Past Headlines Archive

WINTER/SPRING 2011

  • Grand Valley scores successful four-peat at ACRA
  • Spring Lake Rowing Article
  • 2011 ACRA All-Region Teams Release
  • Lakers Armed and Dangerous for ACRA
  • Two Bronze Medals: 2011 Dad Vail Regatta
  • Grand Valley’s Rowing Videos From Dad Vail
  • Grand Valley Rowing Thanks our Dad Vail Host Families
  • Laker Navy’ competed in Dad Vail Regatta
  • Mark McIlduff Erg: The MacDiesel
  • Drexel rowers rule the river at Dad Vail
  • Reunion on the river: Dad Vail Regatta brings former Cape-Atlantic League rowers together again
  • Dad Vail Article: A rowing lifer,Dennis Kamrad
  • Unsinkable: GVSU Lakers Stay Afloat, Pull Forward
  • Lakers Move MACRA to Grand Rapids
  • Replacement Boat for the GVSU Rowing Club
  • 2005 GV Rowing Alum Ross Anderson Competes Well at National Selection Regatta
  • Rowers Earn Stratton Cup; Race Commemorates Coast Guard Legend
  • Lubbers Cup Radio Interview Video with Coach Bancheri
  • Women’s Row2k cMax Ratings
  • Men’s Row2k cMax Ratings
  • American Collegiate Rowing Association Poll
  • GVSU Competes in Weekend Races with Buffalo & Rochester
  • Lanthorn article: Varsity Women’s 8 Takes Gold at Knecht Cup
  • Vote for GVSU for row2k’s Crew of the Week!
  • Varsity Women Take Gold at Knecht Cup
  • Lakers take home trophy at biggest Lubbers Regatta yet
  • Lubbers Cup Regatta article in Grand Haven Tribune
  • GVSU Rowers Hold Their Own at the Lubbers Cup
  • 16th Annual Lubbers Cup Regatta WGHN Interview with Coach John Bancheri
  • Lanthorn Article: Rowers to Hold Lubbers Cup Regatta
  • Row2k cMax Ratings
  • Interview with Coach Bancheri in Sarasota, FL
  • The Laker Navy Prepares for a Busy April
  • Summer Sculling Camp Special Coach Announcement
  • Grand Valley Rowing Spring Break: Sarasota
  • Team is reunited with Familiar Alumni in Sarasota over Spring Break
  • Sarasota, Florida Weather Forecast
  • Spring Break Itinerary
  • Spring Break Technical Training Plan
  • Laker Navy heads South for Spring Training
  • Christening of the new racing shell, “The Mike Keeler”
  • Four Grand Valley Crew Members Compete in C.R.A.S.H.-B. Sprints: World Indoor Rowing Championships
  • Winners of the Coach Paul Springer Crew Scholarship Announced
  • Four Grand Valley Rowers recognized in Lanthorn for upcoming participation in C.R.A.S.H.-B. Indoor Rowing Championships
  • GVSU Rowing in the Lanthorn News for being on Duty, Keeping the Campus Snow Free
  • “Grand Valley Rowing takes “Rock ‘n’ Row” to Florida”, by the Grand Valley Lanthorn
  • GVSU Rowing Club’s Women’s Squad Invited to Compete in Ann Arbor vs. D1 Powerhouses, by the Bradenton News
    • FALL 2010

  • Frostbite Regatta Results
  • Grand Valley State University Recognizes Laker Navy Talent
  • Laker Navy Shows the Wrath of Windy Indy Is No Match for Their Awesome Speed
  • GVSU Men’s and Women’s Varsity 8+ take on top Crews at Boston’s Head of the Charles Regatta
  • GVSU Rowing at the Head of the Grand Regatta in East Lansing
  • GVSU Rowing at the Grand River Challenge in Grand Rapids
    • SUMMER 2010

  • GVSU Rowing alumni make A Final at US Rowing National Selection Regatta #3
  • Row2k Feature – Interview with Sarah Zelenka
  • GVSU rower Jake Bouwman wins Vesper 8+ at Canadian Henley
  • Grand Valley Navy Teamed Up with the Grand Haven Coast Guard at Coast Guard Festival!
  • Henley 2010, in Retrospect by outgoing team president Michael R. Stoll
  • GVSU Rowing alum and present U.S. National Team rower Sarah Zelenka wins gold in Women’s Four and Women’s Eight at the 2010 FISA Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland.
  • Lightning Fast Saturday in Lucerne, courtesy row2k
  • GVSU Men Bow out to Dad Vail Champions Brock University in second round of Temple Challenge Cup
  • Men’s Varsity 8+ advances to second round of Temple Challenge Cup
  • Introducing a new feature: 12 Questions with Coach Bancheri
  • GVSU Spare Pair finishes runner-up to Goldie ‘A’ in Jesus College Men’s Spare Pair event
  • Results from the Reading Town Regatta are available here.
  • Women’s Varsity 4+ wins at Reading; Jesus College Men’s Spare Pair draw revealed for tomorrow’s race
  • Men’s Varsity 4+ Qualifies for Elimination Rounds of Prince Albert Challenge Cup
  • Three videos from the GVSU varsity men’s scrimmage vs. Salisbury School of Connecticut, second place at the New England Scholastic Rowing Championships, can be viewed here and here.
  • HD Video of the men’s practice from 6/19/10 are available here and here.
  • Henley Women’s Regatta: Senior 4+ falls to Reading Boat Club in first head-to-head race
  • Henley Women’s Regatta: Senior 4+ completes successful time trial
  • Press Release: GVSU returns to England for prestigious Henley Regattas
  • At Home on the Water, courtesy Grand Traverse Insider.
    • WINTER/SPRING 2010

