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Greenblatt Nominated for NW Coach of the Year

Congratulations to AJRA Head Coach and Varsity Men’s Head Coach Sam
Greenblatt, who was nominated for Northwest Rowing Coach of the Year.
Before joining AJRA, Greenblatt was Junior Men’s Coach at Sammamish
Rowing Association in Seattle, where most recently, the Men’s
Lightweight 4+ placed 1st at US Rowing Youth Nationals in 2011.
Greenblatt was recognized as one of four nominees at the NW Rowing
Awards Reception on Feb. 4. He said he was honored to be in the
company of the other nominees, especially given that the winner was
his college coach: Michael Callahan, Head Men’s Coach at University
of Washington.
 
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Feb 06, 2012 | Categories:Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Five Varsity Women Recruited to Row at Top Colleges

Varsity Women recruited to Top Colleges!

Congrats, Varsity Women recruits!

Five members of AJRA’s Varsity Women’s squad have signed NCAA national letters of intent to row at prestigious  crew programs — continuing the club’s record of athletes recruited by colleges at the highest levels of rowing and academics.

Three of the recruited rowers attend Roswell High School:  Katherine Christel, Stanford University; Lindsay Gibson, University of Southern California; and Harper Lucas, University of Tennessee.  Northview’s Quinn Snyder has committed to row at the University of Rhode Island, and Kelsey Webb, Johns Creek, will row at the University of Louisville.   Pictured left to right are AJRA Varsity Women’s Assistant Coach Julie McQueen, Christel, Snyder, Webb, Gibson, Lucas, and AJRA Varsity Women’s Head Coach Skye Elliot.  Congratulations, ladies!

 

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Feb 02, 2012 | Categories:Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Important Reminders for Start of Spring Season

Atlanta Erg Sprints 2012 is Saturday, Feb. 11th.

There isn’t an official schedule for 2012 yet, but there should be one midweek.  We will keep you posted.  Tentatively, all rowers should arrive at 9:00am at Georgia Tech.

Location: Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center – 750 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA 30332  http://www.atlergsprints.gtcrew.com/venue

AJRA Parents:  Don’t miss out on the Spring Parent Social on Sunday., Feb. 12th.  Details to follow soon.

Please bring an appetizer, salad or dessert to share while you meet other parents and talk to coaches in an informal setting.

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Jan 30, 2012 | Categories:Parents, Social | Leave A Comment »

Rowing Info Session Offered This Sunday

New this year:  We are offering a Rowing Information Session for new and returning parents in conjunction with the Spring Season registration meeting on Jan. 22.  If you need tips on viewing a regatta or translating terms your rower uses, this meeting is for you! Meet outside the entrance to the Landing at either 2 pm or 3:30 pm for a brief review of rowing basics and tour of the boathouse.  The AJRA travel coordinator also will be on hand to answer questions about  spring regattas.   Later this spring, AJRA will  host a “College Rowing 101″ information session–look for date, time and location to be announced soon. 
 
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Jan 20, 2012 | Categories:All Rowers, Parents, Uncategorized | Tags: , , | Leave A Comment »