http://yalebulldogs.com en-us en-us http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/2013052084wfes The Yale heavyweight crew team had its best finish in five years at the Eastern Sprints on Sunday. Yale’s varsity eight locked in a grand final berth with a solid second-place finish in the heat and came back in the afternoon to finish fifth in the grand final. This marks the best finish for the crew since 2008 where the varsity eight finished fourth. Yale’s other crews raced well all around, with the JV leading both the heat and petite final for the first thousand meters, the 3V making a big turnaround from its heat to the petite final and the four finishing third in its straight final. The Bulldogs were in the hunt in each and every race, and will look to build on these solid performances in two weeks at the IRA. Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/2013052084wfes 2013-05-20T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130517q7ytg2 While Commencement proceedings will be taking place on campus in New Haven, the men of the Yale heavyweight crew team will be in Worcester, Mass., racing at the 68th Eastern Sprints Regatta. Held as the de facto Ivy League Championships, all eight Ivy League schools along with several other Division I programs from New England, the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Midwest will race on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester in hopes of taking home the title of Eastern Sprints Champions. Racing will take place on Sunday, May 19. Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130517q7ytg2 2013-05-17T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130428ek8tmk In its last dual race of the season the Yale heavyweight crew team lost to Cornell and Princeton on Saturday. The Tigers won all three races, including the varsity eight race for the Carnegie Cup, breaking a six-year trend where the trophy has gone to the home team. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130428ek8tmk 2013-04-27T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130426jt03lf For the last home race of the season the Yale heavyweight crew team will take on Cornell and Princeton for the Carnegie Cup this Saturday. The Bulldogs are coming off two successful weekends of racing, defending the Olympic Axe against Dartmouth and the Blackwell Cup against Columbia and Penn with wins in the varsity eight. This race will mark the last race before the Eastern Sprints, as well as the last race on the Housatonic River for the team’s six seniors. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130426jt03lf 2013-04-26T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130420vxxx26 The Yale heavyweight crew team defended the Blackwell Cup for the fourth consecutive year with wins against Columbia and Penn in the varsity eight on Saturday. The cup went to the winner of the varsity eight race, where the Bulldogs finished first by a margin of more than six seconds. Yale’s four also won its race, defeating Penn’s four by more than 11 seconds. Yale’s second and third varsity eights each finished in second place by narrow margins. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130420vxxx26 2013-04-20T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130418du1e0d For its second away race of the season the Yale heavyweight crew team will travel to Philadelphia this weekend to race against Columbia and Penn for the Blackwell Cup. For the most part the Bulldogs are 1-1 so far this season, with a loss for Yale’s three eights against Brown on Mar. 29 and a win last weekend over Dartmouth. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130418du1e0d 2013-04-18T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130413530yri Racing at home on the Housatonic River the Yale heavyweight crew team defeated Dartmouth in four out of four races on Saturday morning. In flat conditions the Bulldogs defended their home course and will keep the Olympic Axe for another year. Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130413530yri 2013-04-13T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/2013041265tbar The Yale heavyweight crew team will have its first of two home races this Saturday, racing against Dartmouth for the Olympic Axe. This is the second race of the season for the heavyweights and the first in a trio of dual races that will fall on back-to-back weekends. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/2013041265tbar 2013-04-12T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130329okrwri The first outing of the season for both the Yale and Brown heavyweight crew teams saw extremely close racing on the Seekonk River on Friday morning. Unfortunately the Bulldogs came away victorious in only one of four races against the Bears, winning the four with coxswain. Despite quick starts and early leads in each of Yale’s other eights races, it was Brown who defended their home course on all three accounts. The day closed with a fiercely contested varsity eight race where just 1.5 seconds separated Yale from Brown. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130329okrwri 2013-03-29T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130328x7962b The Yale heavyweight crew team will open its season against Brown on the Seekonk River in Providence, R.I., this Friday. The Bulldogs and the Bears will each send three eights and a four, culminating in the varsity eight event on the morning of Mar. 29. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130328x7962b 2013-03-28T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130324pj6w90 Former Yale heavyweight crew captain Tom Dethlefs ’12 has two medals to show for his first major international regatta with the U.S. Senior National Team. Dethlefs rowed in six-seat of the U.S. eight that won a silver medal at the 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup on Sunday. Prior to that race, the U.S. eight broke down into fours to race in the Sydney International Rowing Regatta, where Dethlefs’ boat won bronze. Both regattas were part of the “Festival of Rowing” that ran from Mar. 18-24 at the Sydney International Regatta Center in Penrith, the site of the rowing events for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130324pj6w90 2013-03-24T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/201303222cvfir After seven months of hard training since the school year began, the spring racing season is finally here for the Yale heavyweight crew team. The crew has just finished a stretch of double sessions over Yale’s two-week spring break and will soon be in the midst of the spring racing season, ready to cash in on all the hard work the team has put in over the winter. This year the Bulldogs have the usual lineup of four dual races, followed by the Eastern Sprints, IRA National Championships, and this year finishing with the Yale-Harvard Regatta. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/201303222cvfir 2013-03-22T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130317wepabr Since graduating last May, former Yale heavyweight crew captain Tom Dethlefs ’12 (Lawrenceville, N.J.) has wasted no time advancing his rowing career. Dethlefs rowed in the U.S. eight that won a gold medal at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships last July, and rowed as part of the U.S. Senior National Team entry in the championship eight at the 2012 Head of the Charles Regatta in October. Now in his first race representing the U.S. at the international level, Dethlefs will race with the U.S. men’s eight at the 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup from Mar. 22-24 at the Sydney International Regatta Center in Penrith, Australia. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20130317wepabr 2013-03-17T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121022ti2q93 The Yale heavyweight crew team had two boats racing on Sunday at the 48th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston. Racing in the championship four and the championship eight the Bulldogs finished 15th and 13th, respectively. Those results follow on the heavyweights’ stellar performance Saturday in the club eight where Yale finished second. This regatta marks the end of a short fall racing season for the Bulldogs, but the team will continue to train hard until the spring racing season kicks off next March against Brown. Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121022ti2q93 2012-10-21T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121020j0itd0 The Yale heavyweights had a strong start to the Head of the Charles on Saturday. The Bulldogs took second in the club eight, an event that 38 crews entered. This result is the best finish for Yale in the club eight since 2009 when the Bulldogs won the event. Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121020j0itd0 2012-10-20T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121019fpy3cs This weekend the Yale heavyweight crew team will race in the 48th Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston. The Bulldogs will field crews in three categories: a club eight, a championship four and a championship eight, with each crew starting according to its finish at last year’s Head of the Charles. Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121019fpy3cs 2012-10-19T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121007my5dgn Following the Head of the Housatonic Regatta on Saturday, the Yale heavyweight and women’s crew teams dedicated two boats to their respective alumni that competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London this summer. Sun, 07 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121007my5dgn 2012-10-07T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121007etc1nq The Yale heavyweight crew team had its first outing of the year on Saturday. Competing at the Head of the Housatonic, the Bulldogs threw together some scratch lineups for five eights and two fours, allowing the entire squad to get some valuable racing experience early in the season. Sat, 06 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/20121007etc1nq 2012-10-06T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/genrel/copy_(2)_of_2012_10_04_olympic_panel Six out of the seven Yale grads that competed at the 2012 Olympic Games shared their experiences in a panel discussion at the Law School Auditorium on Thursday night. Rowers Ashley Brzozowicz ’04, Tess Gerrand ’10, Jamie Redman ’08 and Taylor Ritzel ’10 and sailors Sarah Lihan ’10 and Stuart McNay ’05 took turns reflecting on their time in London, both on and off the water. Moderator Ron Vaccaro ‘04, the current Editorial Director for NBC Sports and NBC Sports Network, led the discussion. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/genrel/copy_(2)_of_2012_10_04_olympic_panel 2012-10-05T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/2012100404zhls The Yale heavyweight crew team will kick off the 2012-13 racing season this Saturday with a classic, the Head of the Housatonic. This race will be the first step on the road towards the championship regattas of the spring, but this year the team dynamic will be a bit different. At the end of last season the IRA Stewards voted to allow first-year students to race in varsity boats, and as a result, this season the freshman class will not be confined to racing in the freshman eight category. As Steve Gladstone returns for his third year as head coach of Yale heavyweight crew, he now has one big team that is more unified and more competitive than ever. