Crew (Boys)

Deerfield's rowers practice and compete on the Connecticut River, a ten-minute bus ride from campus. In the spring of 2004, construction was completed on our new Boathouse, a 5900 square foot facility that houses twenty rowing shells, two team rooms, rowing ergometers, and video equipment. The team races primarily in four person shells. The top four crews are considered as the varsity squad, and the 5th and 6th boats are usually reserved for novice rowers who are new to the sport.

In the spring of 2006, our first boat finished in 4th place at the NEIRA regatta in Worcester, MA.  Other highlights include the previous spring of 2005 when our 1st and 2nd crews both finished the season as undefeated, New England Champions.  Additionally, our 1st boat was invited to compete at the National Youth Invitational where the crew finished in 2nd place. The 2011 saw the Boys' first boat finish 2nd at the NEIRA's and 3rd at the National Youth Invitational.   Currently, we have Deerfield alumni rowing in top collegiate programs, including Brown, Cal-Berkeley, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Georgetown, Yale,  and the United States Naval Academy. For more information, please contact Head Coach, Wayne M. Berger '84.  wberger@deerfield.edu

2011 Boys and Girls Video

Click here for directions to the Deerfield Academy Boathouse

Click here for directions to Lake Quinsigamond (NEIRA)

Varsity

Junior Varsity

Varsity

Wayne Berger

Wayne joined Deerfield's college advising office this fall after serving as the Assistant Heavyweight Men's Coach at Harvard for six years. The head coach at Groton School for four years where he won multiple NEIRA Championships, Wayne also founded the Boston Rowing Club, an elite junior program. He started his rowing career at Cornell University where he “learned to row” in the heavyweight first boat. His coaching career extends over 20 years and his regatta victories include: 7 Royal Canadian Henley Championships, 4 US Club National Championships, 2 first boat and team NEIRA Championships, 3 Eastern Sprints Championships, multiple international victories, and two semi-final and one finals appearance at Henley Royal Regatta, England.

Send email to Wayne Berger (wberger@deerfield.edu)