Navy Day Regatta Results 2016

Malvern rowing had a fair day, rowing up in the Open Men's Quad and doubled up in the High School Single event. Malvern's quad finished 2nd and 5th in the open quad, losing by 2.4 seconds to Undine BC over 4500 meters. Two malvern rowers finished in the top 10 in the HS single event out of 36 racing.

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Friar Rower Wins Gold at Canadian Henley Regatta

Rowing for the Conshohocken Rowing Center, Malvern Prep's Pat Keenan '18 teamed with the Haverford School's Tim Scheuritzel to win gold in the U17 Double at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta on August 7.

Rowing for the Conshohocken Rowing Center, Malvern Prep's Pat Keenan '18 teamed with the Haverford School's Tim Scheuritzel to win gold in the U17 Double at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta on August 7. Keenan also made the finals of the Senior Single event in what is one of the most prestigious summer regattas in the world. 

Full results.

Interview with Alumni Austin Velte '12

Austin Velte couldn’t have asked for a better final race.

Earlier this May, the senior captain with the Yale University rowing team led his eights crew to a sweep of the Ivy League Championships. It marked Yale’s first league title since 2002 — long before the part-time Summit County local and native of Philadelphia joined the Yale eights — and earned the team an invite to the United Kingdom this coming week for the Henley Royal Regatta, where they’ll go boat-to-boat against a few of the biggest, baddest, most prestigious clubs in the university rowing scene on the fabled Thames River.

“It’s a super-unique regatta, with head-to-head, single-elimination style racing,” said Velte, who currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut and travels to Summit every summer to live with his mother. “It’s very formal, very English, but a lot of fun.”

But, until then, Velte will revel in on hell of a senior season. He graduated with an economics degree and wins against every Ivy League powerhouse — Cornell, Columbia, Princeton — to make four long years of two-a-day workouts and late-night study sessions more than worth it.

Shortly before leaving for the UK on June 19, the Summit Daily sports desk caught up with Velte to hear more about the Ivy League title, his summer training waters on Lake Dillon and why the Olympics aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

Summit Daily News: You just finished the Ivy League rowing season with a huge win. How did things pan out for your team this spring?

Austin Velte: It was a very, very good year for us. We had a very strong team from top to bottom. I think we surpassed a lot expectations from the beginning of the season, surpassing goals we set for ourselves. The varsity boat and second varsity boat won the Ivy League Championships and the overall team won the Jope Cup, which is basically (awarded for) placing third, second and first eights at the Ivy League Championships.

SDN: Is this the first time you’ve won the league title in your career?

AV: We won the Jope Cup my freshman year, but the last time the varsity won the Ivy League was 2002. It’s been a while. I honestly couldn’t ask for a better way to end my career rowing for Yale. As freshman we won the Ivy League Cup with our freshman boat, so it kind of bookends our career as a team of eight. It was just a great way to end.

SDN: You also graduated this season after four years on the same team. Is your role in the boat the same as when you started as a freshman?

AV: Freshman year is a big change of pace from high school rowing: the practices are more intense, the physical work volume is higher, the skill level of the technical orwing is higher, so a lot of that first year is catching up to the sport at the collegiate level. The sophomore and junior year you get familiar with the demands of the team and find your role there. At the end of my junior year I was elected captain and that really became a big role for me on the team. As captain, you work closely with the coaching staff for scheduling, the training program, mediating any issues with other athletes or even coaches — a lot of behind-the-scenes details that I hadn’t dealt with before.

SDN: Did you enjoy that side of things, the behind-the-scenes work?

AV: I really did. I think I got a lot out of it. I talked about this a lot with my coach, and one thing that happened for me this year was wearing a lot of different hats. I was looking out for the performance of the overall team, then I was wearing the varsity hat — keeping an eye on that boat — and then my own personal performance. There was a lot going on, but I think I really got a lot out of being captain. It’s an elected position and it was really a great feeling to be elected. I have very close bonds with everyone on the team, from freshman to my class, and knowing that they trusted me gave me what I needed to push myself and do my best.

SDN: Talk about your ties to collegiate rowing: When and why did you decide this is something you wanted to pursue?

AV: I started rowing my freshman year of high school and it really wasn’t until halfway through my junior year that I considered seriously rowing for college. My high school program was very competitive and every year sends athletes to top college programs, so there was a track in place for me to do that. It wasn’t until my junior year that I got serious about my training and saw where it could take me.

SDN: It can’t be easy to balance academics with athletics at Yale. Did you ever fall into a groove?

AV: I wouldn’t be able to sacrifice as much as I have and put as much effort into it if I didn’t enjoy the sport itself. It’s a very challenging sport, but it’s also a very rewarding sport. The things I’ve learned from rowing over the past eight years will go beyond the sport itself. I see rowing staying in my life — maybe recreational rowing or coaching on the side — in some shape or form. I’ll definitely stay involved.

