Looking towards the future, the team has a number of upcoming events which we welcome all friends, family, and alumni to. If you're free and in the area, come join us! Email Coach Walker with any questions about the where/when of any of the events and races below.
On Saturday, February 11th Purdue Crew will be hosting its annual Rowathon Fundraiser (all day) at a community space in the Tippecanoe Mall in Lafayette. Letters are going out to team members' friends and family this week explaining the fundraiser and asking for your support, and during the rowathon each rower/coxswain will have a ~3 hour shift to row or bike 30km-42km (marathon distance). Proceeds from the event will be split between the Lafayette Urban Ministry's Food Pantry and the Purdue Crew team. A link to a livestream of the event will be shared in next month's update.
On the first day of Spring Break, Saturday, March 11th, the team will be making a big change as it travels to central Tennessee for a week of training at John Knox Center on Watts Bar Lake. The decision to change our spring break destination from Clemson, SC, where the team has been training for decades wasn't an easy one. However, our new training destination will be significantly less expensive than Clemson and help defray from otherwise increasing costs of athlete participation, the meals and boat launch will be within easy/quick walking distance from the athletes' sleeping areas, and there will also be more opportunities for team building and bonding that make this the right move for the team. If you're in the area, we welcome our friends, family, and alumni to a practice ride-along anytime throughout the week, and to the team's Friday evening cookout.
We would also love to have as many of our supporters out to our spring races (when those medals are seized) and our full schedule is listed below:
Marietta/Dayton Scrimmage
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March 18th
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Dayton, OH
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San Diego Crew Classic (select varsity)
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April 1st-2nd
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San Diego, CA
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SIRAs
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April 15th-16th
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Oak Ridge, TN
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MACRAs
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April 30th
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Indianapolis, IN
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Team Banquet (all invited)
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May 7th
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West Lafayette, IN
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ACRAs
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May 19th-21st
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Oak Ridge, TN
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