The Bison continued their racing season last Saturday, April 1st at the Cayuga Inlet Duals. Conditions were harsh, with temperatures in the mid 30’s, light rain, and a constant headwind. Joining the Bison in Ithaca were the Cornell Lightweights, Hobart, Ithaca, the Mercyhurst Lightweights, and Franklin & Marshall. Each boat would be paired up for…
For the third year in a row, the Bison returned to Lake Anna State Park for their spring break training camp. Lake Anna is nestled in the rolling hills of Northeast Virginia, just past Spotsylvania. Normally Lake Anna has miles of protected water, with temperatures in March ranging from slightly chilly to pleasantly mild. The…
Closing out the men’s fall season was the 2016 Rutgers Fall Classic, in New Brunswick, NJ on the Raritan River. Joining the men at the annual Fall Classic were the U.S. Naval Academy Heavyweight and Lightweight squads, Drexel University, and Rutgers University. Racing conditions proved fair, with temperatures in the mid 50’s, abundant sunshine, and…
The Bucknell Men rowed to their best finish at the Head of the Charles since 2013, finishing 12th out of 37 programs in the Collegiate Eight. Conditions in Boston proved difficult, with sustained winds in the low 20’s, with gusts up to 30 miles per hour. Despite rough water early on the Bison powered past…
Bucknell Men’s Crew started its season last Saturday at the inaugural Roundabout Regatta, a 6.5 kilometer race around Packer’s Island on the Susquehanna River. Athletes doubled up into several different events, racing the varsity pairs, varsity fours, varsity eights, freshmen eights, and freshmen fours. The Bison would post victories in the varsity pairs, freshmen eights,…