BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University head women's rowing coach John Fuchs has announced that the informational meeting for prospective new team members for the 2020 season will be held on Friday, September 27, 2019.
 
All interested prospective student-athletes will need to attend this meeting. Exact tryout exercises will be communicated before Sept. 27. Tryouts will be held the following two weeks.
 
What: 2019-2020 WWU Women's Rowing Tryout Informational Meeting
When: Friday, September 27 at 4 p.m.
Where: Carver Gym 104 (CV104)

• NO Rowing Experience is necessary
• Meeting is INFORMATIONAL
• Actual tryouts will commence the following two weeks

What you need to tryout for the team (visit links below for the forms)…

1. Physical (It must be on this form)
2. Insurance Form
3. Hold Harmless Form

If you are certain you will be trying out immediately after the informational meeting on September 27, please complete these forms and bring them with you. If you are not sure and you want to hear about the program, you can complete the forms in the following two weeks and tryout then. Either way, please plan on attending the meeting Sept. 27.
 
For this fall, we have room for about 3-4 rowers and one coxswain. We are looking for fit, hardworking, self-starting athletes that enjoy extreme training. Our program prides itself on being the only varsity sport that is exclusively walk-on. It is that chemistry that has propelled us to be one of the nation's finest. The program is all inclusive and all students with athletic ability are encouraged to attend the informational meeting.

More information will be communicated in late August. To be added to the email list about tryouts, please contact John Fuchs via email (John.fuchs@wwu.edu).    
 

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Former WWU rower Kristin Foster filmed and produced this 15-minute documentary on the WWU Rowing team and the sport for her senior honors project as a Visual Journalism major.