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Crew Ranked 11th Nationally in CRCA/USRowing Poll

May 14, 2009 Simmons Crew wrapped up the 2009 spring season with a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association/USRowing 11th place ranking among NCAA Division III women’s varsity eights. This is the highest ranking Simmons has achieved in the 31-year history of the crew program.

Date Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2009

Crew Team Dedicates Bench to Simmons Quad

Simmons Crew athletes, coaches, parents and Department of Athletics staff gathered on the main campus on Tuesday afternoon to unveil and dedicate a bench for the new Simmons quad. Using proceeds from the annual Crew Erg-A-Thon fundraiser, a one day indoor rowing marathon, the team of 37 rowers dedicated the hand-crafted bench as thanks to the Simmons community for last October’s 30 Years of Simmons Crew celebration.

Date Posted: Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Simmons Crew Eighth at New England Rowing Championships

May 5, 2009 Simmons Crew completed their regular spring racing season at the New England Rowing Championships on Saturday. The team placed two eights in the grand finals and two in the petite finals to earn enough points for eighth place out of 24 women’s teams, ahead of rival programs Tufts and Mount Holyoke, as well as several NCAA Division I programs.

Date Posted: Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Second Varsity Eight Shows Grit in Boston Race

April 21, 2009 Simmons Crew varsity rowers lined up against lightweight crews from local neighbor MIT and visiting Buffalo on Saturday, on their home course in the Charles River basin. The Sharks raced well in a light chop and a small headwind, with the second varsity lineup showing grit in a close race with the Engineers.

Date Posted: Sunday, April 19, 2009

Simmons Rowers Sweep Second at Donahue Cup

April 11, 2009 Simmons Crew traveled to Worcester, Mass. for the second weekend in a row to compete in the Donahue Cup, hosted by WPI and attended by Williams and Connecticut College, along with Simmons. 2008 marked the first year Simmons was invited to compete in the Donahue Cup. In 10-12 mph tailwind conditions and slight chop, Simmons boasted a strong showing, placing second to Williams in the Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight, and Novice Eight events.

Date Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Simmons Novice Eight is Crew of the Week Finalist

April 10, 2009 Simmons Crew’s Novice Eight was a finalist for this week's row2k.com’s Crew of the Week poll. The Simmons Novice Eight continued the Sharks winning novice tradition over the weekend of April 4-5, taking victories over Connecticut College, Clark, WPI, Bates, Mount Holyoke and Wellesley.

Date Posted: Friday, April 10, 2009

Simmons Varsity Eight Ranked 13th by CRCA/USRowing

April 9, 2009 Simmons Crew’s Varsity Eight has moved up the standings in the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA)/USRowing polls, and now ranks 13th in the Nation among Division III programs. The ranking puts Simmons ahead of local rival Wellesley College and two spots behind Tufts University.

Date Posted: Thursday, April 09, 2009

Simmons Crew Featured on Boston.com

April 7, 2009 A photograph of a Simmons Crew training session on the Banana River in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. has been selected as one of Boston.com’s featured spring break photos.

Date Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Simmons Crew Opens Season on Top

April 4, 2008 Simmons Crew headed to Worcester, Mass. on Saturday for the Clark Invitational, the first regatta of the 2009 spring season. The Sharks rowers found success in the chilly waters of Lake Quinsigamond as both the first varsity and first novice eights, and varsity four won their events.

Date Posted: Monday, April 06, 2009

Novice Eight Triumphs in Sunday Regatta

April 5, 2009 Simmons Crew spent a second day in Worcester, Mass. on Sunday, as they competed in a regatta hosted by WPI, and attended by Mount Holyoke, Bates, and Wellesley. The Sharks battled strong crosswinds and gusts of up to 30mph in the second day of their season debut.

Date Posted: Sunday, April 05, 2009

Simmons Crew Ranked 15th Nationally in Preseason Poll

March 18, 2009 Simmons Crew is ranked 15th in the nation in the College Rowing Coaches Association/USRowing 2009 preseason poll for Division III Varsity Eights, row2k.com announced last week. This announcement marks the highest preseason ranking in program history for Simmons.

Date Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Crew Competes at the Seven Sisters Regatta, DuBois Named to All-Regatta Team

October 26, 2008 Simmons Crew traveled to the historic Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, PA to take on rival crews from Wellesley, Smith, Mount Holyoke and Bryn Mawr College in the Seven Sisters Regatta on Sunday. The Sharks finished fourth in team points while Mount Holyoke claimed their second consecutive and eighth all-time team championship in the 22nd running of the regatta. Senior Jennifer DuBois (Somersworth, NH) was named to the All-Regatta Team.

