Georgia
Tech Crew Alumni Newsletter
November,
2010
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Greetings! |
It
has been a while... so we hope you missed us!
We have some news to share so read on down. One big announcement
is that the Atlanta Erg Sprints will be on
February 12th, 2011. We are looking for volunteers to help us
before and on the big day of the event. So if you're in town - look
for more information about it below and let us know!
The next GTCA Meeting is December 13th and is open to everyone, as
usual. We are now meeting every 3 weeks and are always looking for
people to join us! So come on out!
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2011 Atlanta Erg
Sprints
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SEEKING VOLUNTEERS:
The Atlanta Erg Sprints will be on Saturday, February 12th, 2011.
This event has grown to 500 competitors - from novices to experts -
from all over the southeast. Because this is such a big event, and
one of our largest fundraisers, the GTCA is looking for volunteers
to help on race day. E-mail events@gtcrewalumni.org if you would like to
spend a few hours, or up to the full day helping with this event,
especially if you have volunteered in the past! And of course,
please let us know if you have any ideas to enhance the 2011
sprints, we will help implement your idea.
Volunteers are needed between 8am and late afternoon on February
12th, 2011 for weigh-in's, t-shirt sales, results processing,
running the race system, and more. Volunteers are also asked to
bring a flat screen TV or computer monitor (anything with a VGA
connection) to help display the race. After the new year,
volunteers will be contacted to verify equipment and volunteer
efforts. Volunteers on race day receive a t-shirt, lunch and the
joy of running the races!!
ERG SALES:
As always, spread the word that ergs are for sale and 2011 erg
sale information has been posted at www.AtlantaErgSprints.com. Ergs always sell
out, so if you or someone you know wants to buy an erg, please
reserve your erg early!
DONATE YOUR OLD ERG:
Got an old erg sitting around? Taking up space and gathering dust
in your basement? Well we know just the people that want it and can
help you donate it a local non-profit organization in Atlanta. So
email us at events@gtcrewalumni.org and let us
know if you have an old erg to donate. Thanks!
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Team Update
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The
GT Crew team has had quite a successful fall with a lot of
clinkage! Some highlights are listed below! And for an up to date
look at the team's results, you can subscribe to their Twitter feed! (That's so
Georgia Tech of them!)
Chattanooga Head Race
In Chattanooga, the team competed against other university programs
from around the south including Emory, UGA, UT-Chattanooga, and D1
Women's Varsity Programs from Alabama and Tennessee. The team had a
strong showing with the varsity men's collegiate 8's taking gold
and silver and the women's collegiate 8 beating out 2 D1 varsity
boats to take 5th. The novice men and women both medaled in their
respective 8+ and 4+ events and Tech's lightweight 4+'s earned
medals in both the men and women's events. The day ended with the
team being awarded the Team Points Trophy and was a great start to
the fall racing season.
Head of the Charles
Women's Collegiate 4+: 5th of 30 & Guaranteed Entry
Men's Collegiate 8+: 16th of 42 & Guaranteed Entry
Head of the Hooch
Men's Novice 8+: 2nd out of 30
Women's Lightweight 4+: 1st out of 12
Men's Lightweight 8+: 1st out of 2
Men's Champ 8+: 3rd out of 9
Women's Lightweight 8+: 1st out of 3
This weekend, the team was in Augusta for the last fall regatta of
the season - the Head of the South.
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Alumni Spotlights
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The
fall season wasn't just exciting for the current GT Crew team. We
also had a lot of our alumni out there winning medals and looking
good. We'd love to post more results and good news, so don't
hesitate to drop us a line and let us know
what's going on with you! Not everyone is on Facebook!
Check out this great photo of GT Crew Alum & past coach Mike
Smith (stroke) & past coach Ethan Johnson (bow)! They rowed
together in Seattle at the Head of the Lake this past weekend and
were the champions! Well done guys!
A big congratulations also goes out to GT Crew alum Sarah Schwegman
"Schwegs" who won the Gold in the Women's Club Single at the 2010
Head of the Charles. Sarah lives in Boston and rows for Riverside
Boat Club. Well done Sarah!
And lastly, congratulations to GT Crew alum Joy Smith who coached
the Emory Women's team to Gold in the Collegiate 4+ at the 2010
Head of the Charles AND the 2010 Head of the Hooch! That is an
amazing achievement! And even though they beat the GT Crew women
who placed 5th (in both races)... we still want to honor the
achievements of our alumni! It's always great to see good rowing
out of Atlanta!
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The
GT Crew Affinity Group (GTCA) is organized to promote and
facilitate the engagement of GT Crew Alumni, Affiliated Students,
Friends, Faculty and Staff with the Georgia Tech Alumni
Association, the current Georgia Tech Crew team and the Institute
as a whole.
In an effort to keep in touch with all our alumni, we will be
sending out this newsletter periodically to let you know what we
are up to. The easiest way for us to remain in contact with you is
for you to continue to receive this newsletter. So please don't
unsubscribe unless you really don't want to ever get any
information from us. In addition, send it to a fellow teammate,
make sure they got it too. If they didn't, they can subscribe right
at the bottom of this email. And don't forget, you can always update your contact information with us on our
website.
Thanks for all you do alumni. We appreciate it and so does the
team.
Sincerely,
Cassi Niemann
Officer of Communications
Georgia Tech Crew Alumni Affinity Group
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