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Photo Essay: On the water with club crew

Photo Essay: On the water with club crew

By Jen Parsons, Design Director May 9, 2025

The women's varsity four boat took home a big win from the Novak Memorial Metropolitan Championships on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Ellie Walsh '25)

Crew wins big at Novak Memorial Metropolitan Championships

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor May 2, 2025

The crew team competed at the Novak Memorial Metropolitan Championships at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle, New York, on Saturday, with the varsity four boats each notching decisive victories following...

The women's novice four earned a victory by a large margin in their race last weekend.(Photo courtesy of Harrison Zoller '27)

Crew team builds on momentum at Kerr Cup

By Clara Witmer, Assistant News Editor April 25, 2025

The crew team delivered strong performances this weekend, bringing home two gold medals and three second-place finishes at the Kerr Cup Regatta, headquartered at Drexel University. Coming off big wins...

The men's and women's varsity four crew teams steered their way to victory in their first regatta of the season. (Photo courtesy of Derek Richmond)

Crew kicks off spring season at Knecht Cup, 2 boats win gold

By Jack Paradis, Contributing Writer April 18, 2025

The men's and women's crew teams competed in the Knecht Cup Regatta in Camden, New Jersey, this past weekend. Going up against 24 Division I varsity teams, both varsity four boats placed first. Despite...

The women's four boat raced at the Head of the Charles Regatta on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Ellie Walsh '25)

Crew competes at Head of the Charles

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor October 25, 2024

Two boats from the crew team raced at the 59th annual Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston last weekend. The event is one of the most prestigious regattas in the United States and hosts over 12,000 rowers...

The crew team won every event it entered at the Gifford Pinchot Sprints last Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Ellie Walsh '25)

Crew blows competition out of water at Gifford Pinchot Sprints

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor May 3, 2024

The crew team swept the board at the Gifford Pinchot Sprints Regatta on Saturday in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. The team took home gold in all nine events that it entered a boat in, and both the men and...

The crew team poses after putting in a stellar performance at the Kerr Cup. (Photo courtesy of @lafcrew on Instagram)

Crew dominates at Kerr Cup Regatta

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor April 26, 2024

The crew team won three gold medals and advanced six of seven boats to finals in the Kerr Cup Regatta last weekend at Drexel University. "Honestly this team is beyond supportive, and that is something...

The Knecht Cup was the crew team's first regatta of the spring season. (Photo courtesy of Ellie Walsh '25)

Crew has strong showing at shortened Knecht Cup

By Grace Sanborn, Assistant Sports Editor April 19, 2024

The crew team competed in its first regatta of the spring season last Sunday at the Knecht Cup on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The event had to be condensed to one day due to windy conditions...

The crew team poses with its gold medals after the Philadelphia Frostbite Regatta. (Photo courtesy of Anne Wang '26)

Crew crushes competition in final regatta of season

By Madeline Marriott, Editor-in-Chief November 17, 2023

The crew team delivered an overwhelming victory in its final competition of the fall season at the Philadelphia Frostbite Regatta last weekend. The regatta, which took place in Windsor, New Jersey on...

Lafayette's boats went up against Division I competition at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. (Photo courtesy of Regatta Sports)

Crew finishes strong at Head of the Schuylkill Regatta

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor November 3, 2023

This past weekend, the crew team followed up its strong performance at the Navy Day Regatta with another successful showing at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia. Despite battling Division...

Freshmen members of the equestrian team Ava Gustafson and Meena Hosaisy took first in their classes during the Bloomsburg Show. (Photo courtesy of Emma Sylvester '25)

Checking in with three club sports

By Martin Familetti, Contributing Writer October 27, 2023

Club sports teams' seasons are ramping up this fall, with programs hoping to maintain the level of success they reached last year while also welcoming fresh faces. The equestrian team, women’s club lacrosse...

Some members of the crew team will represent Lafayette in Tennessee this month. (Photo courtesy of @lafcrew on Instagram)

Crew sweeps the board at Gifford Pinchot Sprints Regatta

By Fiona Cannon, Contributing Writer May 5, 2023

The Lafayette club crew team had a stellar showing this past weekend at the Gifford Pinchot Sprints Regatta. The team had nine boats racing including Women's Varsity 4, Women’s Varsity 8, Women’s...

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