Knecht Cup Next Up For Men's Rowing

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men's rowing team will be on the water for the third consecutive weekend. The Mountain Hawks will be competing at the Knecht Cup on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, N.J. Lehigh will enter two varsity eight boats, with the first varsity eight's first race set for 10:34 a.m. and the second varsity eight to begin competition at 1:12 p.m.

Semifinal heats for the first varsity eight will begin around 3:15 p.m. Saturday with grand and petite finals set for Sunday.

Lehigh continues to receive votes in the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) poll. The Mountain Hawks tied for 10th place in last week's initial poll and the varsity eight is now second among others receiving votes.

Last weekend the first varsity eighth finished fifth in the grand final at the Murphy Cup, hosted by Temple on the Schuylkill River.

Lehigh's lineup for the Knecht Cup is as follows:

First Varsity 8+
Coxswain: Abe Berlin – Senior
8 Max McFadden - Senior
7 Max O'Meara – First-year
6 Joseph Carruth - Sophomore
5 Josh Bellon - Senior
4 Zac Wexler – First-year
3 Baxter Reihman - Junior
2 JP Neubert - Senior
1 Andrew Kammer – Senior

Second Varsity 8+
Coxswain: Schuyler Joerger - Junior
8 Sam Jones - Sophomore
7 Charlie Miles – First-year
6 Derek Hammerstone - Sophomore
5 Pat Flynn – First-year
4 Will Snider – First-year
3 Ethan Hempel – Graduate student
2 David Huang – First-year
1 Henry Vietor – First-year

Next up, the Mountain Hawks will race in the MARC Championships, April 29 at the Occoquan Reservoir in Virginia.

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Completed Event: Men's Rowing versus MARC Championships on May 2, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Rowing at Rutgers University on April 18, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Rowing at Knecht Cup on April 11, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Rowing at Bucknell and Fordham on April 4, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Rowing versus Mountain Hawk Invite on March 28, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Rowing at Drexel on March 14, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Men's Rowing versus Class Day Regatta on November 1, 2025 ,

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Josh Bellon

Abe Berlin

Joseph Carruth

Derek Hammerstone

Ethan Hempel

David Huang

Schuyler Joerger

Sam Jones

Andrew Kammer

Max McFadden

Max O'Meara

Baxter Reihman

Henry Vietor

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