Washington Men’s Rowing

In 1990 Nicolas Donovan won the IRA in the Varsity 8.

36 years later Lyle Donovan, a walk-on like his father, won the same trophy and was able to share the victory with his family

Class Day Champions! The Class of '09 with the Varnell Trophy, the first frosh class since the Class of '50 to win it.



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2006 IRA Frosh National Champions. The Class of '09, holding the Steward's Cup, left to right: Coach Callahan, cox - Katelin Snyder, stroke-Will Crothers, 7-Mike Flight, 6-Jesse Johnson, 5-Max Lang, 4-Bart-Jan Caron, 3-Trevor Mollenkopf, 2-Asa Bergdahl, bow-Lowell Neal.



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The 2006 frosh with 50 meters left, leading the pack at the IRA.



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The new doors to Conibear Shellhouse were officially opened May 5, 2005, after 16 months of construction and $18 million dollars invested by the friends and alums of the University of Washington. The building houses the student-athlete education center and dining hall and spans five shell bays, with modern men's and women's team and locker facilities. Captain's photos adorn the high walls of the Captain's Room, while the entire building includes memorabilia from years' past, including the Husky Clipper, shell of the 1936 Olympic Champions, adorning the ceiling of the dining hall.



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The newly renovated Conibear Shellhouse

Completed in the spring of 2005. The renovation took about 18 months can cost over $18 million dollars.

The original was built in 1949. Curly Harris, former coxswain and booster (he was the main force behind the '46 and '47 Seattle regattas, and served as the Director of the Alumni Association from 1936 to 1964) was busy in Olympia selling the legislature on a new crewhouse. Placed into an appropriations bill and receiving broad support, the University was provided $365,000 to build a new facility for the team - Conibear Shellhouse. The plan included a large shop for George Pocock, dining facilities for the team, a large lounge area, and space for 42 shells (the dormitory rooms on both wings were added in 1965). By the spring of 1949 the building was under construction. By the fall, it was nearing completion. From proposal to reality - from funding to design to completion - took about twelve months.



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The New Conibear Shellhouse

There was a decidedly upbeat tone on the Conibear docks as the school year began in late September. For one thing, the shellhouse construction was starting to actually look like a building - and although the team knew they would not be moving in until the spring,



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The New Conibear Shellhouse

The 2005 varsity holding the Windermere Cup left to right, Ante Kusurin, Kyle Larson, Giuseppe Lanzone, Brett Newlin, Colin Phillips, Aljosa Corovic, Dusan Nikolic, Kiel Peterson.



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The 2005 IRA Champion Open 4+, left to right: Adam Van Winkle, Craig Tyler, Luke Carney, Dustin Kraus, coach Colin Sykes and coxswain Mary Katherine Langlais in front.



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The 2005 IRA Champion JV8, back row left to right: Scott Gault, Scott Schmidt, Cooper Lange, Martin Rogulja. Front row: Matt Kopicky, Evan Galloway, coxswain Greg King holding the Kennedy Cup, Jacob Petit, Tyler Smith.

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