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UNL's Crew prepares for its trip to the Head of the
Charles Regatta in Boston.
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Pre-dawn practice sessions prepare
UNL Crew team for Boston regatta
By Mary Jo Howe
They call themselves '"Hie Twilight Zone" and appro
priately their most active hours are during that time of
day.
- Every morning at 5, their entourage of cars pull out of
a UNL parking lot and quietly stretch out on the high
way toward Branched Oak Lake, near Raymond, headed
for their daily workout.
The stars still are bright when these mysterious persons
reach their destination and accumulate in shivering
huddles at the water's edge.
Under commands of a shadowy figure, they lift long,
thin rowing structures from the boat racks over their
heads and roll them gently in the water.
Then, in military fashion, they noiselessly climb into
the boat and with one simulataneous flick of the oars,
glide over the mirror-smooth water and disappear into the
night.
This is not a covert UNL intelligence unit, or a Navy
ROTC maneuver, but a group of UNL students dedicated .
to one of the world's oldest sports-rowing.
The real name is the UNL Crew and this week they are
preparing for the Head of the Charles Regatta Sunday in
Boston.
Why would anyone want to leave their warm beds long
before anyone else is up to brave the dark, cold and wet
of these morning workouts?
None of the crew could give a straight answer. With a
laugh and a shrug of the shoulders, most members say
they don't really know. It's just something different said
one. The competition, added another.
They're sure to get competition at the Charles Regatta.
Frank Sands, head coach of the men's varsity crew called
it one of the most prestigious regattas in the world as well
as. one of the largest sporting events in the U.S. by virtue
of persons cpmpetiting.
More than 140 crews from nationwide colleges and
high schools will compete in the three-mile race on the
Charles River.
UNL is expected to place in the top IS this year, Sands
said. Two years ago the men's varsity eight finished ninth.
Everyone making the trip is a returning letterman with the
exception of one freshman female.
The crew will leave Tuesday and return Oct. 25. They
will stay at Harvard University. -
"Nebraska is considered something of a novelty in the
east and that could be one reason why Harvard has invited
us to stay there-free of charge. It should be a great exper-
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The regatta will consist of 25 races with as many as 40
crews in each race, Sands said. '
It's a big deal in the Boston area, he said. The regatta
dates back to 1937 when Harvard challenged Yale to the
first rowing dual.
Sands said the crew will be reaching Boston on Thurs
day so to have time to run the course and take in some of
the sights in Boston.
The crew receives no funding from UNL so must raise
its own funds.
Money for the Boston trip was raised through sweep
stakes, stamp drives, collecting dues, donations from
Friends of Nebraska Rowing and cleaning the stadium and
sports complex after sporting events.
The crew also supports the salaries of their three
coaches, Sands, Ron Korpi, women's crew coach, and
Mark Potadle, the freshmen coach.
The crew has come a long way since its meager begin
ning in 1970 when it had to borrow rowing shells from
other schools. .
They now own their own Schoenbrod shells, the
finest in the world, according to Sands. The shells, from
New Bedford, Mass. cost $6000 each. The eight-man
shells are 61 feet long and the four-man shells are 45 feet
in length.
The length of the shells has caused a few problems in
transportation, Korpi said. It is illegal to transport any
thing in excess of 60 feet on the highways, which has
resulted in some police escorts through states, he said.
The Crew will host a Row-a-thon Nov. 12 in a station
ary tank outside the Union for Muscular Dystrophy.
The crew also is preparing for its next race, the
Branched Oak Regatta Nov. 6 at 7 a sn. ' .
"The Twilight Zone", a fourth crew consisting of
varsity and junior varsity men will compete in this race.
Other crews will include Kansas State, Wichita State,
Oklahoma State, and Creighton University.
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