The 2023 spring season was set to open with a bang last weekend, with Michigan, Rutgers, Lehigh and Mercyhurst all scheduled to line up on the Susquehanna. As race day neared, however, the weather forecast grew increasingly ominous, hinting at strong winds that would make the river unsafe to row on. Given the small likelihood…
The team drove north to Ithaca, NY last weekend where it competed at “Touchdown the Bear”, an annual regatta hosted by Cornell that offered two rounds of racing. Round one featured pairs and fours amongst the more experience oarsmen, and eights between the less experienced. Round two strictly consisted of eights. Each round involved a…
Last weekend, Bucknell opened its fall season by hosting Lehigh for a 6k time trial on the Susquehanna River. Possessing one of its largest rosters ever, Bucknell fielded five eights. The top three eights were varsity lineups based on speed while the bottom two were novice crews designed to be even. Saturday didn’t yield many…
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…
