MARC Teams Make a Splash in Weekly National Rankings

The Bryn Mawr College Women, Adrian College Men, Catholic University Men, and Bucknell University Men were all recognized today in the weekly National Rankings.

For Men’s Division III in the second weekly IRCA/IRA Varsity 8 Poll, two MARC programs were ranked in the top 15: Adrian College in 10th and Catholic University tied for 11th.

For Women’s NCAA Division III rankings, the Pocock CRCA weekly poll was released for the 3rd week today. The Bryn Mawr College women were ranked tied for 15th.

Additionally there is a weekly National poll for club rowing as well, the ACRA Poll. This was the second week of the polling, and the Bucknell Men were ranked 5th in the varsity 8.

Keep an eye out every week to see how MARC rowing programs are ranked in the weekly national rankings for Division III women, Division III men, and club rowing.

Third MARC Crews of the Week Announced

In the third installment of the MARC Crew of the Week for the 2023 spring season, the Adrian College Men’s Varsity 8 and Cabrini University Women’s Varsity 8 were both named.

The Cabrini Women’s Varsity 8 came out of the weekend with the programs first ever medal in the varsity 8, finishing in third at the Murphy Cup Regatta. The Adrian College Men’s Varsity 8 beat conference rival MSOE in the heat of the Devil’s Lake Invitational, before coming from behind in the final to beat Michigan State University by 5 seconds.

MARC competition will heat up this coming weekend with approximately half of the conference scheduled to attend the Knecht Cup with two weeks remaining before the MARC Conference Championships.

Villanova Men's Varsity 8 Named Crew of the Week

The Villanova Men’s Varsity 8 has been named the men’s Crew of the Week in the second weekly installment for 2023. With foul weather playing havoc on spring racing plans, there was not a women’s Crew of the Week announced for this week with many races getting canceled or postponed.

The Villanova Men’s Varsity 8 was voted Crew of the Week after an impressive open water victory over conference rivals Catholic, Stockton and Franklin and Marshall.

Crew of the Week will return next week with both men’s and women’s award winners.

First Crews of the Week Announced for 2023

In the first installment of Crew of the Week for 2023 the Bucknell Men’s Varsity 8 and Stockton Women’s Varsity 8 were selected. The Bucknell varsity 8 was selected as crew of the week after an impressive win over the University of Michigan. This marked only the third time in program history that Bucknell had defeated Michigan in the varsity 8, and first time since the 2017 ACRA National Championship Regatta.

On the women’s side, Stockton University’s Women’s Varsity 8 was selected as Crew of the Week after winning their season opener convincingly over Long Island University and Manhattan College. This was the first win that most of the crew have tallied.

The MARC will continue to name Crews of the Week each week in advance of the MARC Conference Championship on April 30th on the Occoquan Reservoir in Fairfax, VA.

Crew of the Week Announced for April 23-24

In the final week before the MARC Conference Championships the league has announced the crew of the week selections. On the women’s side the Franklin and Marshall Women’s Varsity 8 was named crew of the week for their dominant win over Susquehanna University on their senior day.

On the men’s side the crew of the week selection was the Lehigh Men’s Varsity 8. Lehigh beat Fairfield University in the varsity 8 over the weekend by 11 seconds, after they had already raced in fours the same day, with their V4 also finishing ahead of Fairfield.

All MARC members will come together this weekend, May 1, on the Occoquan Reservoir to compete in the MARC Conference Championships. Teams will compete in individual events as well as for the team points competition. On the women’s side the winner of the Conference will secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships in late May. On the men’s side there is a qualifying spot up for grabs to the inaugural DIII race at the IRA National Championship Regatta in early June. The top finishing men’s DIII Varsity 8 will secure that invitation from the MARC Championships. To follow along on Sunday you can see the race schedule HERE.

Crew of the Week Announced for April 23-24 Weekend

For the fourth week of the spring the MARC has announced the Crews of the Week. For the second week in a row the St. Mary’s College Women’s Varsity 8 was selected as the Crew of the Week for their strong performance at the Kerr Cup this past weekend, topping all MARC crews. Bryn Mawr, Washington College, and Franklin and Marshall were all in the same final with St. Mary’s at the Kerr Cup, but were not able to match the pace of the Seahawks. St. Mary’s will go head to head against Catholic this weekend for their last tune up before the MARC Championships on May 1.

On the men’s side, the Bucknell Varsity 8 was selected as the Crew of the Week, also for their performance at the Kerr Cup. Bucknell was able to beat conference opponents Washington College, Lehigh, St. Mary’s, and Franklin and Marshall at the Kerr Cup. Bucknell will be back in action again this weekend against non-conference opponents Rutgers and Delaware as they prepare for the MARC Championships on May 1.

MARC Crews of the Week Announced for April 9-10

For the third time this spring the MARC coaches voted on crew of the week following last weekends racing. On the men’s side, the Villanova Varsity 8 was selected crew of the week for winning the Club 8 event at the Knecht Cup over the weekend in a tight race with the North Carolina V8.

On the women’s side, the St. Mary’s Varsity 8 was selected crew of the week. St. Mary’s traveled to Ohio and posted a 10 second victory over conference opponent Marietta, after being relegated to the petite finals behind Marietta two weeks ago at the Washington College Invitational. St. Mary’s V8 also posted a win over the Ohio State University club women.

Next week will be the fourth crew of the week announcement following more conference racing this weekend.