UMass University Relations Communications Writer Laura Miller spent a morning with the UMass rowing team at a practice on the Connecticut River recently to see the sport up close and report on the dynamics of competition. Take a closer look at rowing through Miller's reporting on UMass.edu:
Dawn on the Connecticut | Laura Miller, UMass University Relations
William Sheehan of Wicked Local News North of Boston spoke with University of Massachusetts incoming freshman rower Olivia Monroe for a short feature on her excitement at continuing her athletic career at the collegiate level. Read the full story through the link below:
Daily Collegian sports reporter Anthony Chiusano recapped UMass rowing's NCAA Championships performance Sunday evening after the squad secured 20th at the event. Read about how the squad ended the year and head coach Jim Dietz's thoughts on this team's season as well as the immediate future.
UMass rowing sees two top-20 finishes in NCAA Championships | Anthony Chuisano, Daily Collegian
Check out photos of UMass from the final day of competition at the 2015 NCAA Rowing Championships courtesy of Bob Solorio. More from the season-ending weekend of races is available through UMassAthletics.com.
The University of Massachusetts rowing program capped its 2015 spring slate with the final day of competition at the NCAA Championships Sunday, May 31. The Minutewomen took 18th in the Second Varsity 8+, 20th for the Varsity 8+ and 21st in the Varsity 4+. See highlights of the final races below:
More from the NCAA Championships weekend can be found via UMassAthletics.com.
The University of Massachusetts rowing program concludes its NCAA Championships slate with three races on Sunday, May 31. The Minutewomen earned a spot in the Second Varsity 8+ "C" finals at 1:15 p.m., while the Varsity 4+ (12:45 p.m.) and Varsity 8+ (1:25 p.m.) will partake in their respective "D" finals. Ways to follow along as the Maroon and White conclude their season in Gold River, Calif., follow:
Live Results: Regatta Timing
Watch (Free): NCAA Live Video
Social Media: @UMassRowing 
| @UMassAthletics
More on the Minutewomen and the NCAA Championships is available at UMassAthletics.com.
UMass rowing completed three C/D semifinal races during the second day of competition at the 2015 NCAA Championships. Take a look at highlights of the events, including a second place by the Second Varsity 8+.
More on the NCAA Championships and UMass rowing can be found through UMassAthletics.com.
UMass rowing begins its second day of competition at the NCAA Championships with an 11:40 a.m. ET Varsity 8+ C/D semifinal race Saturday. Below are links for various ways to follow with the squad throughout Saturday's races.
Live Results: Regatta Timing
Watch (Free): NCAA Live Video
Social Media: @UMassRowing | @UMassAthletics
More on the team and its NCAA Championships berth can be found through UMassAthletics.com.
UMass rowing participated in six races during day one of the NCAA Championships at the Sacramento State Aquatics Center in Gold River, Calif. The Minutewomen put their Varsity 8+, Second Varsity 8+ and Varsity 4+ through heats and the afternoon repechage races. Check out highlights of all six events.
UMass Rowing In The NCAA Championships Heats
UMass Rowing In The NCAA Championships Repechage Races
UMass begins day two of competition Saturday at approximately 11:30 a.m. ET. Follow along through UMassAthletics.com and the @UMassAthletics Twitter handle.
The UMass Sports Network caught up with rowing head coach Jim Dietz, junior Nicole Destefano and senior Heather Pekarovich to preview the team's appearance in the 2015 NCAA Championships. The Minutewomen begin competition at the Sacramento State Aquatics Center in Gold River, Calif., on Friday afternoon.
More on the UMass rowing team at the 2015 NCAA Championships is available at UMassAthletics.com.
The University of Massachusetts rowing program earned one of the 22 available bids for the 2015 NCAA Championships and begins competition at the Sacramento State Aquatics Center in Gold River, Calif., Friday afternoon. Daily Hampshire Gazette sports reporter Matt Vautour spoke with head coach Jim Dietz about the spring season that led to UMass' Atlantic 10 Championship and Dad Vail Regatta women's title and how the winter forced adjustments to the team's practice schedule.
More information on UMass at the 2015 NCAA Championships is available through UMassAthletics.com.
