Saturday, October 12
Shelton, Conn.
10 am
Syracuse University
vs
Head of the Housatonic
Orange Begin Fall Campaign in Connecticut Saturday
10/11/2019 10:01:00 PM | Women's Rowing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse University women's rowing team is set to launch its 2019 fall season at the Head of the Housatonic on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Indian Wells State Park in Shelton, Conn. The Orange will compete against seven other women's collegiate squads, including Yale and Brown, whom both raced in the regatta last season and finished the spring ranked top-10 nationally.
Second-year head coach Luke McGee leads 'Cuse back to Connecticut for the 2019 Head of the Housatonic after three top-15 finishes in last fall's regatta, including a fifth place finish from the Orange varsity eight 'A' squad. Syracuse will have a fleet of four varsity eight shells competing, with Meg Varcoe slated to stroke the Syracuse 'A' this weekend.
The Orange have two other races during their fall season, including the Head of the Charles in Boston, Mass., the weekend of Oct. 19-20, and the Cornell Autumn Classic in Ithaca, N.Y., on Nov. 2.
Fans can view live results as they are made available at the conclusion of each race.
About the Regatta
The first Head of the Housatonic was held in 1994, the same year that the New Haven Rowing Club moved into its brand new boathouse in Oxford, Connecticut.
The members of the club, mindful of their mission to help promote the sport of rowing, thought an October regatta on the Housatonic would be a good tune-up for local crews aiming for the Head of the Charles later in the month. With a lovely and placid 2.7-mile racecourse measured out, the Head of the Housatonic was launched.
From that modest beginning, the Head of the Hous has grown into one of the largest one-day regattas on the East Coast. Each year, some 700 crews and 2,000 athletes (and thousands more spectators) come together for the joy of competing along the gentle turns and stunning foliage of the Housatonic River valley. Rowers from ages 15 to 80-something wend their way up the course, passing by Indian Well State Park and under 'the wire' on their way to the finish line at the NHRC boathouse.
Second-year head coach Luke McGee leads 'Cuse back to Connecticut for the 2019 Head of the Housatonic after three top-15 finishes in last fall's regatta, including a fifth place finish from the Orange varsity eight 'A' squad. Syracuse will have a fleet of four varsity eight shells competing, with Meg Varcoe slated to stroke the Syracuse 'A' this weekend.
The Orange have two other races during their fall season, including the Head of the Charles in Boston, Mass., the weekend of Oct. 19-20, and the Cornell Autumn Classic in Ithaca, N.Y., on Nov. 2.
Fans can view live results as they are made available at the conclusion of each race.
About the Regatta
The first Head of the Housatonic was held in 1994, the same year that the New Haven Rowing Club moved into its brand new boathouse in Oxford, Connecticut.
The members of the club, mindful of their mission to help promote the sport of rowing, thought an October regatta on the Housatonic would be a good tune-up for local crews aiming for the Head of the Charles later in the month. With a lovely and placid 2.7-mile racecourse measured out, the Head of the Housatonic was launched.
From that modest beginning, the Head of the Hous has grown into one of the largest one-day regattas on the East Coast. Each year, some 700 crews and 2,000 athletes (and thousands more spectators) come together for the joy of competing along the gentle turns and stunning foliage of the Housatonic River valley. Rowers from ages 15 to 80-something wend their way up the course, passing by Indian Well State Park and under 'the wire' on their way to the finish line at the NHRC boathouse.
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