Crew

Jesuit Crew takes over at the OKC Invitational

On March 21, Jesuit Crew participated in its first regatta of the spring season, the OKC Junior Invitational in Oklahoma City. The race took place on the familiar course of the Oklahoma River, which the team had previously competed...

Brains vs. Brawn: Varsity Crew Captain Writes Fiction Novel

Mitchell Opatowsky '15 slowly turns his head to face an alarm clock on his bed stand. The flashing LED display reads 5:45 AM, and a startled Opatowsky leaps out of bed. Snatching his Jesuit Crew tank top and shorts...

Jesuit Alumni Crew Race

This past Saturday, November 29, Jesuit alumni gathered for a crew race at White Rock Lake. Four boats participated in the competition: two alumni boats, one current varsity boat, and one current junior varsity boat. This Jesuit tradition spans...

Jesuit Crew Impresses at Head of the Hooch Regatta

Battling tough competition and rough weather conditions, Jesuit Crew competed in the Head of the Hooch Regatta on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 1st and 2nd. In all, this massive regatta consisted of over 9,000 rowers...

The Head of Charles: Jesuit Crew Continues Strong

The Jesuit Dallas Varsity 8 Crew rowers traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts with the distinct honor of representing a Catholic high school at the world's larger venue of rowers on October 19th for the Head of the Charles Regatta. The...

The Coxswain: The Man Behind the Scenes in the Sport of Crew

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...

Jesuit Crew Dominates in OKC

Last weekend, the crew team competed in its first regatta in Oklahoma City on the Oklahoma River, and had great success, bringing home 24 gold medals, 4 silver, and 20 bronze. At this regatta, all of the Jesuit Rowers competed. Jesuit...

Jesuit Alumni Participate in Top Regatta

A tradition in England since 1836, the Henley Royal Regatta is regarded as one of the best regattas in the world. Composed of twenty different events, the regatta took place on July 2nd and, for the first time ever,...

Crew Makes History at the Stotesbury Cup

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...