The Carnegie Mellon University Rowing Club is jumping into what is shaping up to be a promising spring semester, hot on the tail of a successful fall semester!

The team has attended two erg races, the Central Catholic Erg Race and Carnegie Mellon's annual Heart Attack Erg Race, both resulting in successful finishes for varsity and novice rowers. Varsity Captain Justin Perry (MechE '11) sounded positive as he commented, "We've got a lot of new potential on this team. Many of our heavyweight and lightweight rowers set personal records and collectively earned a boatload of medals." Carnegie Mellon finished second in both races to University of Pittsburgh, but besting other regional teams, such as Duquesne and John Carroll University. Successful races have caught the attention of the student body, such as the Heart Attack Erg Race, which was covered in The Tartan, Carnegie Mellon's student newspaper: http://thetartan.org/2009/2/9/sports/crew

Fundraising attempts, helmed by varsity crew members Ed Burns and Emily Lesinski, have also been strong, shown by our immensely successful Valentine's Day Rose Sale fundraiser. Profits clearly exceeded previous years', and made many a couple happy on Valentine's Day.

As for what's next with the team, members are working hard at Winter Training, preparing for the Spring season. The team's annual Spring Break training camp, held March 6th to 13th, will contribute greatly to improving the team - especially the enthusiastic novice team! The spring semester is shaping up to be another successful season for Carnegie Mellon University's Rowing Club.