Five high school seniors at Atlanta Junior Rowing Association (AJRA) have committed to row at prestigious college crew programs. All five currently row with the AJRA Varsity Women’s squad, coached by Jordan Smith and Lauren Smeeding.

Pictured left to right are:

Samantha Morton (Alpharetta HS) – Boston University

Amy Pitzel (Chattahoochee HS) – University of Tulsa

Ariane Fong, coxswain (Westminster Schools) – Princeton University

Kira Koziak (Walton HS) – University of Miami

Amelia Herrera (Roswell HS) – University of Louisville

Congratulations to these athletes and their families! Click here to read our full release.

Pictured left to right, back, are Hayley Liebenow, Caroline Denny, Chandler Boyd, Henry Llorens, Hunter Smith, Joe Cecil, Kathryn Cosgrove, and Annie Martin. Front are Sarah Bower, left, and McKenzie Parks. Not pictured are Jack Tucker and Evan Ketcham.

Congratulations to the 12 AJRA seniors who have committed to row at prestigious college crew programs.

The five members of AJRA’s Varsity Women’s squad who were recruited are: Kathryn Cosgrove (Johns Creek High School) University of Tennessee; Caroline Denny (Pace) Trinity College; Annie Martin (Marietta HS) University of Tulsa; Hayley Liebenow (Johns Creek HS) Wellesley College; and McKenzie Parks, coxswain (Westminster) Harvard University.

Seven members of the Varsity Men’s squad will row on highly ranked college teams:  Sarah Bower, coxswain (Blessed Trinity) University of Louisville; Chandler Boyd (Riverwood HS) Oregon State University; Joe Cecil (Johns Creek HS) Georgetown University; Evan Ketcham (Alpharetta HS) St. Lawrence University; Henry Llorens (Westminster) Trinity College; Hunter Smith (Wheeler HS) Oregon State University; and Jack Tucker (Westminster) Cornell University.

Nine high school seniors at AJRA were recruited from this year’s Varsity squads to row at college crew programs.  

Pictured top left to right are Elijah Ziobron (Iona College); Aja List (University of Tennessee); Nicole Lane (University of Alabama); Annie Jachthuber (Ohio State University); Anna Ellis (University of Virginia); Isabelle Babb (US Naval Academy); and Daniel Akselrod (Georgetown University).  Bottom is Zoe Canaras (Brown University).  Not pictured is Eric Simmons (Rollins College).  

Congratulations to AJRA’s recruits! 

While collegiate recruiting for rowing is still under way, six AJRA Varsity Women to date have signed letters of intent to be part of collegiate rowing programs next year:

Isabelle Babb (Westminster)–US Naval Academy

Zoe Canaras (Milton)– Brown University (coxswain)

Anna Ellis (Westminster)–University of Virginia

Annie Jachthuber (Westminster)–Ohio State University

Nicole Lane (Northview)–University of Alabama

Aja List (Chattahoochee)–University of Tennessee

Check out this link to see a video clip of Westminster’s Signing Day program with the three AJRA rowers featured at approximately the 24:00 mark of the video: http://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/86025

Congratulations to our Varsity Women!

In a recent article published online by eCollege Finder, rowing was the sport that gave high school men and women the best odds of getting an athletic scholarship in college.

Check out this infographic of the survey results:

For more information, go to the full article.

Eleven high school seniors at AJRA were recruited from this year’s Varsity squads to row at college crew programs — representing the highest number of recruits in the club’s 25-year history.

Pictured top left to right are Maddie Wilson (UCLA), Leigh Shanor (Boston University), Mary Waldman (Louisville), Sarah Hudnall (Michigan), Cassi Lobaugh (Nova Southeastern), and Emili Earhart (Wisconsin). Bottom left to right are Lily Trapkin (Hamilton College), Maggie Nugent (Alabama), Morgan Bean (Harvard), Trevor Appier (Northeastern), and Hannah Onians (West Virginia).

AJRA’s recruits are featured in the May 1 edition of many local Neighbor newspapers. The paper also highlights AJRA’s Learn to Row Open House scheduled at the boathouse on Saturday, May 11 from 9am-noon as well as our 2013 Learn to Row Summer Camps.

Congratulations to AJRA’s recruits — many of whom began rowing in our Learn to Row program!

Congrats, Varsity Women recruits!

Five members of AJRA’s Varsity Women’s squad have signed NCAA national letters of intent to row at prestigious  crew programs — continuing the club’s record of athletes recruited by colleges at the highest levels of rowing and academics.

Three of the recruited rowers attend Roswell High School:  Katherine Christel, Stanford University; Lindsay Gibson, University of Southern California; and Harper Lucas, University of Tennessee.  Northview’s Quinn Snyder has committed to row at the University of Rhode Island, and Kelsey Webb, Johns Creek, will row at the University of Louisville.   Pictured left to right are AJRA Varsity Women’s Assistant Coach Julie McQueen, Christel, Snyder, Webb, Gibson, Lucas, and AJRA Varsity Women’s Head Coach Skye Elliot.  Congratulations, ladies!

Thanks to the more than 45 AJRA alumni rowers and parents who came out to the boathouse on Fri., Nov. 26 for the annual Alumni Row.  It was a fun afternoon of racing current AJRA rowers as well a St. Andrews alumni boat while catching up with friends and coaches.  The next alumni event is a holiday party scheduled for Mon., Dec. 27 at 8 pm at North River Tavern.  Hope to see all AJRA alumni there!

All AJRA alumni are invited to the boathouse on Fri., Nov. 26 at 1 pm for the annual Alumni Row.  It’s a great opportunity to work off some of that Thanksgiving dinner while getting out on the Chattahoochee again.  Best of all, you’ll have a chance to reconnect with AJRA friends and coaches.  We’re looking for a strong turnout so spread the word and prove you’ve still got what it takes to row for AJRA!