The History of Hofstra Crew
2017
After an extended winter training season, the crew team finally was able to get onto the water. The team raced at the Spring METs. Coming in 3rd in their heat, the women's varsity 4 raced in finals, coming in at 6th. The team is excited for what the fall season holds.
After an extended winter training season, the crew team finally was able to get onto the water. The team raced at the Spring METs. Coming in 3rd in their heat, the women's varsity 4 raced in finals, coming in at 6th. The team is excited for what the fall season holds.
2016
Spring season the team raced at Spring METS in a varsity women's 4+; with two novice racing in the boat, the team made excellent time!
Fall season the team size tripled in size with many eager novice members. The team raced at the Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs The race was cold and a little rainy but we raced a women's novice four, a women's varsity four, a men's novice four and a mixed eight.
Spring season the team raced at Spring METS in a varsity women's 4+; with two novice racing in the boat, the team made excellent time!
Fall season the team size tripled in size with many eager novice members. The team raced at the Head of the Fish Regatta in Saratoga Springs The race was cold and a little rainy but we raced a women's novice four, a women's varsity four, a men's novice four and a mixed eight.
2015
During the fall season, Kevin Kelly, a Hofstra Grad and Fordham University crew team alumni, become the new head coach for the team. Due to a late start, the team was unable to race; however, water and land practices went well with the help of our new coach!
During the fall season, Kevin Kelly, a Hofstra Grad and Fordham University crew team alumni, become the new head coach for the team. Due to a late start, the team was unable to race; however, water and land practices went well with the help of our new coach!
2014
Fall season showed promise for the novice of the team. With over 14 novice members, the team raced at the Head of the Housatonic and the Head of the Schuykill Regattas.
Fall season showed promise for the novice of the team. With over 14 novice members, the team raced at the Head of the Housatonic and the Head of the Schuykill Regattas.
2011
In the spring, the team had a great showing at Dad Vails, sending a men's and women's 2-, and a men's and women's novice 4+. Additionally, the women's varsity 4+ had the opportunity to compete at the Head of the Charles Regatta. The team also purchased a bow-loader 4+, the "Ernestine Bayer."
2010
Spring Season made 2010 another year of firsts. The varsity team went to Camp Bob for spring training with Coach Tom and Gary. The team had an impressive showing at New York State Championships including the first place medals won by the women's 2- and the third place medals won by the men's 2-. The men's varsity 4+ advanced to semi-finals at Dad Vails, a first for Hofstra Crew.
2009
Growth of the team was evident in the spring and fall. The team purchased a new bow-loader 4+, the De Schaal Van Knal ("Pop's Shell"). Both the men and women raced a 4+ at the Head of the Charles Regatta--the men's performance earned an automatic bid for 2010.
2008
The team was small in the Spring, with only a women's 4+ and a men's 2- competing at the Dad Vail Regatta, but those loyal members helped recruit a large class in the Fall. The men's novice 4+ and women's novice 4+ each took home first place medals at their first race. The women's novice 8+ also took home gold at the Grimaldi Cup.
2004
In the team's effort to become a more competitive program, Pierre added Winter Break Training Trips to Miami as part of the winter training regimine. As of the spring season Alicia moved on.
2003
As the spring season began John and Corinne moved on and Pierre Morita was recruited as the next and current Head Coach. Rebecca Ralph began coaching in the spring. At the end of the spring season Aaron left for school in Florida.
2002
Aaron Ranstrom began coaching the novice team. In the spring Hofstra returned to Dad Vails with 3 boats, the Men's 4+, the Women's Lwt 4+, and the Women's 2-. In the fall Alicia Tornincaso, a Hofstra rower, began coaching the novice after her graduation.
2001
After Ian graduated from Grad school, the team recruited a former Loyola rower, John Sadowski as head coach in the spring. John in turn recruited Corinne Pergolis, as women's coach, another Loyola grad and the coaching staff began to build again. In the spring the Varsity Women won the silver medal at State Championships. In the fall 2 medals were won. The women won a gold medal and PJ Antonik won a gold in the Men's Single at Dowling Regatta.
1999
Ian Butterfield returned to Hofstra for Grad School and as rower/coach helped get the team refocused and moving forward.
1998
LTC Arata was reassigned to West Point in the fall of 1998 where he rejoined the Crew team there. Brian Brazina took over as a student coach for a season.
1996
In the spring Brendan could only coach on weekend's so current rower Mike Wagner began to help out as an Assistant coach during the weekdays. A few weeks later, LTC Steven Arata joined the team as head coach. LTC Arata was the Head of the Military Science department at Hofstra and a former crew coach for Army while stationed at West Point. When Mike graduated, he began working full time at Hofstra and has helped out as the team's Faculty advisor.
1995
In the early spring Andy helped revived the Hofstra Crew Club and recruited new coach Ellen, a former coxswain from Manhattan College. In the fall three new coaches were recruited, Scott and Jim, two former rowers from the University of Delaware, and Brendan Carroll, a Hofstra Grad and former rower. At the end of that fall, Scott and Jim, moved on while Brendan stayed and kept the program going.
1993
Due to lack of interest the Hofstra Crew Club was defunct as of winter 1993.
1991
The team returned in 1991 to compete in the Head of the Charles in the Men's Lightweight 8+ and the Women's Club 8+ as well as the Dad Vail Regatta with three boats, a Men's Lwt 4+ and 8+ and a Women's N4+.
1990
Andy Kraus took over coaching the team. The team competed at the Head of the Charles in 1990 for the first time in the Men's Lwt 4+. Hofstra attended Dad Vail Regatta for the first time with two boats, both Novice Men's 4+. Dodie Zimmer, a graduate of Hofstra and former rower, joined the team as an assistant coach. Andy coached the team until winter 1993.
1989
Sixto Portilla coached the team until leaving for the Peace Corps. He has since competed in the Men's Lightweight 1x. He was in the 2003 USRowing National Championship Regatta and 2003 US World Trials.
1988
Mark Greiz and Roger Baxley started Hofstra Crew. Together with John Kuriger they began the work of creating a rowing team. They began rowing under coach Jim Long who brought them to Sagamore to row. Their were several other rowers who filled the fourth seat in that first boat. And each day they would search the dorms for someone to cox the four the following morning. Initially the team purchased a bowloader 4+ to train and row in, but it proved a difficult boat to learn in. SGA funded the purchase of a new Hudson 4+. After Jim Long left Mike O'Leary began coaching the team and it began to grow and included a women's 4+ and two men's 4+'s.
