Rowing wraps up fall at Rutgers Fall Classic Saturday

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Following a long layoff from competition, the Lehigh rowing team wraps up its fall schedule by competing in the Rutgers Fall Classic on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a strong effort at Navy Day on Oct. 12 and look to carry strong momentum into winter training and the ensuing spring slate.

The only crew to compete since Navy Day was an alumni boat at the Head of the Charles in Boston.

"It's been a good time off to allow us to get back to basics," said Lehigh head coach Brian Conley. "The new schedule really allowed us to learn from the previous races to hopefully make for some fast boats this weekend."

The team always wants to be successful and hopes to end the fall on a high note.

"The fall in general is to get a sense of where our competitors are in speed and to get some race experience under our belts," said Conley. "We set up the new schedule to race faster crews all fall to help us raise our games, so I'm expecting Lehigh to go faster than we have all year."

The winner of Saturday's race will be determined by combining the time of the top two finishing crews of each team.

"All the crews we'll be racing were ranked higher than Lehigh last year. We are looking to dig up some speed we haven't seen before," said Conley.

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Please see below for directions and parking information for the weekend.

Directions to Rutgers Fall Classic

Rutgers Boathouse – 5 Memorial Parkway, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 – (best place for spectators to watch)

Take exit 9 off the NJ Turnpike toward US Rt 1/New Brunswick.
Merge onto County Road 527 North
Take the exit toward NJ 27/New Brunswick exits
Merge onto NJ 18 Service Road. The entrance to the boathouse is off the service road.

PARKING FOR SPECTATORS is available on the Cook/Douglass Campus near to the boathouse

From NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE

Turn off at Exit 9, bear right after the tollbooths and follow signs for "Route 18 North - New Brunswick." Stay to the left to continue on Route 18 North.

Proceed on Route 18 North and bear right to access the local New Brunswick exits. Take the "Cook/Douglass (172)" exit onto George Street.

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