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Nominate for Syracuse Rowing Hall of Fame
Save the Date to Honor Kris Sanford
Women’s/Men’s Fall Racing Schedules
A Tribute to Bart Green—Oarsman, Coach and More
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September 2012 Volume XIII—No. 3
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Moore’s Year Three: “A Pretty Exciting Time”
SU Women practice in pairs during early September
Justin Moore and his Orange women’s rowing squad find themselves the subject of pretty high expectations as Moore begins his third year as head coach. A big part of that is the results on the water last spring. SU did not make the NCAAs , nor did the team win the Big East. But this time the Orange was in the conversation, giving Notre Dame a fight twice and getting as high as number 20 in the national rankings. Now with almost the entire team back and the athletes on board with Moore’s fitness and training expectations as well as methods of making a boat move, it seems reasonable that getting back into the upper echelons of women’s rowing (See SU Women—Page 3)
Orange Men: A Big Group Now he’s gone and done it! Dave Reischman’s varsity eight got into the Grand Finals at the Eastern Sprints AND the IRA this spring and wound up ranked fifth in the nation. On top of that, what is quite possibly the highest rated group of Orange freshman ever has showed up in the crew room this fall and for the first time freshman are eligible to be in varsity and JV boats. So in his eleventh year at SU, expecta (See SU Men—page 8) Inside this issue:
Letter from the President SU alums at the Master’s Nationals
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Endowment Update
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Backsplash—News of Our Alumni
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