American Collegiate Rowing Association

American governing body of college rowing

American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) is one of the governing bodies of college rowing in the United States, together with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA).

## History

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Established in 2008 by Gregg Hartsuff under the General Not for Profit Association Act of 1986, the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) is made up of club-level collegiate rowing teams.

Before 2006, competitive club rowing programs, which receive little or no funding from their university athletic departments, were able to compete at the IRA Championship. During the 2006-2007 season, Rutgers University cut funding from its men's rowing program, reducing it to "club" status. Part of Rutgers's justification for cutting rowing was that clubs could compete equally with funded programs at the IRA Championships. To avoid other varsity program members from losing funding, the IRA excluded clubs from competing at its championship beginning in 2007. ACRA became an alternative championship for these clubs.[1] It has since grown to include over 76 competing collegiate programs in 2024.[2]

The ACRA National Championship Regatta is considered the National Championship for collegiate club programs and all programs outside the NCAA/IRA structure.

The regatta is split into six regions: the Mid-Atlantic region, the Great Lakes region, the Plains region, the Northeast region, the South region, and the West Coast region.[3] The ACRA is a broadcast partner of The Rowers Consortium of Huntington Harbour, California, who has broadcast the regatta on The Rowing Channel since 2014.

ACRA is currently organized by a coach-elected board consisting of elected officers and representatives from each of the six regions. As of 2024, the board consists of the following members:

ACRA Coach-Elected Board[4] President | Dan Wolleben

Bucknell University

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Secretary | Gregg Hartsuff

Michigan University

Treasurer | Scott Armstrong

Minnesota University

Great Lakes Rep. | Peter Rosberg

University of Cincinnati

Mid-Atlantic Rep. | Frank Biller

University of Virginia

Northeast Rep. | Doug Welling

Bowdoin University

Plains Rep. | Rachel Tuck

Wichita State University

South Rep. | Jon Miller

Vanderbilt University

West Coast Rep. | Peter Brevick

Washington State University

## Members

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### ACRA Schools

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Mid-Atlantic Region | Great Lakes Region | Plains Region | Northeast Region | South Region | West Coast Region

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Bucknell University | Augustana College | Baylor University | Amherst College | Auburn University | Arizona State University
Carnegie Mellon University | Butler University | Colorado State University | Boston College | University of Alabama | California State University-Long Beach
George Mason University | Case Western Reserve University | Iowa State University | Bowdoin College | University of Central Florida | California State University Maritime Academy
George Washington University | Cleveland State University | Kansas State University | Canisius College | Clemson University | Chapman University
Haverford College | Denison University | Macalester College | Clarkson University | College of Charleston | Humboldt State University
Lafayette College | DePaul University | University of Missouri | Endicott College | Davidson University | Menlo College
Lehigh University | Grand Valley State University | Oklahoma State University | Fordham University | Duke University | Nevada State College
Liberty University | IUPUI | Rice University | Gordon College | Emory University | Orange Coast College
Penn State University | John Carroll University | St. Cloud State University | Manhattan College | University of Florida | Portland State University
Rutgers University | Lawrence University | St. John's University and College of St. Benedict | Middlebury College | Florida State University | Sacramento State University
Rutgers University-Camden | Marquette University | St. Louis University | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | University of Georgia | San Diego State University
Stockton University | Miami University (OH) | St. Olaf University | Stony Brook University | Georgia State University | Seattle University
Susquehanna University | Michigan State University | St. Edwards University | SUNY at Albany | Georgia Tech | University of California-Berkeley Lightweights
The College of New Jersey | Michigan Tech University | Texas A&M University | SUNY at Buffalo | High Point University | University of California-Davis
University of Delaware | Northern Michigan University | Texas Christian University | SUNY at Geneseo | Louisiana State University | University of California-Irvine
University of Maryland | Northwestern University | University of Colorado | SUNY at Binghamton | Murray State University | University of California-Santa Barbara
University of Maryland-Baltimore | Ohio State University | University of Denver | SUNY at Oswego | University of North Carolina | University of California-Los Angeles
University of Pittsburgh | Ohio University | University of Iowa | United States Military Academy | North Carolina State University | University of Oregon
University of Richmond | Purdue University | University of Kansas | University of Connecticut | Northwestern State University | University of Southern California
University of Virginia | University of Cincinnati | University of Minnesota | University of Maine | University of Tennessee | Washington State University
Villanova University | University of Dayton | University of Missouri-Kansas City | University of Massachusetts-Amhert | University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Western Washington University
Virginia Tech | University of Illinois | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Tulane University | \-
West Virginia University | University of Michigan | University of Oklahoma | University of New Hampshire | Vanderbilt University | \-
College of William & Mary | University of Notre Dame | University of St. Thomas | University of Rhode Island | Wake Forest University | \-
- | University of Toledo | University of Texas | University of Rochester | - | \-
- | Wheaton College | Washington University in St. Louis | University of Vermont | - | \-
- | Xavier University | Wichita State University | - | - | \-

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## Champions

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### Varsity 8+

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Men[6][7] Year  | Champion

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2008 |  Michigan
2009 |  Michigan
2010 |  Michigan
2011 |  Virginia
2012 |  Virginia
2013 |  Michigan
2014 |  Michigan
2015 |  Michigan
2016 |  Michigan
2017 |  UC Santa Barbara
2018 |  Michigan
2019 | Delaware
2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021 | Not held due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2022 | George Washington
2023 | UCLA
2024 | Notre Dame

## ACRA Championship 2024-25

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The ACRA Championship for the 2024-25 season will be hosted in Oak Ridge, Tennessee from Friday, May 16 until Sunday, May 18.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "ACRA Enters a New Era, Part 1: The Formation of ACRA". row2k.com. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
2. ^ Tully, Madeline Davis (2024-06-25). "The Continuing Rise of Club Rowing: ACRA National Championship". Rowing News. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
3. ^ "American Collegiate Rowing Association". www.americancollegiaterowing.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-20.
4. ^ "ACRA". ACRA. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
5. ^ "ACRA". ACRA. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
6. ^ "HereNOW". legacy.herenow.com. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
7. ^ "Results". Retrieved 2023-12-16.
8. ^ "Regatta Announcement 2024-2026" (PDF).

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