Bucknell University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster

Colby Bernhard
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Southern Columbia Area
- Hometown:
- Catawissa, Pa.
2025-26: Strong senior year rowing with the 1V8 and 2V8 ... rowed in the bow seat with the 1V8 in six competitions, including the Head of the Charles, Knecht Cup, and Eastern Sprints ... won bronze medal at the Knecht Cup and helped the 1V8 to a 17th-place finish out of 43 boats at the Head of the Charles ... member of the Patriot League Boat of the Week after 1V8 swept Drexel and George Washington ... at Patriot League Championships, rowed in the 7 seat of the 2V8 and won a bronze medal.
2024-25: Mainstay in the 2 seat in the 1V8 for most of the season ... helped the 2V8 to a 4th-place finish at the Doc Hosea Invitational to start the spring, which was the best finish ever for a Bucknell entry in that regatta ... rowed in the 1V8 for the rest of the season, earning 4th-place finishes at the Saint Joe's Invitational, the Ford Lake Cup, and the Patriot League Championships ... won the 3rd Level Final in a photo finish over Drexel at the Eastern Sprints.
2023-24: Debuted with the 1V8 in the bow seat at the Patriot League Championships after competing with the 2V8 earlier in the spring ... 1V8 placed 5th at the PL Championships ... helped the 2V8 to wins at the George Mason Invitational and in duals against UConn and Lehigh.
2022-23: Rowed in the 3V8 in either the 4 or 6 seat throughout her first season as a rower.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 9, 2003 in Lewisburg, Pa. ... parents are Lisa and Ronald Bernhard ... has three brothers: Casey, Colt, and Cage ... 2022 graduate of nearby Southern Columbia Area High School ... competed in soccer and basketball ... was a two-year team captain in soccer and was a Second Team All-PHAC defender ... helped lead the soccer team to three state championships and three district titles ... part of a basketball squad that won district and league titles and finished as a state runner-up ... majoring in cell biology/biochemistry.
2024-25: Mainstay in the 2 seat in the 1V8 for most of the season ... helped the 2V8 to a 4th-place finish at the Doc Hosea Invitational to start the spring, which was the best finish ever for a Bucknell entry in that regatta ... rowed in the 1V8 for the rest of the season, earning 4th-place finishes at the Saint Joe's Invitational, the Ford Lake Cup, and the Patriot League Championships ... won the 3rd Level Final in a photo finish over Drexel at the Eastern Sprints.
2023-24: Debuted with the 1V8 in the bow seat at the Patriot League Championships after competing with the 2V8 earlier in the spring ... 1V8 placed 5th at the PL Championships ... helped the 2V8 to wins at the George Mason Invitational and in duals against UConn and Lehigh.
2022-23: Rowed in the 3V8 in either the 4 or 6 seat throughout her first season as a rower.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 9, 2003 in Lewisburg, Pa. ... parents are Lisa and Ronald Bernhard ... has three brothers: Casey, Colt, and Cage ... 2022 graduate of nearby Southern Columbia Area High School ... competed in soccer and basketball ... was a two-year team captain in soccer and was a Second Team All-PHAC defender ... helped lead the soccer team to three state championships and three district titles ... part of a basketball squad that won district and league titles and finished as a state runner-up ... majoring in cell biology/biochemistry.
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