The Regulator April 2014
Plan to win. Prepare to win. Expect to win. Renee Puvvada Editor Isabella Norcini Graphic Designer Alec Kaye Advisor
Cover photo courtesy of Topher Howard
Lake Lanier Scrimmage
On March 9th, GT Crew went on a little field trip to Gainesville, Georgia to have a pre-season scrimmage with several northern crews on Lake Lanier. Penn State, Ithaca College, and University of New Hampshire, among some other colleges, were spending their spring breaks around the area to row on the lake.
Novice Women
Novice Men
Varsity Women
Varsity Men
The 8+ “A” boat raced against Penn State’s novice women 8+ and the Ithaca 3rd varsity 8+. While it was known we had some stiff competition, we pulled out ahead, winning four out of five races. Overall, an extremely encouraging start to the spring season for novice women.
Represented by a very powerful and fast 4+, the varsity women on the squad this semester raced against Penn State’s 4+ many times, and even some novice 8+ boats as well. A very promising boat.
The heavyweight novice 8+ did well, placing second in every piece and finally beating the Ithaca 3rd varsity eight in an intense 500 meter sprint. The lightweight novice eight was very green, with half of the boat joining the team only this semester. They progressed rapidly throughout the day, almost beating out Penn State.
GT Heavy 8+ and Ithaca Heavy A 8+ ahead of GT Light 8+ for most pieces (GT Lightweights maintained capped stroke rate, while GT Heavies and Ithaca Heavies pushed the rate), with Ithaca Heavy B and Penn State boatlengths behind. All 1500 meter pieces were well raced, with GT Lightweights pushing the GT Heavy and Ithaca Heavy from behind.
All photos courtesy of Jim and Gini Ann Loeffler unless otherwise noted.
Coach Rob motivates the entire team before they go out on the water. Photo taken by Alec Kaye.
Panama City Beach, FL
The small boats trailer and the large boats trailer all loaded up and ready to head down to Florida. Photo taken by Alec Kaye.
Another great week was spent in Panama City Beach, Florida for GT Crew’s annual spring break training trip. Plenty of rowing, team bonding, and beaching. All photos courtesy of Jim and Gini Ann Loeffler unless otherwise noted.
Photo taken by Alec Kaye
The entire team was all smiles in front of the trailer right before we departed for Atlanta. Photo taken by Alec Kaye.
John Hunter Regatta
The 28th Annual John Hunter hosted by GT Crew and St. Andrew Rowing at Lake Lanier was another dark and rainy day, but we didn’t let the weather beat us down. There were fanstastic rows from every squad; while GT Crew didn’t win the points trophy, all boats were very successful nonetheless. Official results can be found here: http://gtcrew.com/schedule-results/
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The Dogs of GT Crew Photos taken by Connie Puvvada
Photo taken by Renee Puvvada
Thank you to Bob and Susan Page for donating our new food tent! It looks beautiful, and we will definitely use it for years to come! Also, thank you to all parents and coaches who donated food for the John Hunter Regatta!
Photo taken by Alec Kaye
Photo taken by Connie Puvvada
Senior Spotlight
Carlos Alas Major: Mechanical Engineering Years on Crew: 3
The oldest of 3 brothers and a sister, I grew up in a small town in Honduras and moved to Naples, FL with my family at the age of 16. An avid soccer player and fan, I turned to rowing at Tech when I transferred here in 2011. Besides school and rowing, I enjoy helping out in community projects especially through a Hispanic organization at Tech. I look forward for my last semester on the team with the VL8+.
Fondest Memory from Rowing: Winning the VL4+ event at FIRAs in 2013 in front of my family. Advice for Younger Rowers: “If you start doubting your commitment to do the things you love, remember you can always make time for them and still have fun.�
Photos courtesy of Carlos Alas
Upcoming Events FIRA
Sarasota, FL
Held on the Cooper Creek venue at Benderson Park. 2-day event. Varsity Ltwt Men will not attend.
San Diego Crew Classic San Diego, CA
Held in Mission Bay. Men's VL8+ will depart Atlanta on April 4th for the 2-day event.
SIRA
Oak Ridge, TN
All squads will attend. The 46th Annual Southern Intercollegiate Championship Regatta.
Dad Vail Regatta Philadelphia, PA
Largest collegiate regatta in the United States. Will be held after GT's spring semester.
ACRA
Lake Lanier
Only select GT boats will attend. More information to come.
Parent and Alum Sponsors GT Crew thanks these families for their recent donations:
Jim and Gini Ann Loeffler Lynn Thomas Bob and Susan Page Elaine Olinde Betsy England Brandt and Becky Bonin Valerie Crump Stephanie Mynard Philip & Donna Wilson Kelsey Hanks
Tad & Maureen Weems Garvey Lundy Donna and Derek Hart Stefanie Cover Joe Gloyd Todd Tuttle Laura Doyle Joanne Rahaim Connie Puvvada Catherine Carlock
For a more complete list of donors, including those from Fall 2013, please visit: http://gtcrew.com/donate-fundraising/donors/
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