Tickets: $60 per person, $40 for those under 30 years of age. ($70 and $50 after February 21st, 2012.)
Purchase tickets at right.
Tables of ten. VIP tables available for $1,000. Contact: Paul Horvat, VPH100@msn.com

Fred Duling will sign the Boathouse Row Cookbook at the Schuylkill Navy Banquet on Feb. 25 - come see Fred and support his rehab by purchasing your copy.

2011 Awardees

Athletes of the Year
Megan Walsh & Catherine Reddick, Vesper Boat Club
Joseph Spencer & Steve Kasprzyk, Penn AC
Jason Read, Temple University and Penn AC

Masters of the Year
Theresa Savard, Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club & Ted Trocky, Malta Boat Club

Among the notable award winners:

• Michael Brown from Merion Mercy Academy will be presented with The Schuylkill Navy Coach of the Year award. Brown helped launch the school’s rowing program in 2005 as head coach, and under his direction the program has won 13 Philadelphia City Championship medals (six gold, five silver and two bronze); two Stotesbury Cup medals (both silver) and four Scholastic National Championship medals (one gold, two silver and two bronze). Marion Mercy Academy finished second in the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association point trophy in four consecutive seasons (2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Last season was one of Merion Mercy Academy’s most successful years, as the Varsity 4 was undefeated during the regular season, winning gold in Miami, Mercer and at the City Championships. At the 2011 Stotesbury Cup, Merion Mercy placed second but was the first U.S. crew to place. Merion Mercy avenged their lone loss of the season by besting E L Crossley of Canada at the Scholastic National Championships on Memorial Day and then defeated The Ladies Hollis School of England for the Groton Cup at Henley’s Women’s Regatta on Father’s Day.
• Megan Walsh (Vesper) and Catherine Reddick (Penn AC) both earned Silver and Bronze medals at the 2011 Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico as members of the US National Team competing in the Women’s 2x and Women’s 4x.
• Steve Kasprzyk (Penn AC) won the Pan Am Games trials in the 4-, was first in the Pan Am Games 8, fifth in the 4-, and second at the US East Coast speed orders in pair, which earned him an invitation to the US Olympic camp tryouts.
• Joe Spencer (Penn AC) won the Pan Am Games trials in the 4-, was first in the Pan Am Games 8, fifth in the 4-, and second at the US East Coast speed orders in pair, which also earned him an invitation to the US Olympic camp tryouts.
• Jason Read (Temple and Penn AC) won gold in the eight and finished fifth in the four at the 2011 Pan American Games, finished sixth in the eight at the 2010 World Rowing Championships, finished sixth in the eight at the 2010 Rowing World Cup stop in Lucerne. Jason was an alternate at the 2008 Olympic Games, finished seventh in the pair at the 2008 Rowing World Cup stop in Munich, eighth in the pair at the 2007 World Rowing Championships, and won gold and set a world record (5:19.85) in the eight at the 2004 Olympic Games. And that is just the past few years.

Contact John Hogan more more information: 215-629-5705, ext. 202