Both the lightweight and heavyweight squads wrapped up their seasons with an impressive showing at the 2017 Dad Vail Regatta. With entries in the Heavy 8+, Lightweight 8+, Heavy JV 8+, Varsity 4+, Varsity Lightweight 4+, Third Varsity Heavy 8+, Junior Varsity 4+, Freshman 8+, Freshman 4+, Men’s Pair, and last but not least the Men’s Collegiate 1x, the Hens had a boat entered in every men’s event between…
The Fightin’ 150s concluded their duel season for the spring with racing against both MIT and Temple on the Schuylkill this Saturday. The First Varsity 8+ placed first over both MIT and Temple, in spite of tough conditions from a crowded racecourse early Saturday morning. For their victory, the Hens win the Inaugural installment of the Hudson Memorial Cup. Both the Second and Third Varsity 8s rowed against the MIT…
The Fightin’ 150s hit the road and traveled up to boston this past weekend to race both Navy and Harvard on the Charles, sending five Varsity 8s to compete. Racing commenced early, with the Fifth Varsity 8+ falling short against both Navy and Harvard. The Fourth Varsity 8+ also fell short, with the Naval Academy taking first. In the Third Varsity 8+ race, the Naval Academy once again proved their…
The Hens of both the lightweight and heavyweight variety continued to roll through the spring racing season with the lights racing the Kerr Cup in Philadelphia, and the heavies racing at SIRAs in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Both squads saw success this weekend against stiff competition and stiff headwinds. The Lightweight squad raced a variety of events at the Kerr Cup, including two Varsity 4+ entries, First, Second, and Third…
For another exciting week in racing this season, the Lightweights headed up to Princeton, NJ for a meet with both Dartmouth College and hosts Princeton University. Conditions were tough for all races and crews, with cross headwinds picking up throughout racing.The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Varsity eights from delaware fell to Princeton, with the 3V finishing in second between Princeton and Dartmouth. The UD fighting 150 Second Varsity made history…
This weekend saw lots of racing among all crews, both lightweight and heavyweight, to wrap up a long and arduous spring break training trip to Wilmington, DE. The Heavyweight squad traveled to the Occoquan Sprints in Virginia, finishing first in their heat and second in the Grand Final, well rowed. The Junior Varsity 8+ event was a straight final, with the Delaware JV winning by 17 seconds over the field,…
The Delaware 150’s started off the sprints season strong with a sweep of very quick crews from Georgetown University this past Saturday at Lake Carnegie in Princeton, NJ. The First Varsity 8+ kicked off the season with a fast time and some crisp bladework showcased on just about every oarsman’s Instagram. The Second Varsity 8+ capped off a strong race with a stronger sprint in the final meters to move…
Several Blue Hen lightweights competed at the C.R.A.S.H-B Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships this month in Boston, both in the Open Men and Lightweight Men disciplines. President Will Roman clocked the fastest time of the day for the hens racing lightweight, with sophomore Jimmy McCullough, Junior Willy Marello, and Senior Kyle McCaig also turning in some quick times. Racing in the Open Men category, Cooper Hurley ’18, Edoardo Frezza ’19,…
In a rebuilding year following the loss of 4 seniors from the first varsity 8+, the UDMC lights took to the Princeton Chase this past weekend in the hopes of finding some final fall speed before winding down into the winter. Well represented with 4 varsity 8+s and 2 frosh 8+s, the Hens raced in ideal conditions this past Sunday against the same EARC programs they saw at the Head…
The Heavyweight team raced at the Head of the Schuylkill this past weekend in the Club Championship 8+, Championship 8+, and College Frosh/Novice 8+. They placed 6th and 27th in the Club Championship 8+, and 25th in the frosh 8+. The varsity placed 7th in the Championship 8+, where they raced several collegiate teams as well as a Gold Challenge Cup 8+. Amongst college teams the heavyweights finished 4th behind Penn,…