CRAFTSBURY – Manon Field is taking advantage of the Olympic development program at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center this summer after serving as a team captain for the University of Minnesota Gopher varsity rowing program last year as a junior,
“This summer I have had the amazing opportunity to train with Green Racing Project as a part of their U23 program,” Field said. “This includes a serious practice schedule and the chance at some summer racing, ending with the Canadian Henley. While here this summer, I have been improving my technique and ability in sculling boat, a skill that I don’t get to explore during the collegiate season. Development in small boats not only makes me more well-rounded as an athlete but contributes directly to larger boat classes, and I hope to transfer the boat skills I develop this summer into this next year. Craftsbury takes a unique approach when it comes to athlete development and the summer program gives me a chance to buy into their mission of sustainability in sport but also in life, with a focused mission on the pursuit of excellence in addition to stewardship of surrounding nature! This distinctive mission carried out in the Green Mountains of rural Vermont has been, literally and figuratively, a breath of fresh air! I think this summer marks a big next step in my rowing journey as I continue to knock on doors and explore new possibilities, and it has given me a new tool in my ‘rowing toolbox’ as I come to the last year of my collegiate rowing career and look to what could be next!”
