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The Stanford crew opens its racing season tomorrow at its home course in Redwood City against a powerful team from St. Mary’s College. Prospects are bright for both varsity and freshman squads this year, as Stanford hopes to emerge victorious over perennial rivals Washington, Cal, and UCLA. In preparation for their short racing season the crews have been training hard since the first day of fall quarter. Preparation has consisted of a well integrated program of rowing, weight lifting, and stadium stair running. During spring vacation the crew remained at Stanford to practice three times a day in preparation for the upcoming races. Spring quarter workouts begin daily at 5:30 a.m. In early pre-season action, a fast sophomore crew outclassed the other three boats in the annual Interclass Race last week. Following them were the juniors, seniors and freshmen. The sophomores turned in the last time of 6:04 for the 2000 meter distance. In other preliminary races, Stanford’s freshman boat has handily beaten challengers from Santa Clara and Pacific Lutheran University. The varsity team, coached by law student Will Condon, hopes to improve on last year’s third place finish at the Western Championships. To accomplish this, Stanford has become the first West Coast crew to adopt the European style of rowing which has proved so successful recently in the East. Principal competition at the varsity level will come from Washington, Cal, and UCLA, but both Irvine and Long Beach State are also rumored to have fast crews this year. Senior captain Don Connolly sums up Stanford’s chances as follows: “‘This could be a big year for the Stanford crew. We should have very close races with the best Western crews, and continued improvement during the spring should enable us to have a successful season.” The varsity boat will be stroked by junior Kurt Lofgren and coxed by senior co-captain Mike Yoshimura. Setting the pace for the junior varsity will be senior John Raines, with senior John Dudrey as coxswain. The third varsity will be stroked by junior Larry Gulberg, and freshman Gary Rector will bark the commands. The freshman squad, though small in size and number, has worked hard and hopes to make up in precision and determination what it lacks in size and strength. Major competition will come from defending national champion Washington, with other stern challenges from UCLA and Orange Coast College. Coxed by “Chairman” Norman May, this year’s freshmen are coached by business student Joe Bracewell and captained by Nick Mackenzie.
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Stanford Daily
Stanford, California, US
Fri, Apr 03, 1970
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