Orange Oar December 2003

SIT READY . . . READY ALL . . . • 10 Questions for Coach Phil Marshall (and answers) • Fall Season Results • Rowing in winter (and winter years) • Liwski makes another cut

Editor: John Nicholson, DECEMBER 2003 ’68 Distribution Chief: Colin Goodale, ’90 Contributors: Bill Hawkey,’53, Ted Kakas ,‘64, Chris Liwski ‘02

December 2003 Volume 6 —No.3

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Chris Liwski (center) and USA teammates toss coxswain John Stillings into the drink

“IMPROVEMENT” Head Coach Dave Reischman has pronounced himself pleased with his team’s progress heading into the winter training season. That means, “so far, so good.” In his second year since succeeding the retired Bill Sanford, Reischman’s charges show strong signs of having “gotten aboard” with the new program. "We identified some positives today, and we also identified some things we need to work on over the winter,” Reischman said after the varsity’s final fall races at the Princeton Chase, Oct. 26. “I think we've showed some improvement." Fall racing also included the Stonehurst Capital Invitation Regatta in Rochester and the Head of the Charles. (see results—page 8) The coaching staff now has turned over completely, with Phil Marshall (see page 4) succeeding Chris Ludden ’90 as freshman coach, and Nick Scholz(see page 8) stepping in as graduate assistant as Matt Heumann ’02 moves on to full time studies. What is reported to be the best class of recruits is on campus and rowing, and more top prospects have been visiting as the (See Improvement—page 9)

Stayin’ Alive With a Pan Am Games gold medal in hand, SU alum Chris Liwski continues his pursuit of a seat in the USA eight for the 2004 Olympics. The U.S. Team won the Pan Am final this summer in 5:43.61, 2.52 seconds ahead of Canada. Cuba finished third in 5:47.23, followed by Brazil. (see Liwski— page 10) Inside this issue: Backsplash—Alumni News

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Masters Update

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Orange Oar Interview

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Dudzick retires

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Calendar of events

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