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Rowing Analysis Committee Evaluates Mit Crew A NEWSLETTER FOR THE FRIENDS OF MIT CREW Volume 23 Number 1 SPRING 2005 www.fomitc.org ROWING ANALYSIS COMMITTEE EVALUATES MIT CREW By Candace Royer • regatta director, EARC Sprints and IRA Richard Millman ’62 Department Head/Director of Athletics • former crew coach at Cornell University • current president, Textron Systems, Recently, Dean for Student Life Larry Wilmington, MA Benedict and I established an ad hoc Jack Frailey ’44 • member, MIT’s Lean Aerospace Initiative rowing analysis committee to analyze the • current president, Friends of MIT Crew • Compton Cup winner current status of the rowing programs at (FOMITC) • successful masters competitor MIT. This analysis was undertaken to pro- • awarded U.S. Rowing Medal of Honor, vide information for the DAPER leadership 2002 Liz O’Leary team and related constituencies to help to • consultant in non-profit organization • current women’s head coach at Har- inform decision-making regarding the di- development vard University rection, operation, leadership, and fund- • prior MIT, national, and Olympic team • member, 1976 and 1980 Olympic teams ing of the rowing programs. coach and manager • coach, Olympic Team (1988) and We asked the committee to examine • prior chair and president of U.S. row- World Championship teams (1985-1997) the current rowing programs and to make ing board of directors • six-time national team member and three- recommendations for improvements to time medalist at World Championships the program while remaining consistent Steve Gladstone with MIT and DAPER’s philosophy, poli- • current head crew coach, University of Carl Ullrich cies, and ideals. California, Berkeley • current athletic director, St. Andrews We charged the committee to under- • former director of athletics, University Presbyterian College (Div II) take the following: of California, Berkeley • retired executive director, Patriot League 1. analyze the current operations • former head crew coach, Brown University • former athletic director, USMA and management structure of • former lightweight coach, Harvard • former head coach at Columbia Univer- Pierce Boathouse; University sity and Boston University 2. examine the current leadership • former national team coach of the rowing programs; The committee met from February 7-9, 3. identify the scope of the pro- John Harvey 2005, and conducted its inquiries through gram and the needs that fall out of • currently an independent consultant direct interviews with: that scope; and • retired director of athletics, Carnegie • the leadership and senior staff of 4. work within the context and phi- Mellon University DAPER and DSL; losophy of a Division III institution • former Division III vice president and • the coaches and other current to identify what is needed for the chair of the governance committee boathouse personnel; Division I sport of rowing to be • served on national NCAA Committee • representative of the admissions competitive with MIT’s peer institu- for Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct office; and tions in the EARC and EAWRC • founded the Collegiate Sports Foundation • representatives of the eight crew leagues. squads. The committee consisted of eight peo- Roseanna H. Means ’76 In addition, the committee was pro- ple of diverse backgrounds and broad • currently a practicing physician in the vided with and reviewed various writ- experience in college athletic programs. Boston area as well as founder and presi- ten documents brought to its attention. The following people comprised the dent of Women of Means, Inc., which We anticipate receiving the commit- committee: provides free medical care for homeless tee’s report in mid-April. As I have said in women the past, please look forward with us at Clayton Chapman • MIT rowing alumna, co-founder of this time; we continue to work with • currently an independent consultant Friends of MIT Crew FOMITC and our coaches to develop a • awarded U.S. Rowing Medal of Honor, • 1996 recipient of MIT’s Harold E. Lob- system that will result in providing MIT 2004 dell ’17 distinguished service award for students with the very best rowing pro- • retired commissioner of the Eastern her work on behalf of MIT crew gram possible today. Your continued sup- College Athletic Conference port is very much appreciated! Join Us At The Reunion Row On June 5, 2005! For more info, see the article on page three. 