Hi, what are some example 2k erg scores that got recruited by Brown. What about some other colleges? Any lady crew members who have gotten recruited by schools, what 2k erg score did you have? TIA
I have a 4.25 GPA unweighted, a 33 ACT score, I am black, I am a junior, I recently joined crew. I do not know if any of the previous information is helpful but just in case.
First, how tall are you?? Second, if you are serious sign up for Crash B’s in Boston. You will need 2k erg score under 7:30.
My daughter erg 7:40 and met with Ivy League coaches, once they saw her they all said same thing you can be walk on but you are too short to be recruit .
They look for 6 foot ladies-maybe an inch or two shorter. My daughter gpa 4.5 and 1500 SAT, and still all about the height
Contact all coaches by email and go under recruit section on website.
My daughter did get offers, but not ivy. She is only 5’6”
There are also elite D-III colleges that would be thrilled to have you.
http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/rowing/d3
Good luck!
Thank you so much for answering, I too am 5’6" so I am in the sam jam your daughter was in!
Create a profile on berecruited and start email coaches at your targeted schools. You can do informal visits after you have initiated contact with coaches.
Good luck!
Just as someone above stated sign up for free Berecruited website. There are lots of great D1 and D3 schools that are not ivy with rowing programs. Bates, Williams, Hamilton, Colgate, Boston College, Lehigh, Georgetown, Notre Dame. You have lots of options!! Good luck!
^Add Wellesley, Tufts and Wesleyan. All top 10 D3 women’s rowing programs. At 5’6" you’re probably too short to garner interest from most D1 programs but you’ll find if you can record some low erg times you’ll get looks from D3 coaches.
Example erg scores for recent Brown recruits that I know of are in the ~7:10 to ~7:25 range. 5’ 6" is, as previous posters mentioned, on the short side, but there have been first boat women’s rowers that height at the D1 level. If you put together a short athletics resume (erg score, height, weight, GPA, standardized test scores) and start filling out recruiting profiles on school sites that you are interested in (backed up by emailing recruiting coaches) you’ll get the best idea of how interesting you are to coaches.
Any chance you could row lightweight? My D19 is also interested in rowing in college and has had interest from lightweight programs. She is 5’8” and weighs right about 125-128lbs. There are some smaller D1 programs that have shown interest but she is small for open weight, both height and weight wise. Her 2K PR is 7:39, she has been rowing for 18 months. She also plays basketball and played varsity softball before taking up rowing. Would appreciate any advice from others also about recruiting. She does have a ncsa profile and has gotten some interest from there. Any insight from lightweight vs open weight rowing for women would be appreciated, it makes this mom nervous that she would be in a sport where the number on the scale may trump one’s personal health. We have worked hard to help her maintain a healthy relationship with eating, don’t want that to be undermined if she joins a lightweight college program and tries to gain muscle without topping 130lbs.
If you just started rowing as a junior it will be hard to be formally recruited, as in getting a likely letter, unless you can quickly show some very strong erg times, and commitment to the sport.
But it’s not all or nothing - you’ve got good grades and test scores, so if you can put together a strong overall application (recommendations, and ECs prior to rowing), then you could get a letter of support from the coach that could make the difference with Admissions - at Brown, a letter should carry quite a bit of weight. As you can see from their roster, every year a good number of freshmen rowers join the team, even though they were not formally recruited.
So, if you’re really keen on Brown for reasons other than rowing, make sure you talk about that when you reach out to the Brown coaches (which you should do as soon as you’ve got some good times).
Even if your heart is set on Brown, you should also look at some other programs, as several of the other respondents mention, and lightweight programs, if that’s a possibility for you (bearing in mind that if you get really serious about rowing, you may find that you’re losing weight, even as you gain strength and speed).
Good luck!