Articles on the Men’s Rowing Program (via FloridaTechSports.com)
Articles on the Women’s Rowing Program
Below are links to various articles and media interviews highlighting FIT Rowing and its demotion from varsity status.
- Florida Today Article, “FIT men’s rowing may keep varsity sport status“, published 27 September 2023
- Florida Today Article, “Fab five: Florida Tech women’s rowers win big “, published 27 June 2023
- Space Coast Daily Article, “Florida Tech Panthers Men’s Rowing Named IRCA Comeback Team of the Year“, published 23 June 2023
- Space Coast Daily Article, “Three Florida Tech Rowing Team Members Named IRCA Scholar-Athletes“, published 21 June 2023
- Row2K article “First in Fours” scroll down the article, published 14 May 2023
- Florida Today Letter to the Editor, “Women’s Rowing Matters too”, published 14 May 2023
- Florida Today Article, “New president’s goal: Elevate Florida Tech’s visibility” published 06 April, 2023 (includes 3 paragraphs on the lawsuit)
- Florida Tech Crimson Article, “Florida Tech Men’s rowing reinstated – what about the women?” published 03 April, 2023
- Florida Today Article, “Florida Tech reinstates men’s varsity rowing amid Title IX suit” published 27 February, 2023
- Sportico Article, “Rowers Paddle eSports in Title IX Lawsuit” published 24 February, 2023
- Rowing News Magazine, “Court Backs FIT Men in Bid for Varsity Status” published 24 Feb, 2023
- Florida Today Article, “FIT must reinstate varsity men’s rowing” published 19 February, 2023
- Row2K article “Florida Court Order Requires Reinstatement of FIT Men’s Rowing by February 24“, published 17 February, 2023
- Florida Today Article, “Florida Tech rowers claim discrimination” published 07 February, 2023
- Florida Tech Crimson Article, “Florida Tech rowers await trial for reinstatement” published 27 January, 2023
- Florida Today Article, “Florida Tech rowers to sue; program demoted from Varsity status“, published 24 October
- Florida Today Letter to the Editor, “Sports decision at FIT damages relationships“, published 19 October
- Florida Today Letter to the Editor, “FIT should reverse athletics move“, published 02 October
- WFIT Radio Advertisement, “FFRA supporting Florida Tech Rowing“, Sep – Nov
- Rowing News Magazine , “FIT Cuts Rowing“‘ published in August edition
- Florida Today “Florida Tech rejects cost-sharing proposal to reinstate rowing teams as varsity sports“, published 15 July
- Row2K article “Update from Friends of FIT Rowing on Effort toward Reinstatement of Rowing Programs“, published 12 July
- Florida Today Interview “Florida Tech Rowing alumni float proposal to keep men’s, women’s at varsity level” published online 11 July and in print Front Page 12 July
- WFTV 9 News “Florida Tech student-athletes disappointed by school’s decision to cut some varsity sports teams” Published 8 July
- WPTV 5 West Palm Beach Interview “Florida Tech students push to reinstate some varsity sports” Published 8 July
- Brevard Hometown News Interview “Florida Tech drops five varsity athletics programs to club level” Published 7 July
- Orlando TV Channel 35 Segment “‘Feels like a huge betrayal’: Florida Institute of Technology eliminates five varsity sports programs” aired 1 July
- Florida Today Interview “‘Shocking’: Florida Tech athletes, coaches denounce decision to demote five varsity sports” Published in print Front Page 10 July
- Smith, Vileniskyte Tabbed CRCA National Scholar Athletes, 27 June
- Four Panthers Named IRCA Scholar-Athletes, 27 June
- Scholar-Athlete Spotlight: Mason Yaskovic, 23 June
- Thorstad Named SSC Rowing Coach of the Year, 27 May