The weekend of March 28th and 29th we had our first races of the spring '09 season. On Saturday we traveled to the Schuylkill river in Philadelphia, PA for Murphy Cup Regatta. Both novice and varsity had a good showing, entering multiple boats in several races. The men's varsity lightweight 4+ consisting of Seniors Brian McGraw and Elliot Beltzer (coxswain) and sophomores Justin Perry, Sean Lubner, and Ed Burns had an excellent race, taking first place in finals with a time of 7:02.2.! The men's novice 4+ also had a good race taking 4th place. On the women's team we took 1st, 2nd, and 4th place in the varsity pair event with Seniors Natalie Weir and Judith Vogel placing first and Juniors Megan Larcom and Alyssa Fogel placing second. The women's varsity 8+, stroked by sophomore Hilary Baribeau came in 3rd in their event.

On Sunday we competed in the 6th annual UAA Championships on Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park, PA. The weather caused some difficulties with the start of the regatta being delayed an hour and races occurring in cold, rainy, and windy conditions. Despite this, notable placings include the women's varsity pair of Natalie Weir and Judith Vogel taking 1st place, and the men's varsity lightweight 4+ placing 3rd.