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Bucknell Rowing Tackles Dad Vail / ECAC Double Regatta Weekend

  The Bucknell Men tackled the grueling double-regatta weekend by attending both the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa on the Friday and Saturday of May 10-11 and the ECAC Regatta held in Worcester, Ma on Sunday, May 12th. Bucknell was one of only two programs to attempt the Dad Vail / ECAC Double.

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Bucknell Men Perform on Double-Race Weekend

  The Bucknell Men had a busy weekend in Massachusetts, first traveling to Pittston, MA to dual Williams College on Lake Onota on Saturday, the 27th. The weather was perfect for racing with clear skies and temperatures in the low 60’s, variable cross/head winds and flat water.
  The first event of the day was of the Third Varsity 8+’s, which saw the Bison 3V jump out to a commanding lead early in the first 500m where they would continue to pull away to finish with a time of 6:19.8, 22.6 seconds ahead of the Williams 3V following in 6:42.4.

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Bucknell Men Brave Extreme Conditions at Hobart

  The Bucknell Men traveled to Geneva, NY to compete against Hobart College on the Seneca Lake Canal on April 20th. 20-30mph winds from the east made the lake course un-rowable, so all races were contested in the adjacent canal. The races went off in order of 1V, 2V and 3V, respectively.
  The Bison Varsity 8+ was the first to compete, challenging the Hobart varsity in the early stages of the race but struggled to cope with the 20mph head wind in the 2nd 1000m - the Bucknell Varsity would eventually fade to an open-water deficit to finish with a time of 7:03.08

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Bison Men Face Tough Competition at Knecht Cup

  The Bucknell Men competed at the Knecht Cup Regatta hosted by Villanova University on the Cooper River in Camden, NJ this past weekend of April 13-14. The Knecht Cup is the last regular-season regatta that the Bison Men will have competed in before the Dad Vail Regatta on May 10th.

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Bucknell Varsity Places 2nd at SDCC

   The Bucknell Men’s Squad was split the weekend of April 13-14 between the Varsity 8+ racing at the San Diego Crew Classic on Mission Bay, San Diego and the 2nd and 3rd Varsity 8+’s competing against Drexel University and Mercyhurst on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pa.
  The Bison Varsity 8+ overcame an early deficit to overcome UCLA to win their Semi-Final with a finishing time of 6:04.25 ahead of UCLA (6:05.30) and UCSD (6:06.10) – posting the fastest time of the event and placing them in lane 3 for the Grand Final on Sunday.

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Bucknell Men Open Season with Strong Showing at Murphy Cup

  The Bison Men opened their spring regatta season on Saturday, March 30th at the Murphy Cup Regatta hosted by Temple University in Camden, NJ on the Cooper River. Sunny skies and above average temperatures greeted the athletes on Saturday morning, promising a great day of racing ahead.

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Coach John Skotedis 1951-2012

Dear friends and alumni of Bucknell Men's Crew,

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Bucknell Men Close Out Fall Season at Frostbite Regatta

The Bison Men culminated the fall racing season this past Saturday at the Philadelphia Frostbite Regatta, hosted in Camden, NJ. Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, the Rutgers Fall Classic (Scheduled for Nov. 3rd) was cancelled – prompting a late entry into the Frostbite Regatta for the Bucknell Men.

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Team Store Now Open!

EXCLUSIVE BUCKNELL CREW GEAR AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME!!

Dear Parents, Athletes, Alumni, and Friends,

We are pleased to announce that our Boathouse online team store is now open!. You can purchase customized Bucknell Crew merchandise directly from the store for a limited time. Please be advised that this is the only new team merchandise that will be available for this season and it's just in time for the Holidays!

This is a WIN-WIN situation for everyone…you get great quality custom made Boathouse merchandise and support the team!

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Bucknell Men Perform Well at Head of the Charles

The Bucknell Men traveled to Boston, MA this past weekend to compete at the largest fall rowing event in the world – The Head of the Charles Regatta. Spanning two full days of racing, the regatta hosted over 2,000 entries from all over the world.

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