On Mondays We Row!

"On Mondays We Row!" was hatched during a conversation about how to bring the non-traditional experience of rowing to communities of color from the Trenton and surrounding area. The answer was to get their parents, grandparents and community on board (quite literally).

On a Monday and Tuesday in mid-June, PNRA's Community Outreach Consultant Bruce Boyd invited his social media followers to come to the Caspersen Rowing Center to try out rowing in the barge. There were 6 people who showed up the first night and 12 the second night. While the numbers may have initially been small, the enthusiasm grew throughout the summer and demand for more opportunities to get on the water was huge.

"On Mondays We Row!" was born.

Every Monday, for the rest of the summer and through the beginning of October, PNRA hosted the community based On Mondays We Row. Between 10 and 25 people showing up, many of them weekly. While initially some individuals were reluctant to get in the boat, there were universal smiles and appreciation when the boat returned to the dock.

A special thank you to Bruce Boyd and Hilary Gehman for making this happen.

We are looking forward to getting back on the water on Mondays in 2024!

Save the Date and Donate

for the

Mercer Juniors Fall Fundraiser

The date has been set for the

2023 Mercer Juniors Fall Fundraiser and Auction

Sunday, November 19, 2023

12:00-2:30pm

Conte's Pizza

339 Witherspoon Street

Princeton, NJ 08542

If you have items or services that you would like to contribute or would like to assist with organizing the auction, please contact either Hilary or Kris.

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Mercer Rowers on the USRowing 2023-2024 Scholastic Honor Roll

Congratulations to the Mercer Juniors who have been named to the USRowing 2023-2024 Scholastic Honor Role: Nicolette Kirikian, Shivani Manikandan, Nathan Myers, Ashley Rohloff, Gabrielle Zammit.

(here is the promised picture)

New Benches and Dock Repair

Thank you to Gavin Fong for including PNRA and the Caspersen Rowing Center in his Eagle Scout Project. You may have noticed the new benches at the Caspersen Rowing Center and along the path by the lake that Gavin and his crew of Boy Scouts and friends built over the summer. They also performed some much-needed repair on the coaches launch dock.

On behalf of all of us, thank you Gavin and your crew for the great addition and work.

Fall Season Underway

The Caspersen Rowing Center is in full Fall operation with practices starting before the sun rises with the Mercer Masters and ending with the Mercer Juniors as the sun sets over Mercer Lake.

STEM to Stern began on September 19. The mid-morning Barge Warriors are also back on the water Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The National Team returned to full training on September 25 as they begin their work for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The first race of the Juniors fall season the Head of the Housatonic which was scheduled this weekend (October 7) has been cancelled due to concerns about the water flows in the Housatonic River. The remaining Juniors race schedule this fall include:

Head of the Charles, Oct 22

Head of the Schuylkill, Oct 29

*Mercer Fall Classic, Nov 5*

*Philadelphia Frostbite, Nov 11*

*Bill Braxton Memorial Regatta, Nov 12*

*Mercer Lake races*

The Mercer Masters will compete at the Head of the Charles and Schuylkill.

The National Team will race at the Charles and the Fall Speed Orders scheduled for Mercer Lake November 18-19.

We're all in this together!!

Your support today will make a difference.

Click here to donate now.

Thank you.



Mercer Team gear is still available - hats, scarves, umbrellas, shirts . . .

Show your Mercer Spirit!

Contact Hilary Gehman