Women’s crew team makes a splash in California
Correction appended. Brown athletics are rarely mentioned in the same sentence with powerhouses like Ohio State University or the University of Texas. But with the sixth-ranked women’s crew team in...
View ArticleWomen’s crew shines under gloomy skies
The No. 6 women’s crew team dominated through rain and shine last weekend in its final home regattas of the year. The Bears faced regional rivals University of Rhode Island and Boston University in...
View ArticleWomen’s crew wins national championship
There are very few dynasties in college sports history — UCLA men’s basketball under John Wooden, Alabama football under Paul “Bear” Bryant and Connecticut women’s basketball under Geno Auriemma....
View ArticleCrew team earns first varsity win
The No. 6 men’s crew team enjoyed a successful weekend on the Charles River in Boston, topping No. 9 Northeastern to claim the Dreissigacker Cup. In the Varsity Eight race, Bruno posted a time of 6...
View ArticleRanked Bruno squads sink Ivy rivals
Bruno’s crew programs both enjoyed victories over Ivy League opponents this weekend as the men swept No. 15 Dartmouth at home and the women toppled No. 16 Cornell and No. 18 Columbia in Ithaca, N.Y....
View ArticleBears finish first at N.Y. regatta
The men’s crew team looks poised to defend its Ivy League crown, finishing in first place in both the four and the eight at the Head of the Genesee Regatta in Rochester, N.Y., Saturday. Bruno ended...
View ArticleCrew squad opens spring season with two victories
The men’s crew squad opened its spring season over the weekend with a pair of victories over Yale and Boston University. Each of the three varsity boats is undefeated so far this season. The team does...
View ArticleAlum continues rowing legacy in Thames Boat Race
Thousands of spectators braved the freezing conditions and threat of snow as they lined the banks of the River Thames in London last Sunday. For just under 20 minutes, the audience watched as the crews...
View ArticleCrew teams race on national stage against top opponents
The men’s and women’s crew teams each had dual road races over the weekend against highly-ranked competitors. The No. 2 men’s team traveled to Seattle to face No. 1 University of Washington, which won...
View ArticleTony Mantegani: Just pull harder
This article is part of the series Commencement Magazine 2013While at Brown, the building I became most familiar with had nothing to do with classes, dorm rooms or Blue Room muffins. It’s a place most...
View ArticleBruno rows to bittersweet season start
Women’s crew manned four eight-seat boats at the Head of the Housatonic race in New Haven, Conn. last Saturday in its first race of the year. The top two varsity boats finished second and third —...
View ArticleWomen’s crew surpasses Princeton, outrows Harvard-Radcliffe
The women’s crew team has launched its spring campaign in auspicious fashion, handily defeating two Ivy rivals and one non-conference foe over the past two weeks. Bruno is ranked No. 5 in the NCAA,...
View ArticleBears challenged by blustery weather in season openers
After a long winter on the ergs, the men’s and women’s crew teams finally took to open water for their spring season openers Saturday, with the men at home on the Seekonk against Yale and the women...
View ArticleWomen’s crew sweeps Radcliffe, men’s crew falls to No. 1 Washington
With the banks of the Seekonk lined with throngs of spectators and eager fans, the men’s crew team contested 2014 Intercollegiate Rowing Association national champion Washington in a formidable...
View ArticleWomen’s crew takes second in race out West
At a setting that will play host to this year’s national championship and against teams that will likely be competing there, the women’s crew team secured a second-place finish out of a field of nine....
View ArticleMen, women finish strong at Head of Charles Regatta
More than 11,000 rowers from across the world congregated in Boston this weekend to compete in the 52nd Head of the Charles Regatta. The race, held annually on the Charles River, includes 56 events,...
View ArticleMen’s, women’s crew finds success on separate coasts
Three thousand miles apart, the men’s and women’s crew teams took to the water this weekend to compete in Cambridge, Mass. and Sacramento, Calif., respectively. Challenged by rough conditions, the...
View ArticleMen’s crew wins Dreissigacker Cup
Battling fierce headwinds and sporadic gusts of rain, the Bears charged the Seekonk River with five varsity boats against Northeastern University in the Dreissigacker Cup Saturday. Coming off of...
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