SDN: How did living in Summit and rowing on Lake Dillon prepare you for the next level?

AV: The summer after my freshman year at Yale I lived in Summit County with a friend and we rowed on Lake Dillon almost every morning. It’s a different feel on that lake. All the rowing we do here, out east, is on narrow rivers. They have different water than a lake. There (at Dillon) isn’t a Point A to Point B thing — it’s just wherever you feel like going. The weather can also be challenging. You have to get out there early before the wind and thunderstorms pick up.

SDN: It’s an Olympic season. Is that on your mind at all: the possibility of making the U.S. Olympic team?

AV: It was something I considered for a while. I think that ever since I was serious about rowing — back in late high school and beginning of college — I saw the national team as something I wanted to do. Last summer I competed at the under-23 National Championships and that was incredible. I really enjoyed that.

As far as Olympics, I would very much enjoy pursuing that, but I think at this point I’m graduating in an awkward period. The Olympic boats for 2016 have already been decided, and the way the system works is you have to commit to several years in the training cycle to make an Olympic boat. If I were to try pursuing that I’d need to commit four years to the 2020 Olympics, and, right now, that just doesn’t seem like something I want to put a ton of time into. After eight years I’ve committed a lot to this sport and invested a lot of time into it.

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USRowing Youth Nationals 2016 Results

Malvern had a good regatta this past weekend. Races were cancelled on Sunday, with semis and finals on Saturday. Malvern Varsity Quad won their heat, finished 2nd in the semi, finishing 5th in the A final, Malvern's best finish since 2013 when the quad finished 3rd. Malvern's Varsity Light Double finished 2nd in the heat, 4th in the semi by 1 second, 3rd in the B final. The Varsity Heavy Double did not progress out of heats as repechages were cancelled to unsafe racing conditions.

For complete race results click here

For pictures from the day click here

2016 Season Recap and Youth Nationals Preview

For a recap of the team's championship spring season and a preview of the Youth Nationals Rowing Championships click here

UPenn's Wharton School Turns to Malvern Prep for Exercise in Collaboration

Who did the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business call when they wanted to teach their MBA students the importance of collaboration? Malvern Prep! More specifically, Malvern's championship Rowing team!

For more information about this opportunity click here

Alumni Results at the Intercollegiate Rowing Championships

Malvern alumni had a great day at the 2016 IRAs. Julian Venonsky 12 and his Cal Varsity Heavyweight Varsity 8 upset Yale in the finals today, winning Gold. Jimmy McManus 14 and his Cornell Varsity Lightweight 4 won Gold as well. Austin Velte 12 and his Yale Varsity Lightweight 8 won silver behind Columbia. Jim Sincavage 14 won bronze with his Princeton Varsity Lightweight 8.

SRAA Championships 2016

Malvern Prep raced at the Scholastic National Rowing Championships this weekend. Malvern rowers finished 3rd in the Varsity Heavyweight Quad and Varsity Heavyweight Double, 4th in the Varsity Lightweight Quad and Junior Double, 5th in the Freshman Quad event.

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Malvern's Varsity Heavyweight Quad, Varsity Heavyweight and Lightweight Doubles, race in two weeks at the USRowing Youth National Rowing Championships for Schools and Clubs at Mercer, NJ.

Stotesbury Results 2016

Malvern Rowers competed in four finals this afternoon after qualifying through semi-finals this morning. Malvern finished 2nd in the Varsity Heavyweight Quad final, 3rd in the Varsity Lightweight Double final, 3rd in the Junior Quad final, and 6th in the Varsity Heavyweight Double final. The racing was close and competitive in a deep field of schools.

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Malvern travels to Ohio on Wednesday for Scholastic Nationals. 

Malvern Rowing Alumni Update

Former Malvern rowers had a huge weekend. Julian Venonsky 12 was in the winning varsity 8 for Cal Berkeley beating defending National Champion Washington at the PAC 12's, Austin Velte 12 Yale won the Varsity Lightweight 8 at Eastern Sprints, JP Clark 14 won Dad Vail yesterday for Drexel . Jim Sincavage 14 and Jimmy McManus 14 won medals today for Princeton and Cornell. Chris Mudrick 13 Holy Cross, Mike Lewers 12 Georgetown, Jackson Connor 14 Penn, Chris Frey 14 Dartmouth all competed at Eastern Sprints. Alex Stoczko 13 Trinity competed in the ECAC/NIRC last weekend. Austin, Mike, and Julian all graduated within the last few days.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Youth Championships

Malvern rowers in the Varsity Lightweight Double and Varsity Quad events qualified their boats this past weekend for the USRowing Youth National Championships in June, racing over 2000 meter distance. The Lightweight Double finished first with the fastest time of the light and heavyweight double events. The Varsity Heavy Quad finished second, a spirited Malvern Freshman Quad finished 2nd in the Under 17 event. The Varsity Heavy Double finished 5th in the final after winning a heat and semifinal Saturday night.

