Crew Program Overview
Head Coach: Jeanne
Friedman | Phone:
413-538-2851 | Email: jfriedma@mtholyoke.edu
The Mount Holyoke crew program is celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2011. Each year, 50-70 women represent the College in races against intercollegiate teams from around the nation. The Lyons belong to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) and compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III level.
Training for the crew team includes early morning water sessions, as well as aerobic workouts and weightlifting three times per week. Spring races lead up to the New England Rowing Championships, and a top performance at that competition will lead to a berth in the NCAA Division III National Championships. Both the novice and varsity squads compete in the fall and spring.
Under the direction of veteran head coach Jeanne Friedman, the Lyons have earned numerous honors over the past several years...
- First place at the Seven Sisters Championship (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2008)
- First place at the NEWMAC Championship (1997, 2007)
- Gold medal for the novice eight team at the New England Rowing Championships (2007)
- Silver medal for the lightweight eight team at the New England Rowing Championships (1997, 2001)
- Top Division III finish for the lightweight four team at the Head of the Charles Regatta (2001)
- Silver medal for the varsity four team at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Regatta (2003)
As a Mount Holyoke scholar-athlete, you are driven to excel in the athletic arena as well as the classroom and laboratory. The discipline, sense of accomplishment and competitive edge that you bring to your sport resonate through every channel of your intellectual life.
The desire to achieve is not confined to the boat. It's all part of the mind-body connection. Balancing scholastic, athletic and extracurricular activities, Mount Holyoke oarswomen have been Olympic medalists, World Championship competitors and Rhodes and Fulbright Scholars.
