OAKTON CREW ALUMNI

    Crew is a sport that helps you develop, mature, and stand out as an individual, teammate, and leader. OHS Crew is proud of our athletes who have gone on to row at the collegiate level. Many have been recruited and accepted scholarships to row at elite universities and renowned rowing programs across the country and the globe.

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CALLING ALL ALUMNI ** ROWERS ** COACHES ** FAMILIES **

In celebration of our 20 years of ROWING, we are reuniting on MAY 11, 2024 from 3 to 8 pm - food, hot & ready at 5pm

Occoquan Regional Park - 5 mins downriver from Sandy Run - 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton, VA 22079

BBQ Pork, Chicken & Veggie Burgers provided. Bring a side Oakton style! Catchup with Friends & Play Cornhole!

Everyone is invited - current AND alumni rowers and coaches and families ** SEE YOU THERE!! RSVP HERE

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WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO LAUNCH / EQUIP FUND OR SCHOLARSHIP FUND

We asked some ALUMNI rowers, what does OAKTON CREW mean to you?

2004 - OAKTON’s WOMEN’s 1st CAPTAIN - MARTHA (Runkle) JAWOROWSKI - Villanova

2010 - DAPHNE MARTSCHENKO - Stanford - Cambridge - World Rowing Under-23 Championships

Head Coach Tim Callahan -

I was happy to be a part of bringing Oakton Crew to the next level during the 2007 and 2008 Spring seasons. In the fall of 2006 I inherited a team with a very good foundation thanks to a strong, active parents board and coaches like Tom Bennett and Dane Underwood. But, when I met with the varsity girls (who I coached day to day) they had a simple goal: "We don't want to come in last anymore." Unfortunately, new programs lose a lot in the first couple years while rowers gain experience, strength, technique, and stamina. 

So, we went to work. Tom Bennett coached a very motivated group of Freshman girls who had great success in 2007. Dane had the boys rowing strong and happy. And the Varsity girls were excited to come in second and third in many races. 

As the team grew in numbers and several rowers got involved in fall and winter training, attendance improved, a competitive drive increased, and the culture changed. A program that began by encouraging students to try a new sport while maintaining a major commitment to other extracurriculars began to take off. The more you rowed and erged, the stronger the rower became. Competition increased for seats in faster boats. The rowers began to depend on each other to get better and faster by working harder together.  

We began to see more and more success. We brought boats to more competitive regattas like Stotesbury in Philadelphia and then qualified to race at the Scholastic National Regatta. Rowing became more fun. I loved seeing the kids enjoy spending so much time together. And their parents liked being a part of it too, hosting many crew team gatherings at their homes. 

We all pulled together and were happy to see teammates succeed at the highest level as our lightweight girls four with coxswain went undefeated locally and won gold at the State Championship Regatta.

Coach Tim Callahan shared as apart of 2004-2024 Alumni Celebration.

Many more of our ALUMNI who have gone to row collegiately ….

If you are an OHS crew alum collegiate rower and have a photo we can post, please send a message to communications@oaktoncrew.com