Pacific Lutheran University Crew

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PLU Crew is the varsity rowing program for Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.[1] The team was founded in 1964 as a joint program with University of Puget Sound. Today the team consists of Men's and Women's programs for both Varsity and Novice rowers, and competes as a member of the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference (NCRC) and Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA).

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History

Followed the demise of the PLU-UPS rowing club, Pacific Lutheran rowers formed the Lute Varsity Rowing Club in 1965.

PLU Crew first received national notoriety in 1967, when University of Washington requested the return of their old shell the "Husky Clipper," which the Huskies had used to win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. In exchange, UW arranged for Green Lake Crew to donate a shell, the "Loyal Shoudy" to the PLU team. Faced with no means of transporting the boat from north Seattle to PLU's home course in south Tacoma, team Commodore/Captain Jim Ojala devised a plan for the team to row the shell from Lake Union, through the Ballard Locks and down Puget Sound to the Tacoma Narrows. After several months of endurance training, contacting the Navy and Coast Guard, and obtaining a parade permit to walk the shell through North Seattle from Green Lake to Lake Union, the ten team members prepared to embark on their journey. The stunt resulted in the team receiving coverage of the event from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper, as well as national rowing magazine Rowing News.[2][3]

The team received a major setback after its boathouse burnt to the ground in Spring 1975.[4]

In 1998 the team moved up the lake to its new boathouse, located at Harry Todd Park in Tillicum. The team shares the boathouse with UPS and Commencement Bay Rowing Club (CBRC), a Masters and Juniors program.

The team's last red cedar shell, the Marjory Anderson, was refurbished in 2004, and was located for display in the new college bookstore beginning in July, 2007.

Meyer-Lamberth Cup

April 24, 2007 marked the forty-third annual Meyer-Lamberth Cup. The regatta between PLU and cross-town rivals UPS is one of the oldest dual regattas on the west coast of the United States.

Meyer Cup Results

Date Winner Series (PLU-UPS)
1964 Pacific Lutheran 01-00
1965 Pacific Lutheran 02-00
1966 Pacific Lutheran 03-00
1967 Pacific Lutheran 04-00
1968 Pacific Lutheran 05-00
1969 Pacific Lutheran 06-00
1970 Pacific Lutheran 07-00
1971 Pacific Lutheran 08-00
1972 Pacific Lutheran 09-00
1973 Pacific Lutheran 10-00
1974 Pacific Lutheran 11-00
1975 Puget Sound 11-01
1976 Puget Sound 11-02
1977 Pacific Lutheran 12-02
1978 Pacific Lutheran 13-02
1979 Pacific Lutheran 14-02
1980 Puget Sound 14-03
1981 Puget Sound 14-04
1982 Puget Sound 14-05
1983 Puget Sound 14-06
1984 Pacific Lutheran 15-06
1985 Pacific Lutheran 16-06
1986 Pacific Lutheran 17-06
1987 Pacific Lutheran 18-06
1988 Pacific Lutheran 19-06
1989 Pacific Lutheran 20-06
1990 Puget Sound 20-07
1991 Puget Sound 20-08
1992 Puget Sound 20-09
1993 Pacific Lutheran 21-09
1994 Pacific Lutheran 22-09
1995 Pacific Lutheran 23-09
1996 Pacific Lutheran 24-09
1997 Pacific Lutheran 25-09
1998 Pacific Lutheran 26-09
1999 Pacific Lutheran 27-09
2000 Pacific Lutheran 28-09
2001 Puget Sound 28-10
2002 Puget Sound 28-11
2003 Puget Sound 28-12
2004 Puget Sound 28-13
2005 Puget Sound 28-14
2006 Puget Sound 28-15
2007 Puget Sound 28-16
2008 Puget Sound 28-17
2009 Puget Sound 28-18

Lamberth Cup Results

Date Winner Series (PLU-UPS)
1984 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1985 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1986 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1987 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1988 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1989 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1990 Pacific Lutheran 00-00

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1991 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1992 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1993 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1994 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1995  ? 00-00
1996 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1997 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
1998 Puget Sound 00-00
1999 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
2000 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
2001 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
2002 Pacific Lutheran 00-00
2003 Puget Sound 00-00
2004 Puget Sound 00-00
2005 Puget Sound 00-00
2006 Puget Sound 00-00
2007 Puget Sound 00-00

Lightweight Program

PLU's lightweight rowing program have achieved some successes in recent years. In 2002, the Men's Lwt 4+ traveled to the annual Dad Vails Regatta in Philadelphia, winning their event, and consequently a small college championship.[5] Though the Men's team has not returned to Dad Vails since 2002, they have since won the NCRC title in 2005[6] and 2007.[7]

Not to be outdone, the Women's Lwt4+ won the 2004 WIRA Championships at Lake Natoma, California. They followed up their win with second place finishes in the event in 2005 and 2006.

Head Coaches

All-Americans

National Team Members

Current Fleet

Former Fleet

External links

References

  1. ^ PLU Athletics
  2. ^ PLU Crew in the Sixties
  3. ^ "Way Enough!" Recollections on a Life of Rowing by Stan Pocock, ISBN 978-0615112060, ISBN 0615112060
  4. ^ History After the Boathouse Fire
  5. ^ 2002 Dad Vail Results
  6. ^ NCRC 2005 Results
  7. ^ NCRC 2007 Results