2020 - 2029 Era Team History
Full History and Team Photos
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The 2020's - Program Transitions
Pandemic and Coaching Transitions
Thanks to Rex Berger '22 and Tom Gates '73
The 2020 decade began coming off a strong 2019 year with the 1V finishing 5th in the nation at the IRA Regatta. There was a lot of anticipation for improvement and growth of the Men’s Program as the decade started. But the momentum was dashed in the first part of the decade by the Covid19 pandemic that started in early 2020. This pandemic would impact development of the teams, recruiting and coaching as the program transitioned through 3 head coaches from 2021 to 2023. More to come as the decade develops.
2021 Team History
NU started the season with the Fall head races. The Head of the Housatonic, with a 17 boat field of various varsity level crews from Yale, Washington (varsity only), Brown and NU, the NU Varsity place 3rd behind Yale and 2021 IRA champs Washington, but besting Brown’s Varsity by 2 sec. who placed 5thbehind Yale’s 2V boat. NU’s 2V and 3V finished 10th and 13th respectively, each behind their respective Yale and Brown boats. At the Head of the Charles NU’s best result came from the 3V 4+ in the Club Fours event, where they finished 4thout of a 45 boat field and 3rd among collegiate boats. The Varsity, stroked by Rhett Burns took 7thIn the Championship 8 race with the 2V taking 8th (7th among collegiate boats) in the Club 8 race. The Foot of the Charles wound up the Fall Season racing one 8 and four 4’s against Harvard heavyweight and lightweight boats. The highlight was NU’s top 4+ boat that won the 4’s race in record time. NU’s 8+ finished 3rd behind Harvard’s top 2 heavyweight 8’s