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Rowing team featured in The Friar's Lantern

Click here for an article on the rowing team featured in The Friar's Lantern, Malvern's student-run online newspaper

City Championships 2016

Malvern Rowing had a good day, rowing in five events at the 2016 City Championships. Malvern won three races, Varsity Heavy Double, Varsity Light Double, and Varsity Lightweight Quad, finishing 2nd in the Varsity Heavyweight Quad, Freshman Quad finished 5th.

For complete race results click here

Malvern rowing travels to Mercer NJ for Youth National Qualifiers next Saturday.

Malvern Christens New Quad

Mercer Lake Sprints Results 2016

Malvern Rowing had a good weekend of racing at the Mercer Sprints against clubs from the Northeast region. Racing 2000 meters, Malvern Rowers won the Novice Quad, 2nd Varsity Heavyweight Quad, Varsity Lightweight Double, and the Varsity Heavyweight Quad, finishing 2nd in the Varsity Lightweight Quad.

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4th Manny Flick Results

 Malvern Rowing had a great day, winning six of eight events, finishing 2nd in the other two. Malvern rowers won the Junior Single, Junior Double, Varsity Light Double, two finals of the Varsity Heavyweight Double, and the Varsity Heavyweight Quad, finishing 1/2 second ahead.

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Malvern rowing travels to Mercer NJ next weekend, racing the best club programs from Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware.

2nd Manny Flick Results

Malvern Rowing had a good day at the 2nd Manny Flick, winning the Varsity Lightweight Double, Varsity Heavyweight Double, and Varsity Lightweight Quad events. Malvern finished 2nd in the Freshman Quad and Varsity Heavyweight Quad events. Malvern's Varsity Heavyweight Quad finished 2 seconds behind Roman Catholic and .07 seconds ahead of Conestoga.

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1st Manny Flick Results

Malvern Rowing had a good start to the Spring 2016 Rowing Season. Malvern Rowers won the Varsity Lightweight Quad and Malvern A and Malvern B Varsity Quad boats won both heats of the Varsity Heavyweight Quad, Malvern's JV single finished second.

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Malvern Rowers Set U.S. Record in 24x

Malvern and Haverford Rowers had the chance to row a 24x at the CRC and in the process set a speed record. For more information and to see a video of the row click here

Head of the Schuylkill 2015 Results

Malvern Rowing had a good day, finishing 3rd in the Varsity Quad event against 45 schools and clubs. In addition, 11 Malvern rowers rowed in the Varsity Single finishing 8th and 10th against 70 schools and clubs. Malvern had medal finishes in the Novice Single and Novice Double events.

Hidden River Chase Regatta Results

Malvern rowing had a good day, racing in a local regatta against top Philadelphia crews. Malvern varsity quads  finished 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, losing the race by less than a second to Roman Catholic HS. Malvern quad  rowers later raced again in the Varsity Double event, finishing 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 7th in a 23 boat field, losing to a composite boat.

The team will be running for the next two weeks, in preparation for the Turkey Trot six mile race on Thanksgiving Day.

Head of the Charles 2015

Malvern had a good day racing, finishing 14th and 24th in the Youth Double event in a field of 51 boats entered. The race included boats from the USA and Europe. Malvern rowing alumni also raced in many events, including the club 4, club 8, collegiate 4, collegiate 8, championship light 4, championship light 8, and Championship 8.

Chris Mudrick 12 Holy Cross/ college 4
Mike Lewers 12 Georgetown/ club 8
Austin Velte 12 Yale/ champ light 8
Julian Venonsky 12 Cal Berkley/ champ 8
Alex Stoczko 13 Trinity/ club 4
Jackson Connor 14 Penn/ champ light 4
John Clark 14 Drexel/ champ 8
Chris Frey 14 Dartmouth/ college 8
Jim Sincavage 14 Princeton/ champ light 8
Jimmy McManus 14 Cornell/ champ light 8

Malvern rowing alumni continue to be successful at the collegiate and national team level.

Navy Day Regatta 2015

Malvern Rowing had a good day racing, finishing 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th, and 11th to 15th, in a field of 36 singles in the High School single event at the Navy Day Regatta. Malvern scullers also raced in the open single event with sophomore Pat Keenan finishing fastest at 14th, winning the High School single event later in the day.

Alumni Win Races for Conshohocken Rowing Center