Head Coach - Casey Fuller, 1st year

2018 Finish

• Varsity 4 - Petite Finals at Vails, raced at IRAs
• Lightweight 4 - Grand Finals at Vails, raced at IRAs
• Quad - 3rd at Vails

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 3

2019 Seniors - 4

2019 Outlook - "Our goal is still the same as last year: Dad Vail Gold. As we get on the water even earlier this year, we’re looking to sharpen our tech and gain speed in any way we can. The plan now is to start competing with Heavyweight and Lightweight 8's at Vails and the lightweights are certainly looking to breakthrough with an automatic qualifier for the IRA. With a new coach and a passionate group of men ready to work, this is a goal within reach."
-Director of Rowing, David Patterson

Head Coach - Charles Huthmaker, 2nd year

2017 Finish

• Varsity 4 - Petite Final at Dad Vails, 17th at IRAs
• 2nd Varsity 4 - Grand Final at Dad Vails
• Lightweight 4 - Petite Final at Dad Vails

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 7

2018 Seniors - 5

2018 Outlook - "Team target is always Dad Vail Gold, if not in the short run then certainly the long run. Athletes have done their winter grind. 2k PRs have been set. We are on the water in February (which is not the norm for early morning practices in the Northeast). Want to challenge for a top 12 position in the varsity four at the IRA."
-Head Coach Charles Huthmaker

Head Coach - Charles Huthmaker, 1st year

2016 Finish

• Team - 2nd at MAAC
• Varsity 8 - 3rd at MAAC
• 2nd Varsity 8 - 2nd at MAAC
• Varsity 4 - MAAC Champs, semis at Vails

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 4

2017 Seniors - 3

2017 Outlook - "Last year saw Fairfield represented at the IRA for the first time in school history. The performance resembled a crew suffering a bit of shock and awe at the magnitude of the competition arena they found themselves in. While humbling, it still proved a great learning experience and the plan is to return sharper and better prepared to race against the college elites. With a new coach and a team in the process of a rebuild with plenty of young guys needing support, a great weight of responsibility is being shouldered by our seniors and juniors but they understand what they need to do and are ready to help the program continue to develop."
-Head Coach Charles Huthmaker

Head Coach - David Patterson, 9th year

2015 Finish

• Varsity 8 - Won Iona Invite, Sacred Heart Invite, made semifinals at Dad Vails

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 7

2016 Seniors - 3

2016 Outlook - "The spring semester will be a great unknown. With Coach McCarron on board the men’s team will have been put through their most demanding training schedule yet but it has proven to be too demanding for some not used to working this hard for their sport while balancing all their other commitments. The squad is battling inner demons this indoor season trying to resolve the issue of how much they really want to be competitive. There is no comfort zone for anyone and the challenges are great. If our leaders lead, our athletes stick to the program and our coaches coach there is no reason that our men’s varsity eight will not develop in to the fastest in school history."
-Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 8th year

2014 Finish

• Varsity 8 - Iona Invite Champ, Sacred Heart Champ, Spring Metro Champ, Grimaldi Cup Champ

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 7

2015 Seniors - 6

2015 Outlook - "After the most successful spring season in 2014 with 3 varsity eight victories, performances slumped at the business end of the season at MAAC Championship and Dad Vail Regatta as our competitors all got quicker and we failed to find another gear. However the fall of 2014 saw our most successful fall season ever, helped by contributions from some new freshman talent. The challenge is to start fast in March and finish faster in May, building on the platform of the past calendar year."
-Head Coach Davide Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 7th year

2013 Finish

• Varsity 8 - 4th at MAAC
• 2nd Varsity 8 - 3rd at MAAC
• Varsity 4 - 2nd at MAAC

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 7

2014 Seniors - 4

2014 Outlook - "Continuing our growth in strength and depth now approaching 7th spring season in varsity history. Base level target is to finish 3rd in conference championship to move from talking about beating Iona to actually doing it. While our team is not yet primed to beat Marist and Jacksonville our challenge will be to try and score points off them in at least one of the three championship events as our 'reach' target."
-Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 6th year

2012 Finish

• Novice 8 - Won Dowling Invite, 2nd at Jesuit Invite, 2nd at MAAC

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 5

2013 Seniors - 2

2013 Outlook - "Deepest and strongest squad, varsity and novice combined, in program’s six year varsity history. Continuing to build strength, technical ability and team harmony. Project is finally beginning to get the foundation it needs to become competitive program in the college ranks."
-Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 5th year

