Patriot League Announces Rowboat of the Week (5.8.24)

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Bucknell’s inaugural Varsity Four+ boat was named the Patriot League Boat of the Week when the league announced the honor Wednesday.

Boat of the week

Bucknell First University Four+

Regatta: Bucknell/Lehigh Dual – Susquehanna River – Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania / 2,000 meters
*The Bison earned a head-to-head victory over fellow Patriot League foe Lehigh in the first four-plus college race.

Members of the boat
Bow: Victoria Miller-Tuchon
2: Hayden Groves
3: Kona Glenn
Stroke: Alina Kelly
Cox: Katie Lash

Race notes
*Bucknell clocked 7:14.26 to defeat Lehigh by more than 25 seconds on Sunday.
*The Bison won all four races of the day against the Mountain Hawks, with 1V4+ earning the largest margin of victory.

Honorable mention

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s first eight+ university

Regatta: New England Rowing Championship – Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, Mass., / 2,000 meters
*The Engineers First Varsity Eight+ earned a victory over second-place Tufts and third-place Wesleyan in the grand final on Saturday.

PAST WINNERS

Boat of the week
3.26 – First University Four of the Navy
4.3 – Boston University’s premier eight+ college
4.9 – Lehigh First Varsity Eight+
4.16 – Holy Cross First Varsity Eight+
4.23 – Bucknell Second Varsity Eight+
5.1 – Bucknell First Varsity Eight+
5.8 – Bucknell first varsity four+

PATRIOTE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2024 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Championship will take place on Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey on Friday, May 17. Patriot League members Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland, MIT and Navy will compete in the full championship, which includes the Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Four races. The winning team receives the Patriot League’s automatic berth to the NCAA Championship. Navy is the defending Patriot League champion.



ABOUT THE PATRIOTE LEAGUE

The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic success, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel in both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is considered an important part of a well-rounded education.