  • Grand Valley scores successful three-peat at ACRA
  • Follow ACRA grand final results LIVE!
  • ACRA Racing to be Streamed Live HERE on 5/22 and 5/23!
  • Lakers armed and dangerous for ACRA, aim to three-peat team points championship
  • Crew making strides at high school level, but has long way to go to become MHSAA sport, courtesy The Grand Rapids Press
  • Adverse conditions at Vails a challenge for GVSU rowers
  • Lakers turn in respectable performance at Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta
  • Write up of Dad Vail finals, courtesy Row2k
  • Alumnus Dane Gallagher published in Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research for work with GVSU rowers
  • Results from the Dad Vail Regatta are available live, courtesy Powerhouse Timing
  • Grand Valley State rowers find homes away from home in Atlantic County before Dad Vail regatta, courtesy Press of Atlantic City
  • Lakers conclude Dad Vail training camp
  • Dad Vail rowers get ready to grace Schuylkill, courtesy The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Dad Vail Regatta heat sheet and tentative schedule are now available.
  • Lakers receive taste of Philadelphia on first day
  • First Dad Vailers Arrive in Philadelphia, Head Straight to Lunch, courtesy KYW Newsradio 1060
  • Congressman Robert A. Brady treating GVSU rowing team to cheesesteaks launching Philadelphia’s celebration of the 2010 Dad Vail Regatta
  • Third time’s the charm: Lakers take third consecutive MACRA points championship.
  • Lakers leave to prepare for the Dad Vail Regatta.
  • Lakers make splash at 2010 SIRA Championship Regatta; official results are now available.
  • “Lubbers Cup Race Day Video”, courtesy Grand Haven Tribune.
  • “Women, men rowers battle stormy weather for first, third in Lubbers Cup”, courtesy Grand Valley Lanthorn.
  • “GVSU, UM shine on Spring Lake”, courtesy Grand Haven Tribune.
  • Lakers Host ‘Don Lubbers Cup’ Regatta
  • Videos of many of the races from the 2010 Lubbers Cup have been uploaded to YouTube and are now available for viewing.
  • Results and pictures from the 2010 Don Lubbers Cup are now available.
  • “Rowers ‘Go for Broke’ in San Diego”, courtesy Grand Valley Lanthorn.
  • GVSU place well in San Diego Crew Classic finals
  • Reflections of GVSU alumnus Dana Schmunck (’97) on 2010 San Diego Crew Classic
  • Lakers have excellent Saturday at SDCC, qualify for Grand Finals; latest Crew Classic Results
  • “Rowers in uncharted waters in San Diego”, courtesy Grand Valley Lanthorn.
  • Heats for the San Diego Crew Classic are posted. The men are competing for the Varsity Cal Cup at 7:50 a.m. PST Saturday against British Columbia, Georgia Tech, Drexel, San Diego State University, and Western Washington. The women are competing in the Jessop Whittier Invite at 9:00 a.m. PST Saturday, against the University of Southern California, Harvard (Radcliffe College), and the University of California-Davis.
  • Lakers finish off Spring Break, race into 2010 spring season with Georgia Tech scrimmage.
  • 170 pictures from the first part of Spring Break have been added.
  • Laker Navy Swings into Spring; spring break training camp rolls on.
  • Results from the Men’s Winter 2000m test are in.
  • The February 2010 edition of the Crewthorn has been released.
  • “Rowers train year-round at Allendale facility”, courtesy Grand Valley Lanthorn.
  • GVSU rowing alumni Sarah Zelenka appears on Martha Stewart Show with other national team rowers.
  • Grand Valley Rowing featured in Grand Haven Tribune article.
  • New videos uploaded to the GVSU Rowing YouTube channel; Photos from 2009 “Mouth of the Grand” updated also.
  • Pictures from 2009-2010 Winter Technical Vacation are now online.
  • Hotel information for the 2010 San Diego Crew Classic is now available. Please visit their website for further details.
  • GVSU Rowers return from Winter Technical Vacation, prepare for 2010 Spring Season.
    • FALL 2009

  • GVSU’s Sarah Zelenka featured in Grand Valley Magazine
  • GVSU finishes 2009 Fall Season in Grand Haven and South Bend
  • Lakers sweep Men & Women’s Varsity 8s among other events at 2009 Head of the Eagle Regatta.
  • Official 2009 Head of the Eagle results can be found here.
  • Teams row to highest finish in Boston courtesy Grand Valley Lanthorn
  • GVSU’s Charles Win Featured in: Rowing News , Grand Rapids Press , Grand Haven Tribune
  • Rebuilding year gives young rowers valuable experience, courtesy Grand Valley Lanthorn
  • The September 2009 edition of the Crewthorn has been released.
  • Grand Valley State University Rowing Club featured in: Chicago Tribune , Philadelphia Inquirer 1, Philadelphia Inquirer 2, and Grand Rapids Press



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