B Final Start.All and all the regatta showed us what we need to work before we row up to the start at Dad Vails.
Finals week did start this year, but like always, we are missing some of the action. On Friday morning we are going to New Jersey to attend our first MAAC conference championship. With a bit of a chip on our shoulder, we will be getting off the plane ready to show our true speed. This isn't the best time of the year to race but it shows our strength. With some will power from every rower -guys and girls- we will take home to title.
Chase ROWE...hi.
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