Countdown to Dad Vails

The heat sheet for Dad Vails 2007 has just been posted.

Georgia Tech Crew is taking 9 boats to Philadelphia this year.

The Men's Varsity Heavyweight Four (A. Nichols, S. McLeskey, M. Gaston, T. Maryak, M. Fong) will be starting things off Friday morning in Heat 9 against Toronto, Merchant Marine, George Mason and Vermont. (2 to semis, 49 entries) Michael Gaston and GT Crew were recently featured on the CBS evening news highlighting Gaston's determination to row at Dad Vails after breaking his hand over spring break. Also watch out for Austin Nichols and Sean McLeskey as they hone their bisweptual skills, having recently switched sides.

The Women's Varsity Heavyweight Four (J. Pohl, A. Breedlove, J. Furman, B. York, J. Goldstayn) faces some stiff competition in Heat 2 against Northwestern St. LA, Chicago, Drexel, Rochester and Johns Hopkins. (2 to semis, 51 entries)

The Men's Varsity Pair (R. Lampert, K. Covert) will compete against Merchant Marine, Rollins, Maryland and Carnegie Mellon in Heat 4. (3 to semis, 34 entries)

The Women's Varsity Pair (M. Williams-Davis, A. Martell) continues their undefeated conquest for gold in Heat 4 against Vermont, Iona, Oklahoma City and Chattanooga. (3 to semis, 25 entries) The pair has won at SERCS (even beating out SCAD's men), Clemson Sprints, Lanier Sprints, and SIRA (against a significantly larger Tampa pair).

The Men's Varsity Lightweight Four (M. Braza, J. Spoerke, T. Chambliss, R. Williams, P. Marino) will compete in the afternoon in Heat 4 against American U, Boston College, Lafayette and Vassar. (3 to semis, 25 entries)

The Men's Frosh/Novice Heavyweight Eight will battle it out against Vermont, Penn State, Delaware and Northwestern in Heat 5. (3 to semis, 28 entries)

The Women's Frosh/Novice Heavyweight Eight (R. Kelly, L. Deaton, B. Caspersen, C. Iversen, S. Dutton, K. Geldbach, M. Curtis, R. Gray, J. Bracco) will compete against Santa Barbara, Army, Purdue, Grand Valley, and Villanova in Heat 2. (3 to semis, 36 entries)

The Men's Varsity Lightweight Eight (J. Kapteyn, C. Troxel, E. Holsenbeck, M. Wildes, N. Grivas, C. Kamin, M. Pieper, V. Wilkes, T. Mara) is planning a repeat performance from last year, competing against Purdue, Jacksonville and Lehigh in Heat 3. (2 to finals, 13 entries)

The Men's Frosh/Novice Lightweight Eight has a final only on Saturday against Ohio State, Dayton, Florida Tech, Lehigh and Purdue.

We look forward to seeing the DC and Philadelphia alumni this upcoming weekend! Let's go Tech!