The Ithacan

Accuracy • Independence • Integrity

Even though their time at Ithaca College may have ended, two rowing alumni, Pearl Outlaw ’20 and Savanna Brija ’18 are set to pick up their oars once again, this time for Team USA.

The Ithaca College sculling team is preparing for its fall season like any other, with high hopes and goals for a successful season.

Every Thursday night over the summer, former Ithaca College men’s crew coach Dan Robinson ’79 could be found standing at a charcoal grill by the Cayuga Inlet.

On a small grill by the Cayuga Inlet, former Ithaca College men’s crew coach Dan Robinson ’79 stood over a flame, cooking for the weekly rowing cookout.

After winning the Liberty League Championship and finishing third at the NCAA Championships last May, the Ithaca College women’s crew team has high expectations.

For three athletes in the Ithaca College rowing program, the conditions of Cayuga Lake differ greatly from their rowing origins on the Jordan River in Utah.

The Friends of Stewart Park celebrated the illustrious history of rowing in Ithaca with the virtual event, “The Boys & Girls in the Boat: Ithaca’s Amazing History of Competitive Rowing.” 

With the spring season on the horizon, the Ithaca College women’s crew team is ready to race against competition from all three NCAA divisions.

Savannah Brija ’18, ’20 and Karina Feitner ’18 participated in Olympic rowing trials for the chance to represent Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics. 

The Ithaca College women’s rowing team plans to chase a national championship during the Spring 2020 season despite having a less-experienced team.

The men’s and women’s crew team hosted a row-a-thon to benefit the teams and Ithaca College Habitat for Humanity. The teams raised over $26,000.

Senior Pearl Outlaw and Ithaca College alumni Erik Frid ’14 and Meghan Musnicki ’05 competed at the World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria.