BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Nine Patriot League institutions will compete for the 2025 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Championship crown on Friday, May 16 on Cooper River in Pennsauken, N.J. The Boston University Terriers are the defending champion after capturing the League title in 2024.
The nine-team competition begins with two Second Varsity Four+ heats at 8:00 a.m. and 8:10 a.m., followed by two First Varsity Four+ heats at 8:20 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Second Varsity Eight+ heats start at 8:40 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. with two First Varsity 8+ heats concluding the morning session at 9:00 a.m. and 9:10 a.m.
The Grand Final for the Varsity Four boats start at 2:20 p.m., followed by the Varsity Eight Grand Final at 2:40 p.m. For a complete schedule of events, click here.
The championship will be scored on a weighted scale, with 4.5 points for the winner of the Second Varsity Four Race, 45 points for the Varsity Four, 90 for the Second Varsity Eight and 180 points for the Varsity Eight. The school accumulating the most total points in the four races will be crowned the Patriot League champion. If there is a tie for first place in the final point total, the higher-place finisher of the Varsity Eight race will be named the Patriot League champion.
The winner of the 2025 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Championship will receive an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I Rowing Championship, held May 30 through June 1 on Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J.
For more information on the 2025 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Championship, click here.
Patriot League on ESPN+
The 2025 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Championship will be streamed on ESPN+, with coverage beginning at 8 a.m.
Prelim – https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/ec4ae395-2d24-498d-8716-00c3628520fd#bucketId=2
Finals – https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/98dc348b-714e-4a6b-9083-bcf079bb5125#bucketId=2
Live Results
Live results for the 2025 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Championship are available here.
2025 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Boat of the Week
3.25 – Colgate First Varsity 8+
4.1 – Navy First Varsity 8+
4.8 – Boston University First Varsity 8+
4.15 – Bucknell First Varsity 4+
4.22 – Colgate First Varsity 8+
4.29 – Bucknell Second Varsity 8+
5.6 – Boston University First Varsity 8+
2024 Patriot League Women’s Rowing Championship
Boston University captured its third Patriot League Women's Rowing championship in 2024 as the Terriers swept the Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight, and Varsity Four races to accumulate 54 points. MIT and Navy finished with 44 team points apiece, with the Mids taking home runner-up team honors by virtue of their second-place finish in the Varsity Eight Grand Final. The Engineers logged a third-place team finish, their highest finish at the Patriot League Championship since 2012.
Georgetown finished fourth with 36 points and Bucknell totaled 29 points to place fifth. Holy Cross (27), Colgate (16), Lehigh (11) and Loyola Maryland (9) rounded out the nine-team championship field.
The Boston University Varsity Eight was named the 2024 Patriot League Women's Rowing Boat of the Year. Terriers’ head coach Malcolm Doldron collected Patriot League Women's Rowing Coach of the Year honors.
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.