Crew Overview

Head Coach: Jeanne Friedman
Phone: 413-538-2851   

Mount Holyoke crew celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007. Each year 50-70 women represent Mount Holyoke in Division III intercollegiate races, competing in the toughest league in the country. Both the novice and varsity squads compete in the fall and the spring. 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 Championship Regatta, and a top performance there will advance the team to the Avaya Collegiate Championship Regatta.

Under the direction of veteran head coach Jeanne Friedman, the team has won many honors over the past several years --

• First place at the Seven Sisters Regatta (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005)
• First place at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships (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.