MIT Crew Alumni

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UPDATE: false start? Missed the deadline? You can still register in-person on Saturday at the Sprint Talks or Dinner!

Last day to sign up for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Varsity Women’s Rowing.

It will be a fun weekend honor our women’s team - past and present - and to catch up with your friends from all the squads.
* Sprint Talk Panels Saturday afternoon - pre and post 2000 alumnae
* Dinner with guest speakers Saturday evening
* Breakfast at Resch Boathouse Sunday morning
* Bonus all attendees will receive this commemorative 50th pin c/o the Iqbal Family

HOW IT HAPPENED AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY:

- In the evening session on Saturday, Wilson led a group of nine Engineers in the mile. After crossing the halfway point in 1:58, he sat in third with two laps to go before surging ahead over the last 400 meters. Wilson eventually took the race by over 10 meters, crossing in the D3 record time of 3:55.29 to become the first MIT runner to ever break the four-minute mark.

Amelia Patton to coach MIT's Lightweight Women after 16 years as Assistant Coach.

Huge thanks for the wonderful job and mentoring done by outgoing Head Coach Claire Martin-Doyle for her leadership and the unparalleled success of the Lightweight Women’s team.

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UPDATE: Saturday dinner at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge!

Women's Crew 50th Anniversary

• Saturday, March 18, 3:30-5 pm: "Sprint Talks", stories of Women's rowing at MIT, in a classroom off of Killian Court (specific room TBD based on RSVP size). Interactive panel discussion with current and former rowers and coaches. Nominations of panelists or volunteers welcome. Message is here on if

• Saturday, March 18, 6-10 pm: Dinner and Celebration of Women’s Crew to be hosted at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge.

• Sunday, March 19, 9-11 am: Brunch at newly renovated MIT’s Resch Boathouse.

A block of rooms is being finalized at either Hyatt Regency or Le Meridien, but you can start making airline reservations.

Training trip and some necessary downtime 📸 c/o

Celebrating 50 years of Varsity Women’s Rowing in 2023! Everything old is new again. This is the Womena lightweight entries from 1981.

If you know who’s who, sprint into our DMs.

📸 c/o Sara (Henderson) Scheuch

Today is and during this global day of generosity, we ask that you keep the MIT Crew Teams in mind, especially in this momentous year as we celebrate 50 years of Women's Rowing!

Women's Alumnae 4+ wins HOCR!

MIT Alumni won the Head of the Charles in the Women's Alumnae 4+ event. The four composed of coxswain Chloe Thacker '19, Priya Veeraraghavan '17, Sharon Wu '17, Natalie Northrup '22 and Haley Higginbotham '21 started with bow number 10 to finish on top of the podium. Well done! The rest of the results for alumni are posted on the MITCAA (🔗 in bio)

Resch Boatouse will be calling in the Spring.

The 50th Anniversary of Women's Rowing will be celebrated with a gala on Saturday, March 18th, 2023. The Alumni Engagement Committee is planning some fun activities associated with this event. So mark that weekend to be on campus and stay tuned.

📸 c/o Igor Belakovskiy ‘02

repoing Tech in Račice CZE for the World Championships! LW4x
Photo 📸 (🙏)

Liz Martin ‘18 ig takeover 08.03.22

Alumna Liz Martin '18 from
has been selected by trials for the Lightweight Women’s quad
that will represent the United States at the 2022
World Rowing Championships in September in the
Czech Republic!

Emilie Eldracher ‘22 PR3 4+

Kathleen Love ‘23 U23 LW4x

We think they are great! 👑👑

Posted • Some might say the poshest coaching duo in the land. Some. A few. OK, just me.

Posted • Week 1 of IRA training is in the books.

Posted • Saturday update from
2XA finishes 3rd 🥉
2XB finishes 4
JV4+ finishes 5th
Lightweight 4+ wins! 🥇
Go Tech!! On to PS: It rained

Posted • Saturday update from
2XA finishes 3rd 🥉
2XB finishes 4
JV4+ finishes 5th
Lightweight 4+ wins! 🥇
Go Tech!! On to PS: It rained

Posted • DAD VAIL CHAMPS! Our 1V takes home the win in the Lightweight 8+ and earns an IRA bid as well as the Thomas W. Loschiavo Trophy. The 2V and 3V threw down some strong races against quick heavyweight crews, taking 5th and 4th. Swipe for the full team photo and for a photo of our dauntless seniors, some of whom had the last race of their MIT careers today - despite losing many seasons to the pandemic, they’ve been phenomenal leaders, teammates, and oarsmen, and we’ll miss them greatly.

Saturday, April 23 Home racing on the Charles!

Posted • Knecht Cup Light Four, Silver! Go Tech!

Hey team! It’s time to vote. Please cast your ballot for our stellar slate of alumni/ae for the MIT Crew Alumni Association, 3 year term beginning this July.

