Gennaro and Mastracci Medal at World Cup II

Syracuse alums Mike Gennaro '11 and Natalie Mastracci '13 were on the podium at the the World Rowing Cup II in Lake Aiguebelette, France. 

After an injury in the US men's eight, Gennaro stepped in and helped row the American eight to gold, taking the lead right from the start in the final and leading over the entire 2,000-meter course, beating second-place Great Britain by a second and a half and third-place Belarus by 2.5 ticks.

The American M4- then put in a gutsy effort, with Gennaro doubling up and another member of the crew racing ill, the USA four raced in the second position up until the final 500 meters when they were passed by Australia. Great Britain won the race, with the Aussies second and the USA third.

Mastracci rowed the seven seat of the Canadian women's eight, which won the silver in a time of 6:05.82. The US won in a time of 6:04.77, and Great Britain finished third in a time of 6:11.39.

Mastracci also raced in the Canadian women’s pair with Susanne Grainger. After reaching the podium in World Cup I, they finished out of the medals.

$22,000 after 1,500 Hours in Annual Endowment Campaign

We are 1,500 hours down (60 days) into our 2,000 hour piece and we have already raised close to $22,000!  The last 500 - less than three weeks. Syracuse successful competed in its 120th IRA. The varsity eight exceeded its pre-regatta seeding. While we can no longer be in a boat and pull an oar, one of the best way to support the team is by contributing to the SARA Crew Endowment. The time is NOW to click below or write a check. It is time for everyone to put their oar in the water.

The endowment has grown to over $240,000. Since the Endowment inception, we have close to 60 people have contributed over $1,000 to the SARA Men’s crew endowment and close to 160 alumni and friends that have contributed more than one year. 

The class years of 1965 – 1969 continue to hold their slim lead in the number of contributors. The class of 1995 – 1999 has put a big push in the past 250m and are only 3 seats down. The class years of 1980 – 1984 still lead in the dollars contributed category.   Remember shirts for the winning class years. We cross the line on June 18, 2014 at 8am. 

We will continue to give update every 10 days via email and the SARA blog.  Below is the link to or address to donate to the SARA Men’s Crew Endowment. All donations are tax deductable. If there are any questions, please contact Joe Kieffer ’88 – 267-228-1341  or jkieffer@email.com. Thank you in advance for your support of Syracuse Rowing.
 

SU Men 16th at IRA

The No. 18 Syracuse men's varsity eight crew concluded its 2014 season on Sunday by finishing 16^th overall at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Regatta on Lake Mercer in West Windsor, New Jersey.

The Orange V8 placed fourth in the third level final, while its second varsity eight was second in its third level final to finish 14^th overall and the third varsity eight was fifth in the petite final for an 11^th-place finish overall.

The Orange's 16^th-place overall finish out-performed its seeding by two positions.

Washington won the V8 grand final for the fourth year in a row with Brown and Cal rounding out the podium.

For info on each race, including times and line-ups, go to cuse.com.

For all the IRA times, go to row2k.com.