2008 News & Events
May 27, 2008: Girl's Varsity crews perform at Nationals!
The final event for the High School Rowing programs was the National Scholastic Rowing Association of America competition on Friday, May 23rd and Saturday, May 24th in Oak Ridge, TN.
During the qualifying heat races on Friday, FMHS girls 1st Varsity 8+ boat took 3rd place advancing to repechages with a time of 5:17.1. They made a 2nd place finish in their repechage with a time of 5:17.3, which advanced them to semi-finals. The girls’ 2nd Varsity 8+ boat had a 3rd place finish with a time of 5:18.1 advancing them to the semi-finals. The only two NYS teams to have boats make the top 18 finalists in the girls 1st Varsity event and the top 12 finalists for the 2nd Varsity event were Fayetteville-Manlius and Saratoga Springs High Schools.
For the semi-final races on Saturday, the 2nd Varsity 8+ boat took a 4th place finish with a time of 5:27.7 and the 1st Varsity 8+ boat took a 5th place finish with a time of 5:19.5 advancing to 3rd Finals. In the 3rd Finals the 1st Varsity 8+ boat had a 4th place finish with a time of 5:25.5. Overall the 1st Varsity 8+ boat has a National standing of 16th place (out of 32 teams) and the 2nd Varsity 8+ boat has a 7th place standing.
FMHS is grateful to their rival team Saratoga Springs High School for transporting their boats to the National event. They cheered on SSHS as they placed 3rd in the Nation for both the girls 1st Varsity 8+ and 2nd Varsity 8+ events.
May 19, 2008: Syracuse Chargers Invitational Results!
photo L Aiello
Official results on www.row2k.com!
May 12, 2008: FM Crew's medal at State Championships!
The peak event of the spring rowing season was the New York State Scholastic Rowing Association Championships held on Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th on Fish Creek in Saratoga Springs, NY. Fayetteville-Manlius HS was one of five Central New York rowing programs that participated. FMHS entered 12 boats in 11 events, where 8 boats advanced to Grand Finals, 1 advanced as far as the Semi-Finals, 1 advanced to the Petite Finals, and 1 advanced as far as the repechages. Three of the girls’ boats earned States Championship medals; 2nd Varsity 8+ took Silver, Senior 8+ and Novice 8+ each took Bronze. This entitled the two Varsity girls’ boats to go to the 2008 Scholastic Rowing Association Nationals on May 23rd and 24th in Oak Ridge, TN. 
photo L Aiello
Other Final results for the girls’ included fourth place for the Junior 8+, fifth place for the Lightweight 8+ and sixth place for the Freshman 8+.
On the boy’s side, the Lightweight 8+ placed fifth and the Novice 4+ placed fourth in their Grand Finals, the Senior 4+ [A] placed sixth in their Petite Final, the 2nd Varsity 8+ placed third in their Repechage, Senior 4+ [B] placed 20th in their heat (out of 33 boats), and the Novice 8+ placed fifth in their Semi-Finals.
See official results at www.racetrak.com
You can come watch the last event for the CNY rowing programs, the Syracuse Chargers Junior Invitational at Onondaga Lake Park on Sunday, May 18th. There will be participants from Albany, Saratoga Springs, Rochester, and Buffalo.
May 7, 2008: NYSSRA State Championship Itinerary!
The FM Crew itinerary for the State Championship regatta this weekend is now available. Click here!
May 6, 2008: Hornets compete at John Bennett regatta
The 2008 John Bennett Regatta was held on Sunday, May 4th on the Black Rock Canal in Buffalo, NY. The event is sponsored and hosted by the West Side Rowing Club. Participation included schools from Rochester, Buffalo and to make this an “international” regatta, several crews made the trip down from St. Catherine’s and Toronto up in Canada.
photo M Griffin
Among the Central New York rowing programs, Fayetteville-Manlius H.S. and the combined Henninger/Nottingham H.S. program participated. It was a blustery cold day with a 15-20 mph cross-headwind as the rowers raced in the shadow of the Peace Bridge toward the finish line just ahead of the newly constructed Frank Lloyd Wright Fontana Boathouse. FMHS entered 13 boats in 10 events. Due to the weather, what were originally Time-Trials to determine which boats raced in the Finals became the final race results. Despite the challenging race conditions, all the athletes were motivated and worked hard.
Final results for the girls’ included third place finishes for the Senior [A] and Freshman 8+’s, fifth place finishes for the Senior [B], Lightweight and Junior 8+’s and an eleventh place for the Novice 8+.
On the boy’s side, the Senior 4+ [A] placed third, the Freshman 4+ placed fourth, the Lightweight and Novice 8+’s placed fifth, the Senior 4+ [B] placed seventh and the Senior and Junior 8+’s placed ninth.
