Navy Crew Excellence Fund Campaign - Help Support Navy Crew
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Dear Navy Crew Alumni, Parents, and Friends:
As we enter another season of competition for our Navy rowers, we are excited to announce a new initiative designed to provide the resources needed for Navy Crew – heavyweights, lightweights, and women - to continue to compete and win on the water. The Navy Crew Excellence Fund (NCEF) was established in 1998 with a goal of augmenting the capital (equipment) budget at the boathouse. Over the last twenty-five years, your generosity has provided more than $5 million currently invested in our inventory of racing shells. In fact, nearly every shell currently in the boathouse has been funded by your philanthropy. With careful stewardship of your gifts, we have preserved the corpus of those funds to provide nearly $200,000 annually for shells, oars, ergs, trailers, and launches. However, as you might expect, our program needs have grown as competition among our peer elite rowing programs has gotten tougher. In addition to the capital budget, additional funding is needed to recruit and retain top notch assistant coaches who develop the skills of recruited rowers and walk-ons alike. As well, we want to provide additional funding for our spring break training trips to minimize out of pocket costs for the midshipmen, and for travel for emerging competition opportunities like our Kings Cup championship trip to the 2019 Henley Royal Regatta. In all, we hope to grow the NCEF to $7.5 million by 2030 to generate $300,000 each year for shells and equipment, assistant coaches’ salaries, and travel opportunities for all three of our programs. To donate, read through our fundraising brochure or go directly to our donation link within the USNA Alumni Foundation (make sure it lists "CREW" in the dropdown menu!). If you are mailing in a donation, please make sure it is earmarked for "Crew" and sent to the Foundation's new address: USNA Foundation, 301 King George St., Annapolis, MD 21402. Our sincere thanks for your consideration. Row Navy! |
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Craig Thrasher Service to Rowing AwardThe Craig Thrasher Service to Rowing Award will be given out annually to a member of the Navy Crew alumni in recognition for their outstanding service to the rowing community.
This award is created in memory of Craig L. Thrasher (USNA 1963) for his extraordinary contributions to the rowing community. Craig spearheaded the creation of the Navy Masters Rowing Program and the establishment of the Navy Crew Fund. In Buffalo, New York, he formed and coached the women’s program at the West Side Rowing Club, collecting numerous national and international awards. Craig was a driving force behind the design and build of the Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association Boathouse, and with the introduction of the sport to otherwise underserved minorities. He will be remembered as an Eastern Sprints and IRA Champion, and as a finalist with the Class of 1963 Plebe Crew in the 1960 U.S. Olympic Rowing Trials. Each year, the Navy Rowing Alumni Stewards will review the nomination list to select a winner of the Craig Thrasher Award and present it at our annual Pull for Navy Banquet. You can nominate a rowing alumnus/ae for this award using the following Craig Thrasher Award Nomination Form. Nominations are due by December 1st each year. If a nominee is not selected, they will roll over for consideration in future years. Craig Thrasher Award Recipients 2023 - Lyman S. A. Perry '60 2024 - David W. Kucik '73 |
2021 Pull for Navy Video
Navy Wins King's Cup at Prestigious Henley Royal Regatta
Navy Crew Letter Winners Plaque
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Navy Crew has finalized a new project in Hubbard Hall that displays all varsity letter winners and four-year squad members in Navy Crew history. We've worked hard to collect names dating back to the late 1800's.
After researching the athletic department archives and cross referencing Lucky Bags and the N-Room bronze plaques, we have compiled a comprehensive list that will be displayed on plaques surrounding the erg room hallways on the second deck of Hubbard Hall. Pleas stop by the boathouse to check out the new plaque and reminisce on your times at Hubbard Hall. |
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Navy Crew Commemorative Locker Program
