WOMEN'S ROWING
Captain's Name: Tani Weber
Coach: Alan Oldham
 
Why you love being a Gryphon in 140 characters or less: Because of the excitement of regattas, where all your hard work leads up to that one day and the friendships you build.
 
Best nickname on the team: Treitz
 
One thing we don't know about your team: We have handmade tuques, which you can only receive if you go to the Canadian University Rowing Championships.
 
Favourite song to get warmed up to: "Eye of the Tiger" – Survivor
 
Something we don't know about your coach: He will often go out of his way to explain the Latin origin of a word to you.

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MEN'S ROWING Captain's Name: Mark Henry
Coach: Dave Leger
 
Why you love being a Gryphon in 140 characters or less: Because I love the school and city and it has given me the ability to be a top National level athlete.
 
Best nickname on the team: Moose
 
One thing we don't know about your team: We train twice a day, all year with a very short one week break, twice a year.
 
Favourite song to get warmed up to: It's not a song but a speech: "Inches" from "Any given Sunday" (Rowing Canada did a video using this speech)
 
Something we don't know about your coach: Our coach, Dave Leger went to the University of Guelph (Vet/Master) and rowed here when there was a team in the 70s.