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The men's crew team rows against Colgate University, Marist College and Hamilton College on April 25, 2015, at the Cayuga Inlet. The varsity boat returns three out of its eight members.

Men’s crew will depend on new rowers

By Alyssa Curtis, Staff Writer • March 2, 2016
The men's crew team will look to utilize a smaller roster this spring season in order to take down top competitors this spring season.
Members of the crew team ride stationary rowing machines during the squad's annual Row for Humanity event Feb. 5 in the north foyer in Campus Center. In the 12-year history of the event, the Bombers have raised over $60,000 for Habitat for Humanity.

Crew teams row for Habitat for Humanity in annual fundraiser

By Cal Dymowski, Staff Writer • February 9, 2016
The crew team held their annual fundraiser Row for Humanity Feb. 5 and raised about $20,000. Twenty-five percent of the funds will go towards Habitat for Humanity.
Sophomore Johnston Tucker navigates men's crew to a first-place victory during its regatta against St. Lawrence University and Skidmore College on April 11 on the Cayuga Inlet.

Second-year coxswain leads boat with his commanding presence

By Adam Brobst, Contributing Writer • April 14, 2015
Johnston Tucker, men's crew's lone male coxswain, has grown into a leadership role for the Bombers this season.
From left, seniors Dan Brauchli and Keith MacDonald of the men's crew team examine their different meals in the Robert B. Tallman Rowing Center at the Cayuga Inlet in Ithaca, New York.

Men’s crew team pulls its weight to flourish in the water

By Karly Redpath, Senior Writer • April 1, 2015
Members of the men's crew team use periodic switches between large and small meal diets to succeed this season.
Members of men’s crew row against the University of Rochester on April 5, 2014. The South Hill squad graduated seven of eight rowers from its first varsity boat.

Men’s crew looking to build on promising fall season wins

By Adam Brobst, Contributing Writer • February 25, 2015
The men's crew team looks to new faces and balanced roster to lead it to its goal of an NCAA championship.
From left, Matthew Kurz ’14, Erik Frid ’14 and Andrew Vorhees ’14 compete as part of the men’s crew team’s Varsity 8 against Rochester Institute of Technology April 5 at the Cayuga Inlet. This summer, Frid competed in the U-23 Double Sculls World Championships.

Recent Ithaca College graduate competes in international rowing event

By Steve Derderian, Senior Writer • September 9, 2014
This summer, former Bomber rower Erik Frid '14 competed in the Under-23 Double Sculls World Championships in Italy.
Senior Ethan Freedman rows in the middle of the men’s crew team’s Varsity 8 boat against the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology on April 5 on Cayuga Inlet. The Bombers finished in 6:07.3.

Senior varsity rower relishes his change of sport

By Jake Siegel, Staff Writer • April 9, 2014
After elbow problems caused him to quit tennis, senior Ethan Freedman has had a strong collegiate career in crew.

A&E Center earns Gold in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

By Sara Webb, Staff Writer • February 5, 2014
The Athletics and Events Center has been awarded a Gold designation in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for its sustainable construction and systems.
James Balyszak, hydrilla program manager, stands in the Fall Creek area in Stewart Park, where new patches of hydrilla were found this year.

Invasive hydrilla plant gets pushed back

By Sabrina Knight and Noah Orent, News Editor and Staff Writer • November 7, 2013
More than two years after making its way into the Cayuga Inlet, the aquatic invasive species of plant known as hydrilla verticillata is finally being driven out of the Ithaca community.
From left, sophomore Ryan Tomanocy, sophomore Dylan Kershaw, junior Ben Donnelly and sophomore Tyler Lemmons row to a first place finish during a team sweep on April 13 on the Cayuga Inlet.

Crew squads seek state and regional redemption

By Karly Redpath, Staff Writer • May 1, 2013
As the Bombers took the water on Lake Onota last weekend to race Williams College and Coast Guard Academy, one thing was on their mind: revenge. For the past two weekends, the men’s and women’s crew teams have raced teams they will face in the coming weeks of post-season competition. Both teams managed to win…

Pair extracts skills from past ventures

By Doug Geller, Staff Writer • April 18, 2012
Some members of the men’s crew’s four boats have transferred their experiences from individualistic sports as they adjust to new waters this season.

Men’s Crew: Bombers working against high tides

By Doug Geller, Staff Writer • February 29, 2012
It doesn’t matter that the Cayuga Inlet was infected with a dangerous plant this fall and the majority of the men’s crew’s roster is full of underclassman with little experience on the water — the team has adopted a no excuses mentality going into the 2012 season.
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