University of Massachusetts rowing begins its NCAA Championships competitor Friday, May 29 at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center in Gold River, Calif. Boston Herald sports reporter John Connolly spoke with UMass head coach Jim Dietz to discuss the team's second consecutive trip to NCAAs and what the squad has accomplished this season.
UMass Women rowers go after NCAA crown | John Connolly, Boston Herald
Beautifully written feature story by Daily Collegian reporter Nick Casale on UMass rowing head coach Jim Dietz and a life spent on the water. Dietz has been involved in the sport of rowing for 50 years, which includes his successful scholastic, collegiate and professional rowing days and his long tenure coaching at UMass as well as Team USA.
UMass rowing coach Jim Dietz aims to make a lasting impact in the world of rowing
The University of Massachusetts rowing program capped its fall competitive slate with an appearance at the Green Monster Invitational in Hanover, New Hampshire. Christopher Martinez of the Daily Collegian staff spoke to head coach Jim Dietz to discuss the outcome and talk about the fall season as a whole.
UMass rowing ends season with pair of strong performances | Daily Collegian
Christopher Martinez of the Daily Collegian staff took time yesterday to speak with UMass rowing head coach Jim Dietz for a Q&A session regarding Dietz's life-long involvement in the sport. Martinez and Dietz touched on what Dietz expects from the Minutewomen following their run to the 2014 NCAA Championships, how he became the coach he is now and his favorite memories of leading this team.
Q&A with UMass rowing coach Jim Dietz | Daily Collegian
Tri-Town Transcript & Wicked Local Boxford reporter Dom Nicastro talked to incoming freshman Charlotte Bleiler recently for a story on her decision to row for the University of Massachusetts Minutewomen. Bleiler won't be traveling far from home - she graduated Masconomet Regional High School - to compete at UMass.
Boxford's Bleiler excited to join UMass rowing for first collegiate season | Tri-Town Transcript
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USRowing announced its selections for a multitude of summer national program camps recently, with UMass rowing incoming freshman Kelsey Anderson named to the U.S. Junior National Team Sweeps Camp. Anderson was one of only 33 invited to the camp.
Check out more on the announcement and all the summer camp selections through USRowing.com. Information on the UMass rowing program is available through UMassAthletics.com.
Andrew Cyr with the Daily Collegian spoke to UMass rowing head coach Jim Dietz about the team's performance at the NCAA Championships, where the Minutewomen competed from Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1.
"The Massachusetts rowing team didn't know what to expect when it traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana for the 2014 NCAA Championships.
Although the streets of the city may not have been as crowded as it was when Indianapolis hosted the Super Bowl a few years ago, the sights and sounds were nothing like the Minutewomen had even seen before.
'With the young squad we had, I think it was a lot like a case of taking a little kid to the circus for the first time,' UMass coach Jim Dietz said.
'(Our) eyes were bugged open and they were living the dream,' he added..."
Continue reading Cyr's recap on the Daily Collegian website. More on the rowing program is available on UMassAthletics.com.
John Connolly of the Boston Herald staff caught up with UMass rowing head coach Jim Dietz to speak with the veteran program leader about the team's upcoming appearance in the 2014 NCAA Championships alongside other New England region squads. The 2014 Minutewomen boast a large number of local competitors from within the boundaries of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
"Legendary rower Jim Dietz has been a happy camper ever since UMass opened its state-of-the-art boathouse on the Connecticut River this year about six miles from its Amherst campus.
'Everything has been going great. UMass rowing has been on an upswing this year and the university has really been behind us and built us a new boathouse,' said Dietz, a 1972 Northeastern graduate, who rowed in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games. 'We have a great bunch of kids, who are committed to put in the hard work. We're so young, too. I have two freshmen in my varsity boat, five in my JV boat and one freshman in my fourth boat. They're making it so much fun for me.'
"There is another reason for the spring in his step these days. His women's program is off to the NCAA Division 1 championships May 30-June 1 in Indianapolis. Other local entrants in the 22-team field include Brown, Boston University, Harvard-Radcliffe and Northeastern..."
