Atlanta Junior Rowing Association

AJRA Finishes Strong at Southeast Regionals

BCheng — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:23:42 +0000

It was a great weekend for the entire Atlanta Junior Rowing team! Out of 12 events entered at this year’s Southeast Regional Championship in Sarasota, Florida, AJRA made the grand finals in 11 events, and medaled in 6. Further, AJRA qualified four boats for USRowing Youth Nationals, including the Women’s Varsity 8+, Women’s Varsity 4+, Men’s Varsity 2-, and Men’s Lightweight 8+.

There were big changes at Regionals this year, with novice events eliminated in favor of Under-17 events, and our varsity and novice squads teamed up to compete in mixed boats and represent the entire AJRA team.

Medalists include:
Women’s Varsity 8+, 2nd
Women’s Varsity 4+, 3rd
Men’s Varsity 2-, 3rd
Men’s Lightweight 8+, 3rd
Women’s 2nd Varsity 4+, 1st
Women’s 3rd Varsity 4+, 1st

See the Full results of the Southeast Regional Championship 2012!

Exhibition Planned for AJRA D Squads on May 5

Coco Bailey — Tue, 01 May 2012 02:25:17 +0000

The spring season for AJRA’s Weekday and Weekend Developmental Squads will come to a close at an exhibition planned for Sat., May 5. The event will give our middle school rowers a chance to show what they have learned by competing in inter squad events along our home course on the Chattahoochee.

The event will be at Azalea Park from 9:00 -10:30 Saturday, May 5th.

Parents and spectators are invited to attend to cheer for our rowers. Please bring a breakfast item such as bagels, muffins, fruit,etc. to share.

Don’t miss this exciting event! Please help us celebrate a great Spring 2012 D-Squad season.

Great Results for Atlanta Junior Rowing Association at Dogwood

Coco Bailey — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:57:28 +0000

This past Saturday, AJRA raced at the Oak Ridge Dogwood Regatta in Tennessee. This was the last regular-season regatta for the spring season, and all squads went out with a bang! Rowers competed in a wide variety of events, and many of our rowers came home with medals and strong finishes.

Highlights from 2012 Dogwood
Gold: Women’s Varsity 8, Men’s Lightweight 8+, Women’s Varsity 4+, Men’s Varsity 2-, Women’s JV 8+, Men’s JV 4+, Women’s JV 4+, Men’s 2nd Novice 8+, Men’s 2nd Novice 4+
Silver: Men’s Varsity 2-, Men’s Novice 8+, Women’s Under-17 8+
Bronze: Men’s 3rd Varsity 8+, Women’s Novice 8+

Click this link for full results from the weekend:

https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/results.jsp?job_id=2045&org_id=0

Tampa Provides Valuable Experience for AJRA Rowers

Coco Bailey — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:59:10 +0000

This past weekend, Atlanta Junior Rowing Association competed in the Florida Sprint League Championship, at the Tampa Bypass Canal. This was a new event for the team, featuring a dual-style championship bracket, with heats and semis in the morning and finals in the afternoon. In addition, the top three 8+’s for both men and women were seeded based on earlier spring results. All AJRA boats equaled or bettered their ranking, and gained valuable experience racing teams from across the state of Florida.

The women’s JV8 had an especially strong day of racing, starting with a 4th place ranking. The boat won their heat, then won their semifinal over top seed Sarasota Crew, and finished the day 2nd overall in the grand final.

See the FULL RESULTS of the FSL Championship!