2011 Finish

• Varsity Pair - Grand Final at Dad Vails
• Novice 8 - Sacred Heart Invite Champs, Spring Metro Regatta Champs

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes -

2012 Seniors - 0

2012 Outlook - "Young squad as many upperclassmen didn't fancy the very clear challenge posed by the recruits in the current freshman class. Working towards varsity four and freshman eight at the Dad Vail Regatta with the potential to gain varsity four experience at the IRA Regatta for the fastest possible combination from the Dad Vail athletes."
-Head Coach David Patterson

• Fairfield: Crew Team Rows to a Cure

• Fairfield: Casey Fuller Competes At World University Games

• Fairfield: Families Provide Major Support For Fairfield U. Rowing Club

• Fairfield: Rowing Teams Make Their Mark At Head Of The Charles

• Fairfield: 'Talking less and working more'

• Fairfield: Novice 4 Highlight Head Of The Housatonic Results

• Fairfield Rowing Captures Spring Metropolitan Championships

• Fairfield Rowing Teams Compete With Success At Sacred Heart Invitational

• Knecht Cup Saturday Racing - Men

Head Coach - David Patterson, 12th year

2018 Finish

• Varsity 8 - 5th at MAAC
• 2nd Varsity 8 - 4th at MAAC
• Varsity 4 - MAAC Champs

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 2

2019 Seniors - 7

2019 Outlook - "With the conference championship landing on the same day as graduation and only 2 seniors committing to making themselves available for the championship race from a projected 14 from last year’s junior class we have found ourselves in a challenging situation. There is potential in the group and without question, given how young the team is, we are definitely only going to get faster as the season continues. This is probably not going to be the year that we look to push on to an elevated conference position and we will have an immense battle just to preserve our current position as the leaders of the chasing pack to break into the top three of Jacksonville, Marist and Canisius. The challenge being made even more of a battle with a resurgent Manhattan program that had a break out fall season. I think there will be immense battles all the way down the course in all races at this year’s MAAC Regatta. The challenge is there and it’s going to be FUN!"
-Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 11th year

2017 Finish

• Team - 4th at MAAC
• Varsity 8 - 5th at MAAC
• 2nd Varsity 8 - 3rd at MAAC
• Varsity 4 - 3rd at MAAC

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 6

2018 Seniors - 4

2018 Outlook - "Big change in personnel from spring of 2017 with 7 students graduated, 4 students abroad in the spring and a transfer out due to change in major. With big change comes big opportunity for a bunch of returners and new members. With youth and inexperience, spring 2018 promises to be a huge adventure with a guarantee that we will finish off the season a lot faster than when we start. The last time the squad was this ‘fresh’ was the spring of 2013 which ended pretty well for us and inspires the current team tremendously."
-Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 10th year

2016 Finish

• Team - 5th at MAAC
• Varsity 8 - 5th at MAAC
• 2nd Varsity 8 - 5th at MAAC
• Varsity 4 - MAAC Champs

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 4

2017 Seniors - 7

2017 Outlook - "After a roller coaster ride of performances and results in the fall plus the disappointment of not getting an entry to the Head of the Charles everyone is keen and committed to taking the best parts of our autumn races and learn from our mistakes to put together a run of quality effort towards the peak that is the MAAC Championship in the middle of May. The MAAC has been improving in leaps and bounds every year since automatic qualification began and we are focused on being a recognized program at the top end of the conference which means we too have to keep improving or we will get left behind. While we have kept traditional races in our schedule, racing conference rivals Sacred Heart, Iona and Manhattan and attending the Spring Metropolitan Regatta we have added a fun early season dual with Smith College, we will return to the intense battle that is the Knecht Cup and have accepted the challenge of taking on the Black Rock Cup in Buffalo hosted by Canisius which will see 4 of the top 5 programs from last year’s MAAC Championship do battle in a double dual towards the end of April – unless it’s still frozen up North!"
-Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 9th year

2015 Finish

• Varsity 8 - Won Iona Invite, Won Sacred Heart Invite, 3rd at MAAC

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 6

2016 Seniors - 6

2016 Outlook - "The squad has some outstanding seniors looking to close their collegiate career in style having started it off winning the varsity 8 MAAC title along with an undefeated novice four season in 2013 (including Knecht Cup and Dad Vail gold). However to complete our ultimate goal of winning the MAAC team title and earning a berth to the NCAA Championships we also know we will have to count on the, as yet unknown, strengths of our current freshmen to supplement our sophomores, juniors and seniors in the selection of our strongest 23 to go to the start line. Having a spring season that we can actually spend rowing for a substantial amount of time will help so looking for some support from El Nino to warm things up (without blowing us off the river instead!)."
-Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 8th year

