NorCal Crew Lightweight 4+ boat takes second at US Rowing Youth Nationals Recent high school graduates Rachel Ersted of Palo Alto and Carolyn Rennels of Castilleja were members of NorCal Crew’s Lightweight 4+ boat that won a silver medal at the US Rowing Youth Nationals this past weekend at Harsha Lake outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. NorCal’s boat won its first heat on Friday and recorded the second-fastest time in the semifinals on Saturday while finishing first. In the grand final on (...)

Friday, October 05, 2007 PRINCETON, N.J. – Thirty-six student-athletes earned 2007-2008 USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll honors and 40 student-athletes earned honorable mention scholastic honor roll accolades, the organization announced on Friday. The USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll recognizes high school seniors who have excelled in both academics and rowing. Applicants must be USRowing members, have rowed or coxed at least one year, and successfully competed at or above the league or (...)

Strong finish earns girls surprising win By Greg Lydon / Daily News Correspondent Watching on a computer screen thousands of miles from Cincinnati didn’t change the feeling for Mike Still when he saw the results. When coach Wayne Rickert called him and confirmed the placing, the Cinderella story was true. Still, program director for the NorCal Crew Rowing Club in Redwood City, learned that his team of five girls placed first in the Junior Rowing Nationals Championships in Cincinnati. (...)

Sixteen Titles Awarded at 2007 USRowing Youth National Championships Sunday, June 10, 2007 In the lightweight women’s four with coxswain, NorCal Crew claimed a 3.33-second victory over Wayland Weston Crew. NorCal clocked an 8:34.60, while Wayland Weston finished with an 8:37.93. Stanford Rowing Center finished third in an 8:38.62.

San Francisco Chronicle Jake Curtis, Chronicle Staff Writer Having a coach who recently drove big-rig trucks as his "other" job is the first indication that the national champion Pacific Rowing Club’s boys eight crew is a little different. The Pacific boat surprised almost everybody when it won the USRowing youth championship Sunday in Cincinnati, becoming the third straight San Francisco crew to win the prestigious title. In fact, the Pacific Rowing Club boathouse on Lake Merced is (...)