Virginia Rowing

Orth 🇨🇦 and Lutz 🇩🇪 to compete at U23 World Championships!

Orth and Lutz to Compete at U23 World Rowing Championships University of Virginia rowers Teagan Orth and Paula Lutz will compete in the 2024 U23 World Rowing Championships, held Aug. 18-25 in St. Catharines, Canada.

Our new leader Coach Ng is the latest guest on the Wahoo Central Podcast!

Wahoo Central Podcast No. 374: Wesley Ng Only the second head coach in the history of UVA’s rowing program, Wesley Ng took the reins from Kevin Sauer in June. With show host Jeff White, Ng reflects on his journey to Charlottesville and his vision for the program.

Kelly and Tekeian to represent the United States at U23 World Championships!

Kelly and Tekeian to Represent the U.S. at U-23 World Rowing Championships Former University of Virginia standout Kate Kelly has been named to the United States’ U23 National Team that will compete in the 2024 U23 World Rowing Championships, held Aug. 18-25 in St. Catharines, Canada, USRowing announced.

🥉 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 Heidi Long and Great Britain win bronze! | |

Long and Great Britain Women’s Eight Claim Bronze at Paris 2024 Olympic Games Former University of Virginia standout rower Heidi Long and the Great Britain Women’s Eight claimed the bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday (Aug. 3) at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

Stunning! with an Olympic bronze medal for in the women’s 8+

Making Olympic history for continues to inspire past, present, and future Hoos! 🔶🔷

WAHOOWA! Heidi Long (‘19) claims bronze with the Great Britain Women’s Eight!

𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹! Heidi Long ('19) and Great Britain race for GOLD in the Women's Eight this morning at 4:50a EST! Watch on | |

Hoos going for gold 🥇 Heidi Long in the 🇬🇧 GB 🇬🇧 women’s eight tomorrow to cap off a fantastic and inspiring Olympic regatta. 🔶🔷

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On day three of the 2024 Olympic regatta the W8+ heats were on tap. Great Britain’s Womens eight entry with Heidi Long ‘19 advanced directly to the A-final with a dominant heat victory. The race for medals is next! Congratulations and 🔶🔷

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Heidi and the Great Britain Women's Eight wins its heat with a time of 6:16.20 to advance to the A Final on Saturday! | |

𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗬! Heidi Long ('19) and the Great Britain Women's Eight race in the heats on at 6 a.m! | |

Taylor Ruden joins Ng’s staff at UVA after serving as assistant coach at Ohio State the past four seasons from 2020-24. Ruden helped the Buckeyes to the Big Ten Championship in 2022 and four NCAA championship appearances, including a top-10 finishes in 2021 and 2022. She coached the Buckeyes’ Second Varsity Eight to gold at the 2023 Big Ten Championships and eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships.

“I am thrilled to be joining Wes and the women’s rowing staff at UVA,” Ruden said. “The successful history of this program and the people that have been created along the way is something I can’t wait to be a part of.”

“Taylor Ruden’s addition to our coaching staff is a game-changer,” Ng said. “She has an amazing rowing and coaching pedigree and has been instrumental in creating individual boat and team improvements at the NCAAs. Taylor understands the comprehensive nature of what it takes to succeed and brings an educator’s mindset to her coaching. Taylor’s ability to inspire and develop student-athletes as a whole person, combined with her strategic programmatic insights, will play a crucial role in driving UVA to our ultimate ambition. 🔶🔷

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Josie Konopka (Philadelphia, PA) joins the UVA staff for the 2024-25 campaign. “I’m thrilled to join the UVA coaching staff and to work with a team with such an incredible legacy in NCAA women’s rowing,” Konopka said. “I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to coach with Wes and to become a part of the University of Virginia community.

Konopka was a two-year captain of the women’s rowing team and earned first-team All-America honors from the College Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) and first-team All-Ivy two times. She helped lead the Quakers to their first full-team NCAA Championship appearance in 2022, when Penn finished 11th, and then was in the two-seat in 2023 as the Quakers’ Varsity Eight won silver at the Ivy League Championship and followed that up with a fourth-place finish at NCAAs. Overall, Penn took sixth as a team at the 2023 NCAA Championship.

