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Brown's Varsity Eight Earns EARC Rusty Callow Award
5/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Crew
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) have announced that the Brown University varsity eight has been named the recipient of the Rusty Callow Award. The postseason awards were voted on by the EARC coaching contingency.
The No. 5 Brown Varsity Eight earned the Rusty Callow Award after their impressive spring season. The Bears only lost once in cup racing heading into Eastern Sprints and captured bronze in a tightly contested grand final.
The Rusty Callow Award is presented each year by the EARC to the crew that, in the previous year, best personified the virtues of "spirit, courage and unity." Awarded annually since 1963, the winner of the award is determined by a vote of the head coaches of the EARC.
"It is a great honor to receive the Rusty Callow Award," said head coach Paul Cooke. "This team has enjoyed working hard together and building on successes. They have brought a lot of enthusiasm to the boathouse and to the race course."
Rusty Callow was a legendary rowing coach, whose career spanned the first half of the 20th century. Rusty coached for many years at Washington, the University of Pennsylvania, and Navy. Among his many accomplishments, Callow coached the 1952 Navy crew to an Olympic gold medal.
Brown will compete at the IRA National Championship on June 1-3 at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.
