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Saturday, October 12
Schuylkill River; Philadelphia, Pa.
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Navy Day
Rowing continues fall slate at Navy Day Saturday
10/11/2013 12:18:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - After its first action of the fall last weekend, the Lehigh rowing team returns to the water on Saturday when it competes in the Navy Day on the Schuylkill River. The regatta marks the second of three fall events for the current team. Lehigh will wrap up its fall schedule on Nov. 9 at the Rutgers Fall Classic; only an alumni boat will row in the Head of the Charles next weekend.
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Lehigh's first boat is scheduled to hit the water at 9:28 a.m. on Saturday.
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Navy Day was created to celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Navy. The event is hosted by a local team or the Schuylkill Navy, the governing body of the Schuylkill River and boat clubs (which have no ties to the federal government). It will cover 2.5 miles of the river with the crews racing in a time trial format.Â
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The Mountain Hawks will race in Freshmen Eight events while the varsity will compete in a variety of events including 2X, 4+ and 8+.
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"Racing multiple times within a single regatta allows us to learn from our mistakes and go out and correct them immediately within a race situation," said Lehigh head coach Brian Conley.
Last weekend, the squad had strong moments against a pair of local rivals in Bucknell and Drexel, but more importantly, learning in a race situation as the Mountain Hawks look to get better every day heading into the spring season.
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"I think this team has a good mindset," said Conley. "They raced a couple of tough crews last week and held their ground. This weekend, we have tougher competition and the team is looking forward to stepping up once again to see what they can achieve. We have been doing a great deal of miles in training this year and we're seeing it pay off.
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"We have also gone to a format of ranking every workout they do, so that breeds more competition within the squad too. It has kept things really exciting at practice."
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Every season features a new team with rowers graduating and an influx of new talent.
"The fall is vitally important to set the baseline fitness and to get everyone rowing similarly," said Conley. "It's not the determining factor at all of speed for the spring, but it definitely shows you where your team's strengths and weaknesses are and where we need to put our focus.Â
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"The winter training that we do also determines our success in the spring," he continued. "This is where a lot of rowers struggle. It is mentally and physically tough on them to push their limits on a daily basis, usually inside where part of the love of rowing is being on the river and feeling an actual boat move really fast."
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Goals remain high for the squad day in and day out.
"Our expectations are simple. It is to race for the W," said Conley. "We have talked a lot about goal setting this year and how if we only shoot for improving, we will not achieve what our ultimate desire is. We are training and holding each other way more accountable this year than ever before to see ourselves compete against these teams that are typically very fast. The only way to beat them is to train and have the mindset and goal of actually beating them."
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Like Lehigh Rowing on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - After its first action of the fall last weekend, the Lehigh rowing team returns to the water on Saturday when it competes in the Navy Day on the Schuylkill River. The regatta marks the second of three fall events for the current team. Lehigh will wrap up its fall schedule on Nov. 9 at the Rutgers Fall Classic; only an alumni boat will row in the Head of the Charles next weekend.
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Lehigh's first boat is scheduled to hit the water at 9:28 a.m. on Saturday.
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Navy Day was created to celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Navy. The event is hosted by a local team or the Schuylkill Navy, the governing body of the Schuylkill River and boat clubs (which have no ties to the federal government). It will cover 2.5 miles of the river with the crews racing in a time trial format.Â
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The Mountain Hawks will race in Freshmen Eight events while the varsity will compete in a variety of events including 2X, 4+ and 8+.
Â
"Racing multiple times within a single regatta allows us to learn from our mistakes and go out and correct them immediately within a race situation," said Lehigh head coach Brian Conley.
Last weekend, the squad had strong moments against a pair of local rivals in Bucknell and Drexel, but more importantly, learning in a race situation as the Mountain Hawks look to get better every day heading into the spring season.
Â
"I think this team has a good mindset," said Conley. "They raced a couple of tough crews last week and held their ground. This weekend, we have tougher competition and the team is looking forward to stepping up once again to see what they can achieve. We have been doing a great deal of miles in training this year and we're seeing it pay off.
Â
"We have also gone to a format of ranking every workout they do, so that breeds more competition within the squad too. It has kept things really exciting at practice."
Â
Every season features a new team with rowers graduating and an influx of new talent.
"The fall is vitally important to set the baseline fitness and to get everyone rowing similarly," said Conley. "It's not the determining factor at all of speed for the spring, but it definitely shows you where your team's strengths and weaknesses are and where we need to put our focus.Â
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"The winter training that we do also determines our success in the spring," he continued. "This is where a lot of rowers struggle. It is mentally and physically tough on them to push their limits on a daily basis, usually inside where part of the love of rowing is being on the river and feeling an actual boat move really fast."
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Goals remain high for the squad day in and day out.
"Our expectations are simple. It is to race for the W," said Conley. "We have talked a lot about goal setting this year and how if we only shoot for improving, we will not achieve what our ultimate desire is. We are training and holding each other way more accountable this year than ever before to see ourselves compete against these teams that are typically very fast. The only way to beat them is to train and have the mindset and goal of actually beating them."
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Like Lehigh Rowing on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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