“I am incredibly excited to have Josie Konopka join our staff as an assistant coach,” Ng said. “I knew she would be the first person I wanted to build our staff around. Josie’s journey from a scholastic recruit to U23 National Team athlete to First Team All-American and two-time team captain at Penn is meteoric. It is one that every collegiate athlete aims for. Her deep understanding of the sport and her ability to teach and inspire from her firsthand experience will be invaluable to our program. Josie’s family legacy in rowing and her natural leadership skills make her a perfect fit for our program.”
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Helen Samaniego ‘10 returns to as an NCAA Championship athlete and NCAA Championship coach. A six-time US National Team rower on the senior, U23, and junior levels as well as a Senior Worlds silver medalist in 2013.

“The stars aligned for me to work for Wes at Virginia,” Samaniego said. “Wes has shown remarkable compassion and leadership to me at Penn and as my coach at the 2013 World Championships. Working for Wes combined with coaching for my alma mater is a dream come true.”

“Something is fantastic about this homecoming for Helen, UVA Class of 2010 and NCAA champion,” Ng said. “Helen and I had a chance to work together at the 2013 World Rowing Championships and the University of Pennsylvania in 2023. I greatly respect her approach to rowing, her excellent track record of success, and her deep passion for this sport. Precious few coaches have won the NCAAs as an athlete (2010) and as an assistant coach (2024). As a world-class sculler and lifelong learner in the sport, I’m excited for Helen to help lead our small boat skill development and help future Hoos experience the same success and journey she did. Simply put, Helen knows what it takes to win!” 🔸⚔️🔹 ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗻 (𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀) 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗼!
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Heidi Long (’19) is making her Olympic debut in Paris. The Buckinghamshire, England, native was a member of UVA’s ACC champion Varsity Eight from 2016-19. She earned ACC Freshman of the Year in 2016 and is a two-time All-American and All-ACC performer. Long helped UVA to four ACC titles and three top-10 finishes at the NCAA championships!

Two-time All-American and four-time ACC champion Heidi Long to make her Olympic debut in Paris! 🔶⚔️🔷

Heidi Long to Compete for Great Britain at Paris 2024 Olympic Games Former University of Virginia standout rower Heidi Long will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Morgan Rosts, Class of 2018 and Leia Till, Class of 2023 with the Henley Royal Regatta Town Cup after Winning the 4- for Canada 🏆🇨🇦

What an experience!

Thank you to for a truly phenomenal regatta and some excellent racing!

Two crews set to compete at Henley Royal Regatta Thursday!

Cavaliers Competing at Henley Royal Regatta University of Virginia rowers are competing at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta, held on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England.

Congrats to Riley Richardson a@d Sydney Fratamico on their Henley Royal Regatta Spare Pair Championship! 🔸⚔️🔹

HOOS ready for Henley?!

Super excited to have kickstarted our Henley campaign on the river Thames! Taking advantage of the water and enjoying being at such a historic race track!

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Let's give a Wahoowa welcome to our new coach Wes Ng!

Congrats to Sky Dahl on her silver medal at World Rowing Cup III in Poznan, Poland!

Coach Sauer is the latest guest on the Wahoo Central podcast!

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Congrats to our CRCA All-Americans Eva Frohnhofer and Kate Kelly!

17 Hoos named 𝗖𝗥𝗖𝗔 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿-𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀!

Seventeen Cavaliers Earn CRCA National Scholar-Athlete Honors Seventeen members of the Virginia rowing program were named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athletes, the CRCA announced Thursday (June 6).

“For my last NCAAs, I am really honored by the effort and camaraderie displayed by our team.” Head Coach Kevin Sauer

Virginia Finishes 13th at NCAA Rowing Championship Virginia finished 13th at the NCAA Rowing Championship Sunday (June 2) at East Fork/Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio.

It’s Finals Day!

Catch us racing in our NCAA finals today:
V4 8:08am
V8 8:40am
2V8 9:04am

Today's recap from the NCAA Championship!

Virginia Concludes Day Two Action at NCAA Championship No. 14 Virginia concluded semifinal action at the 2024 NCAA Rowing Championship Saturday (June 1) at Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio.