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Hens Open Their Season With a Win

October 15, 2017
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Blasting through the starting buoys at thirty-eight strokes per minute, the Delaware Lightweight Eight methodically reeled in the U.S. Naval Academy in the Men’s Lightweight Eight at the Navy Day Regatta. Pulling ahead of the Midshipmen past the Columbia Avenue bridge and leading through to the end. Senior coxswain Tristan Snow called the crew up to a furious thirty-nine strokes per minutes to win. The Blue Hens captured…

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Hens End on a High Note

August 13, 2017
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St. Catharines, Ontario Barreling down the course in a frenzied dash for the finish line, lightweights Jimmy McCullough ’19 and Nic Pereira ’19 stroked the winning Under-23 Heavyweight Eight and catapulted Vesper Boat Club to the Wyandotte Trophy for the first time since 2012 at the 135th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. In blustery tailwind conditions, the Delawarean duo pushed the Vesper Eight clear of second place Sarasota by just over…

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Blue Hens Impress at Club Nationals

July 22, 2017
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Blue Hens Impress at Club Nationals (Bethel, OH) Coming down the track for the final race of the USRowing Club National Championships, rising juniors Jimmy McCullough and Nicolas Pereira sat in the stern pair of Vesper Boat Club’s Senior Lightweight Eight. The two Hens dictated the pace and led the final push to come clear of rival New York Athletic Club by open water to emphatically capture gold. At the…

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Heavies And Lights Make Team History At Dad Vail Regatta

  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…

May 15, 2017
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Hens Wrap Up Duel Season With Victories

May 1, 2017
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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…

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Hens Take on 4th and 5th Ranked Crews On The Charles

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…

April 24, 2017
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Hens Complete Another Week Of Racing

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…

April 18, 2017
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Hens Wrap Up A Successful Weekend Of Racing

April 10, 2017
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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…

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Hens Wrap Up Spring Break With Some Racing

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,…

April 3, 2017
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Hens Start the Spring Season

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…

March 28, 2017
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