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2012-13/releases/2012100404zhls 2012-10-04T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/genrel/2012_10_01_olympicpanel The seven Yale athletes who competed in the 2012 Olympics in August will share their memorable experiences from the Games in a panel discussion on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Yale Law School Auditorium. The event, hosted by the Yale Athletics Department, is free and open to the public. Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/genrel/2012_10_01_olympicpanel 2012-10-01T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120804p8hxw5 With a podium finish at the London Olympics on Saturday, Charlie Cole ’07 has become the first Yale heavyweight rower to medal at the Olympics since 1988. Rowing in three-seat in the U.S. men’s four, Cole and his crew raced well all week, winning their heat and semifinal, and will now bring home a bronze medal from Dorney Lake. Sat, 04 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120804p8hxw5 2012-08-04T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/201208030hj2yi On August 3, 1852, three crews from Harvard and Yale met on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee to race against each other for the first time. In this two-mile (3 km) contest, Harvard's Oneida prevailed over Yale's Shawmut by about two lengths, with Yale's Undine finishing third. The prize for first place was a pair of black walnut, silver inscribed trophy oars. General Franklin Pierce, who would later become the 14th President of the United States, was in attendance. Fri, 03 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/201208030hj2yi 2012-08-03T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120802o2yap1 The U.S. men’s coxless four won the second of two A/B semifinals at the 2012 London Olympics on Dorney Lake Thursday. With Charlie Cole ’07 in three-seat, the U.S. put up a strong middle thousand to deliver them a lead that they held on to until the line. By winning their semi the U.S. have earned a spot in Saturday’s A final, and with it, a shot at an Olympic medal. Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120802o2yap1 2012-08-02T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120730i2a06v Yale heavyweight crew alum Charlie Cole ’07 and the U.S. men’s coxless four made their long-awaited debut at the 2012 London Olympics on Dorney Lake this morning. Racing in the third of three heats, the U.S. looked long and strong as they took an early lead and kept their bow in front all the way down the course. With a win this morning Cole and his mates have earned an extra day of rest, skipping tomorrow’s repechage and will now race in Thursday’s semifinals. Mon, 30 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120730i2a06v 2012-07-30T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120726dhizxr Yale heavyweight alum Charlie Cole ’07 has rowed in – and won – the oldest collegiate athletic competition in the U.S., the four-mile Yale-Harvard Regatta on the Thames River in New London, Conn. He has also been a part of the winning crew in its British counterpart, the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race held on the Thames River in London, England. He has competed in Junior, Under 23 and Senior World Championships, and medaled at World Cup Regattas. But five years after graduating from Yale, Cole will soon finally be competing in the most highly regarded competition in rowing and athletics as a whole, the Olympic games. Cole will be representing the U.S. in the men’s coxless four. Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120726dhizxr 2012-07-26T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120715buljlv In his last year of eligibility at the under-23 level, Tom Dethlefs ’12 is bringing home another gold medal from an Under 23 World Championships. Dethlefs, Yale’s captain for the 2011-12 season, rowed in seven-seat of the U.S. eight that finished first at the 2012 World Rowing Under 23 Championships on Sunday. Dethlefs’ win followed up another medal for a Yale oarsman in Trakai, with rising junior Owen Symington winning silver for Australia in the coxless four on Saturday. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120715buljlv 2012-07-15T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/genrel/2012_07_18_ELI_Africa Every summer since 2010, a contingent of Yale students -- many of them varsity athletes -- has traveled to Mauritius, a small island of the coast of Africa with a population of about 1.3 million people. The Bulldogs are drawn there to spend two months working on experiential learning projects, helping the country’s underprivileged children “learn by doing”. The program, Experiential Learning Initiative (ELI) Africa, was started by a former Yale football player. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/genrel/2012_07_18_ELI_Africa 2012-07-18T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120707k143cv Three members of the Yale heavyweight crew team, Tom Dethlefs ‘12, Tom Lynam and Owen Symington, will be racing at the 2012 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Trakai, Lithuania, next week. Sat, 07 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/20120707k143cv 2012-07-07T04:00:00Z http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/201207017pxigt The Yale heavyweight crew team had three former and two current rowers competing at Henley Royal Regatta this past weekend. In a year that saw a record number of entries from international crews, the Bulldogs have strong ties to the victors in the two most prestigious events at the regatta. Derek Johnson ‘11, Yale’s captain for the 2010-11 season, won the Grand Challenge Cup as three-seat of an eight from California Rowing Club. Rising junior Owen Symington won the Stewards’ Challenge Cup as bow seat of an Australian coxless four that will be competing at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships next week. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-crewhvy/2011-12/releases/201207017pxigt 2012-07-01T04:00:00Z