See official results at www.regattacentral.com
April 20, 2008: FM Crews Medal at Saratoga Invitational!
The 11th Annual Saratoga Invitational was held on Sunday, April 20th on Fish Creek in Saratoga Springs, New York. Among the Central New York rowing programs, Fayetteville-Manlius High School was the only team to participate. FMHS entered nine events, where seven of the ten FMHS boats advanced through their Heats to the Grand Finals and three earned medals (Girls 2nd Varsity pictured below, Boys Lightweight and Boys 3rd Varsity).
photo Dave Geary
Final results for the girls include a first place finish in the Petite Final for the Girls 1st Varsity and Grand Final finishes of third for the Girls 2nd Varsity and fourth for the Girls’ 3rd Varsity and Lightweight boats. The newest rowers at FMHS also had a strong showing with the Girls Novice A boat placing second in the Petite Final and Girls Novice B boat placing fifth.
On the boy’s side, all boats made the Grand Finals where the Boys 2nd Varsity finished fifth, the Lightweight boat finished third, the Boys 3rd Varsity finished second and the Novice boat finished fifth. The boys program also participated in an informal scrimmage on Saturday for 4+ boats where the Boys 1st Varsity placed fifth and the Novice boat placed second.
Official results for all Sunday events are available at Row2k. Pictures from the event can be viewed at the FM Crew photo gallery.
Congratulations to all athletes for great effort and results!
March 29, 2008: Big turn out at Pasta Dinner!
More than 200 athletes, families, coaches, and supporters enjoyed the season opening Pasta Dinner Saturday evening at the FMHS cafeteria. Hosted by 2007 FM Crewster President Mike Cleary, those attending were treated to a slide show of 2007 images, a rubber boot raffle, and heaps of pasta, salads, and great deserts. The coaching staff provided outlooks on the coming season.
Also announced was a new trophy to be awarded at the NY State Championship regatta in honor of Bob O'Leary. Recognizing Bob's efforts as a founding member of the FM Rowing Club and his ongoing support of the sport of Rowing in Central New York, the Robert P. O'Leary Cup is to be awarded to the fastest crew in the boy's 4+ events.
Several FM rowers were also recognized for achievements two weeks ago during the FM Crew 2008 Ergathon (see below).
March 27, 2008: Activity Fees Due!
Two activity fees are due now for athletes participating in the FM Crew program.
1. $250 Activity fee (payable to FM High School) - covers coaches salaries, bus transportation to/from practices and NYS regattas, and annual fees to the Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club for use of the boat house and rowing facilities at Onondaga Lake.
2. $100 Operation fee (payable to FM Crewsters) - covers hotel, food, and regatta expenses associated with supporting the student athletes at all 2008 regattas.
Athletes should bring payments for the Activity Fee to the Student Activities Office, House 2 at the High School. Payments for the Operation Fee can be mailed to the FM Crewsters, PO Box 351, Manlius, NY 13014. Payments should be received by April 4.
Both payments can also be made at the 2008 FM Crew Pasta Dinner, Saturday March 29, 5:30p, FMHS cafeteria.
Any questions or concerns regarding these fees can be addressed to Mr. Pat Mahardy, President of the FM Crewsters or Mr. Ray Kilmer, Director of Student Activities at FM High School.
March 10, 2008: Clothing Orders Due by Thursday, Mar 13 !
Amy Dixon is now taking orders for FM Crew clothing. Items include hoodies, rugbys, sweat pants, T-shirts, fleece jackets, track pants and track jackets as well as the team jacket. We also offer heat and cold gear and hats. Orders need to be in by Thursday March 13. You can give your order and check (made payable to the FM Crewsters) to Garrick Dixon or to any coach. No orders can be accepted after Thursday and there will be no clothing offered at the spaghetti dinner (This was a misprint on the spaghetti dinner flyer). I will be at JV/Varsity practices on Tuesday, March 11 and Thursday, March 13. Novice rowers can stop by the practices if they would like to see the clothing. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at adixon@fmschools.org.
March 8, 2008: Season opens with Erg-A-Thon !
The 2008 spring rowing season kicked off today with an indoor rowing event at the Fayetteville Town Center. Varsity and novice rowers, joined by parents and friends, rowed in 30 minute sets to rack up thousands of meters at the fund raising event.
photo M Griffin
March 5, 2008: Spring Season Information Meeting
The upcoming Spring 2008 season was reviewed with all interested athletes on Wednesday, March 5th. Season details, the race schedule, an Athlete's handbook and other important information were discussed.
An updated Spring 2008 hand out was provided that includes coaches contact information, practice times, and a tentative regatta schedule. You can download a copy of the Spring 2008 General Information here.
Also, download a copy of the Parent & Athlete's Handbook. Athlete's should review the handbook with your parent(s). The last page must be signed by both the athlete and parent, then returned to the appropriate coach.
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