Last weekend, May 20-21, 2011, the Jesuit crew team voyaged to Philadelphia for the 85th annual Stotesbury Cup Regatta. Teams from the top scholastic high schools in the U.S. and Canada competed for first place over the weekend.
Placing higher than they ever have at the Stotesbury, Jesuit’s varsity placed 7th out of 35 teams, twelve places better than last year....
Crew is a team-oriented sport, in which all of the members of a boat have equally important roles in winning a race. While the sport may seem as simple as athletes just rowing a boat down a river, there is a man behind the scenes who is a vital component to the whole of the boat, the coxswain.
The coxswain has...
Earlier this spring, the Jesuit Ranger crew team took part in the San Diego Crew Classic on March 31, 2012, along with 17 other teams from across the nation. This rowing tournament featured teams from different clubs and high schools across the country.
Coach John Fife, along with his Varsity 8 boat, left for San Diego, California, on March 29,...
Gripping the hard wooden paddle, the young Jesuit student pulls hard in unison with the other 7 members of the boat. Sitting at the front of the boat, the coxswain counts the beat, letting each one of the members know when to row. The boat slowly lurches forward before quickly propelling with each strong pull on the paddle. Each student pulls as...
On the weekend of November 2-3, the Jesuit crew team traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee to finish their fall season at the Head of the Hooch regatta, the second largest regatta in the world next to the Head of the Charles in Boston, which the crew team participated in earlier this fall. The Head of the Hooch, hosted by the...
Over the past few years, Jesuit Crew has seen several head coaches. The search for someone who could take the program to its full potential has led to a familiar face: Coach Eli Brown.Â
BACKGROUND AND CREDENTIALS
Coach Eli has been with Jesuit Crew for several years, coaching both Varsity and Freshman. His career includes remarkable success with the class of...
Pictured: Jesuit Crew Fall 2023. (Source: Jesuit Crew Booster Club Parents)
The fall semester of the 2023-24 school year is approaching its end, and looking back, it has been both an eventful and a trying one – indeed, an eventful and trying few years – for Jesuit Crew, the school’s rowing team, both on and off the water. Recapping these...
Right before the biggest race of the year at the National Championships in Sacramento, California, the Jesuit crew team attended the Stotesbury Cup in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from May 16-17. The Stotesbury Cup, which is hosted on the majestic Schuylkill River, is the largest scholastic regatta in the world and hosts over 5,000 rowers, 1,000 boats, and 10,000 spectators. It...
