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Just for clarification wisco's stern pair are juniors then it went senior, junior, junior, sophmore, junior, senior

Why you swashbuckler! Fuoc. 9 sheckels is just a point above a good rinse bath. If I had my way I would much prefer the Links. They are all you need to hold down a 4 sec fly-bye on a dash. As for the suit, my father has one of those, so I take two more for the wee ones. Do they paddle EXPRESS?

Greg Fuoco, here, say if any of you fine schwimsnappers over here would like to vote for me and my dear fellow-in-cufflinks Matthew Rung for swashbuckling crew of the week, feel free to do so

Also, say say, if any one of you whipsnappigers would like a "finest home-grown-man-suit" do place your orders on the better side of promptly,

They go for 5 sheckels a piece, and--I'll make you a deal because I like you--If you order two I'll only charge 9 sheckels and 15 gelt.

it absolutely boggles my mind why a.) Marist's V4 is up here for crew of the week and b.) they have more votes than cornell's lights or even cal's frosh 8. Let's think about this...all other nominated crew's won their event. Cornell has just three peated as IRA champions and Cal's frosh deserve all the credit they get for picking up speed and surpassing their rival Washington. But Marist M V4? Did Marist have any 8's at the regatta? No. Bottom line is Marist's V8 stern four got beat by guys from the Washington's 3V. I commend the the Marist 4 for their efforts and congrats on the medal boys, but seriously, they shouldn't be nominated for crew of the week or have more votes than the cornell lights and cal frosh. Anyone that's seen Wisco this spring knows they were fast. But everyone outside of Madison that predicted a Wisco win over the Huskies by 6 seats before the IRA raise your hands. I saw their "sprint" at Sprints back in May; their last 500m in the IRA grand final was incredible. factor in the fact that their boat average is only 187lbs and their stern pair are sophomore walk-ons (from lower post)...against the Huskies V8. Are you kidding me?! That's truly remarkable and it speaks to a few things. First, excellent coaching-both in terms of technique and motivation. Second, can we all sit back and imagine the INSANITY of the months of winter training those eight 187lbs wisco guys put themselves through on the ergs, while almost all other teams were out on the water to beat the Huskies with a 5:31 on the Cooper on the biggest stage of the year. absolutely incredible.

I suspect that the Marist crew was nominated because they came out of nowhere to surprise a lot of heavily favored boats. I suspect that a lot of people voted for them because they saw a group of young men who toiled in relative obscurity, not expecting to achieve any degree of glory, but out of love for their sport, and in the end their hard work and dedication were rewarded. They are symbolic of the countless young men and women who dedicate themselves to their various sports even though they know that there is little chance that they will ever be the best. To suggest that the Marist crew did not even deserve to be nominated and were not worthy of being voted for is just plain arrogance. Look back over the past "Crews of the Week". None of them was the best crew in the country, but they were all worthy of the award for one reason or another.

Congratulations to Wisco and Cornell (my alma mater). Both are incredible crews.

I couldn't agree more. Cornell deserves to be ahead of Marist, frankly everyone does on this list since Marist did win. As for Wisco, there win is something incredible. Beating UW by six seats after only being on the water for a few months, I'd hate to be in that training program. Just amazing.

What I find most impressive about Cornell winning the M2- is that they had to train without any financial help from the school. It was their choice to stay there and train ......and hey, they trained through all of the unfairness and won themselves a gold medal. That deserves some recognition.......yea Fuoco

Wisco all the way. Washington had there fastest race of the year and Wisconsin still one by 6 seats. It is too bad they are not going to Henley as with four more weeks of water, which is about 30% more than they'e had so far, they would be incredible. At least with only two seniors in the boat, we can see them again next year, although with UW returning two rowers back to the boat who took this year off to row "professionally" I think UW will again be the boat to beat in 2009. Either way, what Wisconsin did with the rowers they have and being the only school without Scholarships, is truly amazing. Hats off to them.

yeah...cornell won THREE years in a row...never done before by a lightweight team. keep in mind they came from a length behind with 400 meters to go in 95 degree heat. i agree that wisco accomplished something really great too, but marist in second in this poll? are you kidding me? that's clearly their top four guys against everyone else's 3V guys. the cornell pair is for sure a better story than them

WOW 95 degree heat? i wonder what the weather was for the other 5 boats?

well lets think about that...it was roughly the same for the HW varsity 8, but since the other races were in the morning, it was substantially less hot outside...still warm, but not 95. so yeah, it does make a difference. i dont know if you were there or not, but i was, and there was a difference.

