Bucknell Rowers Win All Three Races vs. MIT, Holy Cross

Saturday, March 28

Boston, Mass. (Charles River)

9 a.m.

Bucknell University

MIT/Holy Cross

Bucknell Rowers Win All Three Races vs. MIT, Holy Cross

3/28/2026 4:48:00 PM | Women's Rowing

RESULTS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – It was a successful spring debut for the Bucknell rowing team on Saturday on the Charles River, as the Bison posted open-water wins over Patriot League rivals MIT and Holy Cross in the Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight, and Varsity Four.

MIT finished third behind Boston University and Georgetown at last year's Patriot League Championships, but the Bison got the better of the Engineers and the Crusaders on Saturday. The Varsity Eight, coxed by Hattie Hopper and stroked by Evelyn Sherman, finished in 6:47.900, nearly nine seconds ahead of MIT and 16 in front of Holy Cross.

Bucknell's 2V8+, under the direction of coxswain Jewell Jacobs and stroked by Caroline Corbett, was just as dominant. The Bison finished in 7:16.750, just over seven seconds faster than runner-up Holy Cross and 17 seconds ahead of MIT.

In the Fours race, the Bison entries finished 1-2. The B boat, coxed by Hopper and powered by Kaitlyn Furtney, Jess Mauer, Eliza Horne, and Grace Pepper won the race in 8:07.223. Bucknell's other V4+ finished in 8:14.199, with Holy Cross (8:22.583) and MIT (8:32.017) well back.

Bucknell will host Lehigh, Drexel, and George Washington next Saturday at the Susquehanna River Complex in Shamokin Dam.

BUCKNELL LINEUPS

Varsity Eight
Cox: Hattie Hopper
Stroke: Evelyn Sherman
7: Logan Moore
6: Sadye Levensten
5: Caroline Cawley
4: Kalena Gatesman
3: Frances Butterfield
2: Callie VonderHaar
Bow: Colby Bernhard

Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Jewell Jacobs
Stroke: Caroline Corbett
7: Bella Guzman
6: Clara Eikeboom
5: Victoria Miller-Tuchon
4: Rosemary Ostrowski
3: Abaigeal Robertson
2: Morgan Brill
1: Kennedy Narine

Varsity Four
Cox: Caly Kuzdzal
Stroke: Smith Bumpers
3: Ryan Cowell
2: Lily Francoeur
Bow: Margaret Greenberg

Second Varsity Four
Cox: Hattie Hopper
Stroke: Kaitlyn Furtney
3: Jess Mauer
2: Eliza Horne
Bow: Grace Pepper