2 SQUARING THE BLADE MIT HEAVYWEIGHTS HOPE TO BUILD SQUARING ON STRONG 2004 CAMPAIGN THE BLADE By Captains John Cooley and John Miller sity, Nick Barsley. A NEWSLETTER FOR The Engineers enter the spring season A strong fall racing season was high- with a veteran crew and high expecta- lighted by a gold medal and course THE FRIENDS OF MIT CREW tions. Seven varsity rowers returned from record time in the eight and gold and VOLUME 23 • NUMBER 1 last year’s team, which knocked off Co- silver medals when the eight split into SPRING 2005 lumbia and significantly closed the gap two fours at the Head of the Ohio. The on the field at Sprints. Stern four and cox fall also showed significant signs of BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOMITC ([email protected]) since their sophomore year, seniors John growth in the program, as the varsity Cooley, Rob Figueiredo, Andy Hill, John maintained two eights and a four JACK FRAILEY ’44 Miller, and coxswain Craig Rothman throughout most of the fall, while the look to complete the rebuilding process freshman team competed with two fast [email protected] they began two years ago and to achieve freshman eights. the team’s highly competitive goals. MIT opens the year with a dual race BILL HARTRICK ’54 The seniors will be helped by a high- against Columbia at home on April 2. [email protected] ly motivated group of juniors and sopho- Tech ended Columbia’s seven-year run mores, including Mike Whitaker ’06 and with the Alumni Cup last year with a PETE PETERSON ’58 John Bergin ’06 from last year’s varsity strong middle thousand. The following [email protected] eight, the captain of last year’s freshman week, MIT will take on five crews in two eight, Martin Harrysson ’07, and an ex- regattas: WPI, Williams, Connecticut JESSE LIPCON ’65 change student from Cambridge Univer- College, Boston College, and URI. [email protected] MIKE SCOTT ’73 [email protected] HVY. WINTER TRAINING BEST IN YEARS JOHN EVERETT ’76 [email protected] By Gordon Hamilton within 99 meters of passing Tyler Wor- This winter we have had some of the den’s 17,113 set in ’92 for 8th place. KIM MARVIN ’85 most productive winter training in several The improvement in our erg tech- [email protected] years, as evidenced by the overall im- nique is due in part to the use of a new provement in erg times and technique. tool for improving quickness through LINDA MURI ’85 Senior Andy Hill has cracked the TOP body preparation and linkage called the [email protected] EIGHT All-Time Erg list in the 6k and 2k “rower’s shadow,” developed by MIT with a 6:13.8 and smashed onto third on boatman Tom Kiefer. This is an apparatus DAVID OAKES ’89 the list in the One Hour. His 17,267 me- that fits onto the slide of an erg and ad- [email protected] ters put him close behind former national justs for height and reach. Another tool team sculler Brad Layton’s (’92) 17,310; we have been using with success is MELISSA JENKINS ’91 however, another former national team putting every erg session on a real-time [email protected] sculler, Mike Perry ’99, seems rather se- video that the athlete can watch as he cure for now at the top with 17,625. In ergs. We know this will pay off once we KARL RICHTER ’99 addition, junior Mike Whitaker is closing get back on the water. [email protected] VISIT US ON THE WEB AT: HTTP://WWW.FOMITC.ORG HVY. MEN’S SPRING RACING SCHEDULE WOMEN’S ROWING VARSITY OPEN COACH SUSAN LINDHOLM VARSITY LT. COACH BUZZ CONGRAM NOVICE OPEN COACH LIANE MALCOS NOVICE LT. COACH IRENE JENKINS MEN’S ROWING VARSITY HVY. COACH GORDON HAMILTON VARSITY LT. COACH IAN HUTTON FRESHMAN HVY. COACH DAN PERKINS FRESHMAN LT. COACH MATT BEREAN SPRING 2005 3 INTRODUCING THE VARSITY HEAVYWEIGHT CAPTAINS John Cooley is a senior who has been rowing with the heavy- who have formed the stern four and coxswain of every varsity weights since he was a freshman in 2001. He has been elected heavyweight boat since the spring of 2003. John is a very active co-captain of the varsity squad sculler in the summer time and plans for the past two years, was elect- to continue competitive rowing after ed MVP his sophomore year, graduation. and most-inspirational oarsman John came to MIT from Winchester his freshman year. He is part of high school in Winchester, Massa- a core of seniors who set out chusetts, where he was raised by a three years ago to rebuild the pair of very successful MIT rowers in varsity squad and regain a com- their own right. John’s father, John B. petitive edge in the EARC. Miller ’74, was MVP of the 1974 var- He currently strokes the first sity heavyweights that placed second eight and has done so for the in the varsity eight event at IRA past two years. His hometown is John Cooley ’05 John Miller ’05 Championships. Following gradua- Baltimore, Maryland, where he tion, he stayed on at the MIT rowed in high school for the Baltimore rowing club. He is study- boathouse to coach into the early ’80s. John’s mother, Joan W. ing electrical engineering and physics, and he plans to go on to (Whitten) Miller ’80, was captain and MVP of the 1980 graduate school.
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