Date Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Crew Repeats as Collegiate Fours Silver Medalists at 2008 Head of the Charles Regatta

October 20, 2008 Simmons Crew repeated their silver medal performance in the Women’s Collegiate Fours event on Saturday at the 2008 Head of the Charles Regatta. The Sharks rowers finished in second and third in 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Simmons entry in the Women’s Collegiate Eight also finished in a program-high 20th place during racing on Sunday.

Date Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008

Crew Dedicates New Rowing Shell at Start of Parents’ Weekend

October 17, 2008 Simmons Crew welcomed the addition of a new eight-woman rowing shell to their fleet on Friday. With over one hundred current athletes, coaches, alumni, parents and administrators in attendance, the shell was toasted with sparkling cider and named the "Doreen Bingham Conley."

Date Posted: Friday, October 17, 2008

Crew Storms Medals Stand at New Hampshire Championships

October 11, 2008 Simmons Crew competed at the New Hampshire Championship Regatta on Sunday, in the last preparation race before competing in the Head of the Charles Regatta on October 18 -19.

Date Posted: Saturday, October 11, 2008

Simmons Crew Wins Women’s Club 8+ at Textile River Regatta

October 6, 2008 The Simmons Crew varsity women took home the gold for the second year in a row in the Women’s Club 8+ event at the Textile River Regatta. The Sharks traveled to Lowell, MA for their fall season debut, and placed in the top three in each event they entered.

Date Posted: Monday, October 06, 2008

Simmons Crew to Open Fall Season at Textile River Regatta

October 3, 2008 Simmons Crew is poised to enter fall head racing season after one of the most successful seasons in program history in 2007-08. The 2008-09 season holds much promise for the young team, which graduated only two seniors from the Varsity crew in the spring.

Date Posted: Friday, October 03, 2008

Richards '08 Receives Academic All-Disctrict CoSIDA Award

Nicole Richards ’08, a four-year rower and three-year captain for Simmons Crew, was named to CoSIDA’s Academic All-District First Team, presented by ESPN The Magazine.

Date Posted: Friday, September 12, 2008

Tripician '96 Takes Bronze at World Rowing Championships

Wendy Campanella Tripician '96 (Needham, MA) took home bronze in the Women's Lightweight Quadruple Sculls event on the final day of the 2008 FISA World Rowing Championships, held July 20-27 in Linz-Ottensheim, Austria.

Date Posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Crew Alumnae Win Gold at 2008 USRowing Club National Championships

Regina Yopak ’07 and Malyka Ianni ’06 took home three national titles for their wining performances at the USRowing Club National Championships this weekend in Camden, NJ. Both women competed for Boston’s Riverside Boat Club, also the home training base for the Simmons Crew program.

Date Posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Tripician '96 to Represent US at 2008 World Rowing Championships

Wendy Tripician '96 has earned a spot on the US National Team roster that will compete at the 2008 FISA World Rowing Chmpionships in Linz-Ottensheim, Austria.

Date Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Five Simmons Rowers Receive National Honors

The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced its postseason All-American teams and academic honors last week. Five Simmons rowers were recognized for their achievements.

Date Posted: Monday, June 02, 2008

Simmons College Crew is Golden at ECAC Regatta

The Simmons College Novice 8 and Varsity 4 took to the waters of Lake Quinsigamond on May 11 to compete in the final regatta of the season, the National Invitational Rowing Championships (NIRC), hosted by the ECAC.

Date Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Crew 2007-2008 Season in Review

The Simmons College Crew team wrapped up an extraordinary fall season in 2007, and is hoping to continue that success into the spring season of 2008.

Date Posted: Monday, May 12, 2008

Crew collects hardware at New England Championships

The Simmons College Crew team wrapped up a successful weekend of racing in Worcester, MA. The team, along with a crowd of family and friends, traveled to the racecourse at Lake Quinsigamond to compete in the New England Rowing Championships regatta.

Date Posted: Monday, May 05, 2008

Simmons Crew Ranked Thirteenth in the Nation

The Simmons College crew program earned a spot in the national rankings this week, as the Sharks Varsity Eight boat was ranked thirteenth in the nation, according to the US Rowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Coaches Division III poll (CRCA).

Date Posted: Friday, May 02, 2008