CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --- The Jacksonville men's and women's rowing programs are shipping up to Boston to compete in the largest regatta in the world, The Head of the Charles. This is the first appearance since 2021 for the women's team and the first trip since 2016 for the men's program.
The Head of the Charles brings in thousands of rowers of all levels from all over the globe to Massachusetts for a celebration of the sport and competition. This year's event has over 2,500 entries from nearly 1,000 separate organizations.
The women's team will row Saturday in the Club 4+ race. The Dolphins will compete against many of the top college teams in the country, including Georgetown, Brown and Dartmouth. The race is slated for 1:04 p.m. EST.
Jacksonville's crew for the race includes senior
Anne Geurts, sophomore
Victoria Corbett, junior
Nyah Lam, senior
Teagan Castleberry and junior coxswain
Jenefer Clarke.
The men's team will row in the Men's Collegiate 4+ Saturday afternoon. Jacksonville,
fresh off a program-best finish at IRA Nationals in this event last spring, will compete against top colleges such as Notre Dame and North Carolina in the race, which is scheduled for 1:19 PM.
JU's boat for the competition features senior
Archie Lockett, senior
Vukasin Resanovic, freshman
Stefan Kuzmanovic, senior
Ole Gruenert and sophomore coxswain
Mason Bezanis.
Races will be streaming live on the Head of the Charles YouTube page, and the link can be found
HERE. Live results can be found at Regatta Central. The link to the women's race can be found
HERE and the men's results can be found
HERE.
This weekend will be the second opportunity of the fall for JU's rowing programs. Last weekend, the Dolphins battled the elements at the First Coast Head Race on home water in Jacksonville.
The men rowed three boats in the 8+, finishing first in the 1st Boat, third in the 2nd Boat, and second in the 3rd Boat. The Dolphins competed against Florida Tech, Embry-Riddle and South Florida. The women were slated to compete, but un-rowable conditions forced JU to withdraw.
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Women's 4+
Men's 4+
