Last week, Bucknell closed its season at the ACRA National Championship in Oak Ridge, TN. Since the creation of ACRA in 2008, the team has based its success on the performance at this regatta. Pre-pandemic, just three teams had earned more medals in eight-oared events than Bucknell: Michigan, Virginia and Grand Valley. Aware that it…
This past weekend, the Bucknell men traveled to Virginia to defend the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference (MARC) Championship team points trophy which it secured in 2019 the last time it attended the regatta. After several consecutive weeks of tight racing, the team was prepared to be pushed down the entire course in any event. Keeping in…
Last weekend, Bucknell visited New Brunswick, NJ to race fellow club competitors, Rutgers and Delaware. Knowing that it would likely see each of these opponents in the semifinal at ACRAs this May, Bucknell understood the significance of this race. The 3v kicked off the afternoon with an impressive performance. Assigned the lane with the inside…
Bucknell took to the Kerr Cup last weekend where it lined up against some of the fastest programs it would see all year. This strong field was headlined by Yale and George Washington, the fastest varsity and club teams respectively. Advancing to the grand final would be a challenge and the Bucknell Men were excited…
Bucknell competed at the Knecht Cup last weekend, where it raced its first true regatta of the spring containing heats, semis, finals, and best of all, six boats across. The team fielded three eights and a four for the two-day competition. Conditions were similar both days with a cross tail wind blowing around 15mph, occasionally…