Check out what Connolly and Dietz had to say through the Boston Herald website. More on the Minutewomen is available through UMassAthletics.com.
The University of Massachusetts rowing program earned a spot in the upcoming NCAA Championships after the squad captured the 2014 Atlantic 10 Title. UMass Sports Network caught up with head coach Jim Dietz and team captains Taryn Wilson and Nicole Juul-Hindsgaul to find out how the squad is preparing for NCAAs. Check out the video below:
More on the rowing team is available through UMassAthletics.com.
The UMass rowing program took the overall women's title at the 2014 Dad Vail Regatta on Saturday afternoon. Row2k.com caught up with Minutewomen head coach Jim Dietz following the races to get his thoughts on the success of the Varsity 8+ boat. Check out what Dietz had to say below:
In the women's varsity eight, UMass took home another gold over Drexel and last year's champion Grand Valley. Having earned an automatic bid to NCAAs last week after winning the A-10 championships, the momentum continued this weekend in Philly for UMass.
"It was tough after the A-10 Championships last week" Dietz said after the race. "We didn't even bring our boats home because we knew how bad the river was going to be. When we did get out on the water, we only rowed in singles and pairs. On top of that, with exam week and graduation it was tough.
"This is our last stop before NCAA, and it's a great stop for us," Dietz continued. "We got in 3 really good races in some pretty challenging conditions, which will help us to prepare for Indianapolis. I am really pumped up, we are a young team and we are only graduating a few."
Coach Dietz's excitement was clearly evident as he walked with his rowers back to the trailer singing "if you are happy and you know it clap your hands."
Read the rest of the Row2k.com Dad Vail Regatta review here. More on the Minutewomen can be found through UMassAthletics.com.
The Daily Collegian spoke with UMass rowing head coach Jim Dietz following a successful weekend at the Knecht Cup in West Windsor, N.J., where the Minutewomen took home three gold medals. Check out Dietz's thoughts on the performance below:
"The Massachusetts rowing team spent hours upon hours in training, checked the forecast for the weekend and spent time creating the best possible lineups; but they still encountered a one condition they had not prepared for: food poisoning.
"At least six of the women on the team got food poisoning before the event," said UMass coach Jim Dietz, who also suffered from the illness. "We were all up in the middle of the night in really bad shape, but by the time they got to the finals this afternoon they had recovered pretty well and we did well."
Despite the illness, the Minutewomen were still achieved three first-place finishes at the Knecht Cup in West Windsor, N.J., this weekend, earning gold in the varsity eight, varsity four and varsity pair..."
Read the remainder of the recap through the Daily Collegian website. More on the rowing program is available on UMassAthletics.com.
The Massachusetts rowing team had the unique opportunity to race in the Head of the Charles Regatta this past weekend in Boston, competing in the world's largest two-day race which hosts over 9,000 competitors and more than 300,000 fans.
The Minutewomen had five boats race in both days of the regatta and had much better results in this year's race than last year, according to UMass coach Jim Dietz.
This year, the lightweight fours boat comprised of coxswain Emily Hajjar, Allanah Rubi-Mooney, Nicole Juul-Hindsgaul Emily Mann and Taryn Wilson finished in second place with a time of 19:59:851. That was over 10 seconds better than last year's time of 20:10:281, which put them in seventh place...
The full story can be found on the Daily Collegian website. More information on UMass rowing is available through UMassAthletics.com.
MONMOUTH - If a student-athlete from Polk County was recruited by Roy Williams to play basketball at North Carolina, people would probably think that is a pretty big deal.
For Carla Oberst, it wasn't exactly a recruitment, but the pursuit of a suggestion made at a college interview: try out for the rowing team if she went to the University of Massachusetts...
Check out the full story here.
Happy birthday to Katelyn Allocco of rowing, Andrew Henshaw of men's soccer, Erin Phinny of women's swimming, Jacob Reed of men's track and Hellah Sidibe of mens soccer!
Happy birthday to Em Chiu of rowing and Danielle Allocco of women's cross country and track!
Happy birthday to rowing's Amanda Doolin!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - JULY 20:
Danielle Allocco (Cross Country),
Em Chiu (Crew)
Jeromy Miles (Football)