well caleb, yes you are probably correct that the weather changed throughout the course of the day as it does for many day long races. i think we should examine these applicants for crew of the week on an intra-race criteria.

and if you were talking about the other 5 in their own race, then i was merely describing a tough condition to win in...just like sometimes there's a headwind (like at sprints where cornell won), or there's really rough water, or a LOT OF HEAT

I would say that you are describing a tough condition for cornell to race in (as it was tough for the other boats in that final)...not win in. are you saying that cornell suffers more in the heat than the other 5 boats? possibly because of their frigid upstate NY weather? im not buying it

congrats to wisco for winning IRAs and stuff

BUT i still think the Cornell LW V8 should win this one. The IRA 3-peat? EPIC.

Wisconsin may have defeated Washington by a solid margin - an impressive feat which we can all recognize eh. However, what you have to ask yourselves is... did they do it while wearing sweaters? Greg Fuoco stroked the Cornell M2- to an open water victory decked out in the finest home-grown-man-suit ever designed. You haven't seen the last of him, guy.

....also, Wisco had a pair of SOPHOMORE twin brothers in stern pair, who also happened to be WALK-ONS. It takes something pretty special to be that new to the sport and lead a crew to a national championship over a very experienced (both collegiately and internationally) Washington crew.

Saying that this is the first time Marist has accomplished something unprecedented or remarkable is not true. Back in 2002 Marist entered their Varsity 8 in the Temple Challenge Cup at Henley. They made it all the way to the semi-final before losing to Harvard who was the ultimate winner that defeated Oxford Brookes University in the final.

Marist has a good rowing program. With their top 4 guys in the four, we should not be surprised of this accomplishment. Stop making Marist sound like a third-tier school when they're not.

However, my vote is for those 8 little skeletons running around the boathouse up in Ithaca, NY. Congrats on the three-peat. If you don't get crew of the week here I expect one when you get home from Henley.

Most of these crews had awesome races...but Greg Fuoco is an awesome race in and of himself and deserves all of our votes in the Cornell M2-.

And on another note...the Harvard 04 had 4 freshman in their boat? 4 novices would be fine, but 4 freshman is illegal boys...read the rule book.

Thank you, however there were three freshman and one junior in the Harvard 4 boat, so maybe you should read the roster!

The poll caption reads, "Harvard Men's Open 4 - Won the Open 4 event at the IRA with four freshmen." Typographical error? Can anyone confirm this?

Also, third IRA championship title in a row and not even close to first place in the Crew of the Week polls? Can't say I saw that one coming, but then again, doubt most saw Wisco's win coming either. Congratulations to all aforementioned crews for a great showing.

My brother is on that boat, and even though the head line said four freshman, that was incorrect.

It was great to see Wisconsin take the mens V8 but, there has to be credit given to the Cal Freshman 8+. All year they ended behind Washington, and at times by 6 seconds, and for them to beat Washington at the semi's and finals, is a great accomplishment for them!

WISCO!!!

As a former heavyweight from one of the schools Wisconsin dusted in the Grand Finals, I think it has to go to Wisco.

1. Their boat averaged 187 pounds. 2. They have 5 walk-ons. 3. They only have 2 seniors. 4. They didn't get out on the water until April because of the Madison weather. 5. They were undefeated all year and never had to finish a race with a sprint until the IRA Grand Finals when they took EIGHT SEATS in the last 500 against Washington, the team that had been ranked #1 in the country all spring.

I don't know how you could vote for any other boat when considering all those things. And considering their inexperience (being loaded with walk-ons and underclassmen) , short amount of water time, and lack of really being pushed all season... just imagine how fast they could be with four more weeks of intense "camp" training for Henley.

This year's Wisco team made my jaw drop. Hats off to them.

Agree. Size is often over rated. I was at a D Camp in NJ in 2003 and the coach put togther an elite Lwt W 8+ that swept everything they raced that summer and were very close to even in times over 2000 m to the US open W 8+. A matchup was talked about but never happened. So it is with Wisco's men. A bit smaller, but fast and hungry. Great job.

Marist's victory was impressive, and deserves recognition as a Crew of the Week. The boat exceeded all expectations, and proved that the program can compete with and beat the crew powerhouses.

You missed one small detail. Marist did not have a victory. They finished 2nd to guys from Washington's 3V.

Congrats to the boys from Wisconsin!