For nine consecutive years from 2008 to 2016 McCrae was seated in the South Australian Men's VIII who contested the King's Cup at the Australian Rowing Championships [REF].
In October 2009 McRae was awarded life membership of the Murray Bridge Rowing Club for being the club's most successful rower and the club's first Olympian since their entire VIII of 1924 " the Murray Cods" competed at Paris 1924 [REF].