National Champs!

Congratulations to Boys Varsity Crew for their FIRST PLACE finish at Nationals in Florida!  Girls finished FIFTH in the nation!  GO BIG GREEN!

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Today, the Big Green boys and girls rowing teams completed their quest at the 2022 US Rowing Youth National Championship held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, FL. The boys boat crossed the finish line in first place of the men’s youth 4+ in the Final A to be crowned National Champions. In the women’s youth 4+ Final A, the Deerfield girls crew team rowed to a fifth place national rank.

The boys boat surged ahead in the final meters of the race to over take second-place finisher Greenwich for the victory with a winning time of 6:24.415.

Congratulations to the entire boys team and coach: John Patton ’23, Oscar Patton ’23, George Fauver ’22, Casey Smith ’22, Darien Chiang ’23, and Coach Spencer Washburn.

In the closely contested women’s youth 4+ final race, the Big Green crew crossed the finish line with a time of 7:21.252 to claim the title of the fifth fastest boat in the country in their division.

Visit the US Rowing Youth Nationals results page for complete race results. For a recap of the Youth Championships, click here.

Watch the past-race recap by clicking here (minute mark 19:34).

Congratulations to the girls team and coach: Larrabee Pollack ’23, Natalie Meyer ’23, Rachel Mark ’23, Lila Nottage ’22, Nicole Xing ’22, and Coach Parker Washburn.

This is remarkable achievement and it was an incredible season!

Here's a great video (< 3 mins) by US Rowing interviewing a DA rower...

https://youtu.be/cW4uR7FFlWc

Consider praising these great kids with a gift to the ANNUAL FUND by June 30 if you haven't yet.

Van Sullivan movin' on up!

 From LinkedIn:

So I guess it’s time to let this cat out of the bag… will be taking on a new role at Stony Brook at the end of the summer. Super excited for this new adventure and can’t wait to tell the incredible SBU story to our corporate partners!

On August 1, Van Sullivan will be joining our team as executive director of corporate relations. In this role, Van will serve as the single point of University contact for the needs of corporate partners as he develops and manages strategic partnerships, focusing on sponsorships and brand partnerships. He also will identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate philanthropic relationships. Van will report directly to Scott Barrett. 

 

Van is currently serving as executive director of Stony Brook’s Faculty Student Association (FSA), where he successfully maintained the FSA’s operations through the pandemic, upgraded campus dining options and elevated many other programs and services to enhance campus life for students and faculty at Stony Brook. He earned a BS in behavioral sciences from New York Institute of Technology.