2014 Finish

• Team - 3rd at MAAC
• Varsity 8 - 2nd at MAAC, Petite Finals at Dad Vail
• 2nd Varsity 8 - Spring Metro champs, 6th at MAAC
• Varsity 4 - MAAC Champs

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 9

2015 Seniors - 4

2015 Outlook - "Playing an interesting dance with the women's team based on mid season switch of date for MAAC Championship now landing on the same day as our graduation. Not what our seniors were expecting for their final year. As a squad, the biggest upheaval this year was not on the student-athlete side but on the coaching side with a new set of assistants and head coach responsibilities being pulled more equally to the men's squad. So far (fingers crossed) the winter has been mild and with potentially more access to the water this spring compared to 2014, Fairfield will again be in the mix as a contender for the MAAC Championship. It will take a very brave coach to make a champions prediction with Marist, Jacksonville, Robert Morris, Canisius and Drake in the mix. Stetson may (or may not!) need one more building year before being a team contender. Iona will have a spring in their step after a successful winter training trip and if not a team championship squad yet, they can always take points away from another crew crushing someone else's championship dream. Sacred Heart, along with Jaclyn Smith, had a useful freshman boat this fall that could take some points off an unsuspecting team challenger. While the MAAC champion might not trouble other conference champions at NCAAs just yet, the battle for the bid will be arguably one of the most intriguing conference championship regattas on offer."
-Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 7th year

2013 Finish

• Varsity 8 - MAAC Champs, Won Sacred Heart Invite
• 2nd Varsity 8 - 3rd at MAAC
• Varsity 4 - 2nd at MAAC
• Novice 4 - Dad Vail Champs, MAAC Champs, Knecht Cup Champs, won Sacred Heart Invite

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 8

2014 Seniors - 3

2014 Outlook - "We are currently operating with our largest squad, our fittest squad, our strongest squad and technically most proficient squad all working hard to peak as a whole team for the conference championship. We will challenge for the MAAC berth to the NCAA Championship but with a very evenly matched conference with regards funding anyone of Marist, Canisius, Robert Morris, Drake and Jacksonville will make a similar claim and we've yet to see new affiliate member Stetson. Additionally Iona and Sacred Heart are more than capable of taking points off any crew in any of the three championship races. Arguably the team that manages their training the best through this hellish winter will win."
Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - Dave Patterson, 6th year

2012 Finish

• Varsity 8 - Won Dowling Invite, won Spring Metro Regatta, 4th at MAAC
• Varsity 4 - MAAC Champs

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 6

2013 Seniors - 3

2013 Outlook - "Of the nine programs competing to be MAAC conference champion the people at Fairfield would rather it be Fairfield University than any other MAAC school go to Indianapolis. Marist will probably be favorites, Canisius could be the dark horses but Fairfield has a chance as our field is well matched in funding and boat speed."
-Head Coach David Patterson

Head Coach - David Patterson, 5th year

2011 Finish

• Varsity 8 - 2nd at Sprint Metro
• Varsity 4 - 1st at Sprint Metro
• Varsity Pair - Dad Vail Champs, 2nd at Knecht Cup
• Novice 4 - 3rd at Dad Vail

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes -

2012 Seniors - 0

2012 Outlook - "With AQs around the corner our biggest challenge is team internal, notably expansion of squad size. Gone are the days we can just put together medal winning combinations in boat classes we know we can be successful in. At the DI level, team sport of two eights and a four is the name of the game. We need to adjust and adapt to the requirements, grow and develop and take the hits that will come with going up against the big teams in the big boats. We will be watching the movie 300 a number of times, spend this season setting the mind set of the Spartan warriors, make a real fight for the 1V8 at the 2012 MAAC Championship and be ready to fight for the MAAC team championship and AQ in 2013"
-Head Coach David Patterson

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• Fairfield: Stag Spotlight: Rowing's Katherine Pitz '15 and Luke Pettenati '18

• Fairfield U. Student, Professor Finalists For Women Of Innovation Awards

• Fairfield: Rowing Teams Make Their Mark At Head Of The Charles

• Fairfield: Rowing Teams Announce Class of 2017

• Fairfield: 12 for '12: Women's Novice Four Captures Silver At Dad Vail

• Fairfield: 'Talking less and working more'

• MAAC Championships

• Knecht Cup Saturday Racing - Women

• MAAC Championships