Openweight Women's Varsity 8 Earns Win Over Boston College and Sacred Heart. Charles River Racing Series #6, April 16.
📸 c/o

Posted • Pre-race executive committee breakfast

Racing in the Basin, Saturday, April 16th!

Sixth consecutive Donahue Cup win for MIT Heavyweight Men. Go, Tech!

Great fun at last weekend’s Spring Fling! Alumni, friends and family were on hand to cheer on all 4 squads racing on the Charles!

Mark your calendars for Reunion so you don’t miss out on the next installment!

All 4 Squads are racing at home on the Charles. HereNow.com for schedule and results.
e to the u du/dx… Go Tech!

Godspeed, Ed
Ed Maxwell ‘82
Mens Heavyweight Crew

Posted • Dear Friends,

We are incredibly saddened to share with the Green Lake Crew community and the broader rowing community the news that long-time GLC Head Boys Coach Ed Maxwell passed away on Sunday night. Ed coached at Green Lake from 1984-2017 and was a giant in junior rowing throughout the Pacific Northwest, nationally, and internationally. Our deepest sympathies are with Ed’s wife Karen, who also coached at Green Lake for many years, and their son Andrew.

We know how much everyone loved Ed, and we know you will keep Karen and Andrew in your hearts right now. We invite you to share your stories and photos of Ed, both on Instagram (please tag us) and on our pages (links in bio), or you may email us at [email protected]. Your stories will be shared with Ed’s family. Plans for honoring and remembering Ed are under discussion and we will share those details when we can.

Today is National Girls and Women in Sports Day. It is an annual day of observance held during the first week of February to acknowledge the accomplishments of female athletes, recognize the influence of sports participation for women and girls, and honor the progress and continuing struggle for equality for women in sports. [1985 Varsity 8+] Tag a friend, coach, teammate - any year!

“… so grateful for the program that I had the amazing opportunity to row and grow at in college.“

Posted • HOCR 2021 more than made up for missing HOCR 2020! Thank you so much to everyone for the cheering, celebrating, and the incredibly kind messages!! Winning the HOCR in the lightweight single is truly a dream come true after nearly 10 years of rowing on the Charles. Watching win in the lightweight four, having my teammates back (and run along the racecourse with me, !!), and training with one of my inspirations for continuing to row after MIT () this fall has made me so grateful for the program that I had the amazing opportunity to row and grow at in college. I’ve had an incredible summer and fall training with not only my awesome teammates but also with some of the women on the Charles that continually inspire me and it feels so special to be a rower in the Charles River community.

I can’t wait to do it all again next year! Until then, excited to see what I can get up to next 😎

Posted • Saturday recap: Mia and Grace earn medals as the fastest lightweight crew in the Champ 2x event!

Posted • Second Saturday recap: Liz Martin ‘18 wins the lightweight single, and Lauren Ayers ‘13 takes 4th in the same event! Congrats to both on great rows! Go Tech!!

Posted • Always fun to see athletes walk away with a win, especially if they are also alumnae. :) Congratulations, on your win in the lightweight single!

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Dan Chernoff ‘82
Russ Murphy ‘82
🥇M60+ 2x

(From a letter shared by Stu.)

On September 16, Stu ‘86 and Deb Schmill marked the first anniversary of the loss of their daughter Becca. Please consider helping them honor her life and memory, and give meaning to her tragic death, by reading this letter and considering taking action.

Becca’s life changed dramatically at the age of 15 when a series of traumas, including a sexual assault, turned her world upside down. She turned to drugs - first ma*****na, then stronger drugs - to try to fill the emptiness she felt inside.

When Becca was 18, she sought help in several residential substance use programs. These programs considered Becca an adult, despite the prevailing understanding that the human brain is not fully developed until age 25. This meant she shared treatment facilities with people decades older than her. In addition, as is unfortunately typical, these programs were coed, which further complicates treatment for patients who are victims of sexual assault.

Too often, teens and young adults suffering from substance use disorder do not receive the situationally and age-appropriate treatment they need and deserve. For this reason, the Becca Schmill Foundation https://www.beccaschmillfdn.org is partnering with the Boston Medical Center (BMC) Catalyst Clinic
https://www.bmc.org/catalyst-clinic to fund research to advance adolescent substance use treatment.

The Becca Schmill Foundation has set an initial fundraising goal of $94,000 for 2021 in honor of the more than 94,000 American lives lost to drug overdose in 2020. Please consider donating at the BMC - “Becca’s Gift” fundraising page http://bmc.convio.net/goto/Beccas_Gift then sharing this letter with others.

Another way you can honor Becca is by helping to stop the stigmatization of addiction. Addiction is a disease, not a moral failing. Unfortunately, too many people do not get the help they need or the treatment they deserve because of the stigma. Please help us to spread this message.

Our heartfelt appreciation for your consideration of these actions.

To learn more about the Becca Schmill Foundation follow this link:
https://www.beccaschmillfdn.org