Freshman/Novice Program
Spring 2022/23 registration
Jackson-Reed Crew is now accepting new athletes for the freshmen/novice BOYS squad. If you are interested in joining the boys squad, please email our Registrar to receive the registration link.
Jackson-Reed Crew is no longer accepting new athletes for the freshmen/novice girls squad for the spring 2023 season. If you are interested in learning more about the team, please contact our Head of Rowing.
Interested in Rowing?
Each year, Jackson-Reed Crew recruits new rowers and coxswains from any grade level for its competitive novice program. The boys and girls novice squads have 20-30 athletes each.
What are we looking for?
- Academic ambition: You want to join a team that excels in the classroom.
- Work ethic: You love to train and get better every day.
- Team attitude: You want to push and be pushed by your teammates to achieve group goals.
- Athletic background: You are competitive and coachable as an athlete and work hard to win
The Swim Test
All athletes new to Jackson-Reed Crew must take a swim test.
Exceptions are allowed for athletes who previously passed a swim test for the 8th grade Learn-to-Row program and athletes who would rather wear an approved personal flotation device (PFD) while on the water.
Athletes should wear wear non-cotton athletic clothing for the test.
● Part 1: Swim 100 yards with any stroke or combination of strokes without stopping or hanging on the ends or lane lines. Speed and form do not matter.
● Part 2: Tread water for 5 minutes
If you fail the swim test, you can still participate in Jackson-Reed Crew but you will have to wear an approved PFD at all times when you are on the water. Once you feel your swimming abilities and/or fitness have improved enough, inform your coach and he/she will setup another swim test.
Swim instruction resources:
Practice Schedule Spring 2023
| F/N Girls | F/N Boys | |
| Monday | 5:30 - 7:30 AM | 4:30 - 6:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 4:30 - 6:30 PM | 4:30 - 6:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 4:30 - 6:30 PM | 4:30 - 6:30 PM |
| Thursday | 5:30 - 7:30 AM | 4:30 - 6:30 PM |
| Friday | 4:30 - 6:30 PM | 4:30 - 6:30 PM |
| Saturday | 8:30 - 10:30 AM | 9:30 - 11:30 AM |
| Sunday | REST | OFF |
Tail of the Potomac 2022
Natalie Clark
Freshmen/Novice Girls Head Coach
Natalie began rowing in 2008 at Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport, Connecticut, where she won medals at both the Head of the Charles and USRowing Youth National Championships and served as Captain during her Senior year. She then rowed varsity for four years at Georgetown University, similarly spending her Senior Year as captain. She graduated in May of 2018 with a BS in Global Health.
She began coaching with Wilson Crew in 2018, leading the Freshman Girls while also assisting the Varsity Girls. She led the Freshman Girls through a successful Spring season, where they finished second at the WMIRA Championships and fourth at Scholastic Nationals in Ohio.
When she’s not at the boathouse, Natalie is pursuing a Master’s in Social Work.
Kaley Concannon
Assistant Freshmen/Novice Girls Coach
Kaley Concannon started rowing during her junior year of high school at the Culver Academies. From there, she rowed at Stetson University where she was made part of the Second Team All-Conference at MAAC in 2019 and MAAC's 40th Anniversary Team in 2020. She has a soft spot for sculling after many Sundays in a single alongside the gators on Lake Beresford and its rivers connecting to the St. Johns. After graduating from Stetson in 2019 with a BS in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Kaley went on to be a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kyrgyzstan and teach English before being evacuated in March 2020. This led to her move to the DC area where she joined the Wilson coaching staff in fall of 2020.
When not at the boathouse, Kaley works for the US Forest Service as a Management and Program Analyst.
Raymond Sanders
Raymond Sanders
Freshmen/Novice Boys Head Coach
Carlo Price
