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Cornell rowing teams had some fun on the water while racing with crazy costumes.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/womens-rowing/)
Cornell rowing teams had some fun on the water while racing with crazy costumes.
Women’s rowing is making strides once again after a rocky start to the season.
Cornell rowing won the Matthews Trophy and the Leonard Cup, and finished well at the Cayuga Cup and Class of 1975 Cup.
Despite limited experience on the water together, the Red’s freshman 8+ boat stole the show with a time of 11:37.89, bringing a first-place finish and accompanying ceremonial fish head back to Ithaca.
In his first year at the helm, Barney Williams is seeing Cornell women’s rowing’s culture change. And it’s not because of the chocolate milk.
“In a few short weeks of racing and being on the water we’ve already seen tremendous improvements in our strength and skill.”
This year, the team put more of an emphasis on accountability.
“With several months of winter training on the horizon there is reason to believe that significant improvement is possible.”
Dennison’s new role will entail supervision of the program, coordinating training and establishing a budget, among other responsibilities.
“It was great to be able to race against teams from all over the country and see what kind of speed there is outside our league.”