Men's Crew Posts Strong Finish at 61st Head of the Charles Regatta

Sunday, October 18

Boston, MA

1:00pm-4:00pm

Bucknell University

Head of the Charles

10/22/2026 11:51:00 AM | Men's Crew

The Bison sent two collegiate boats up to Boston, MA this past weekend to compete at the 61st Head of the Charles Regatta. The varsity eight raced in the collegiate eight field, starting as bow number 14 and finishing 11th out of 38, a four spot improvement from last year's 15th place. Against other ACRA competition, the crew finished 2nd to Purdue but ahead of all other competition, the same finish as last year. Comprised of second varsity eight athletes, the collegiate four started 22nd and finished 18th out of 35, just missing out on top half for requalification. The Bison also had an alumni four which raced on Saturday and finished 4th out of 27.

Up next the Bison will send the 1st and 2nd varsity eights to the Princeton Chase on November 1st, while the 3rd and 4th varsity 8s as well as the 1st and 2nd novice eights will head to Rutgers for a scrimmage.

Top 10 ACRA Crews Competing in the Collegiate 8+ (Finish Time)
8th: Purdue - 14:35.3
11th: Bucknell - 14:50.2
16th: Fordham - 14:55.1
19th: Michigan - 14:59.9
22nd: Notre Dame - 15:05.9
24th: Delaware - 15:12.9
29th: Lehigh - 15:18.1
30th: Rutgers - 15:19.6
32nd: Alabama - 15:25.7
34th: Boston College - 15:42.3

Collegiate 8+ – Doug Lebda '92
Coxswain: Tyler Leong, Sr.
Stroke: James Harris, So.
7: Soren Stein, Sr.
6: Miles Clyde, Sr.
5: Kristian Komorowski, Sr.
4: Jackson Lilley, Jr.
3: Zach Cantor, So.
2: Sebastian Brandt, Sr.
Bow: Neil Davidek, Jr.

Collegiate 4+ – Class of 2011
Coxswain: Sean Doherty, Jr.
Stroke: Wesley Peot, Sr.
3: Joe Hofmann, Sr.
2: Jack McSwain, So.
Bow: Cornelius Nichilo, Sr.

Alumni 4+ – Class of 2011
Coxswain: Izzy Mersky '24
Stroke: Christopher Kirby '26
3: Ryan Genel '26
2: Seneker Selov '25
Bow: Andrew Viola '24