Men's Rowing Competes At Drexel In Spring Opener

Saturday, March 14

Philadelphia, Pa.

Lehigh University

Drexel

Photo by: Clark Boinis

Men's Rowing Competes At Drexel In Spring Opener

3/14/2026 4:58:00 PM | Men's Rowing

PHILADELPHIA – Lehigh men's rowing kicked off the spring campaign on the road against the Drexel Dragons on Saturday morning. The Mountain Hawks and Dragons competed in two eights races while the scheduled fours race was canceled due to wind conditions.

"Solid start to spring racing, thank you to Drexel for hosting us and racing hard," said Steven J. '69 & Karen A. Lee head coach Peter Costas. "I thought the eights confronted the conditions nicely and responded well to the challenging wind gusts. This was a great opportunity for us to develop confidence in our execution in windy conditions."

The first race of the day for the Mountain Hawks was between Lehigh's second varsity eight and Drexel's third and fourth varsity eight boats. Drexel's third varsity eight took the win with a time of 6:30.47 while their fourth varsity eight came in second at 6:38.18. Lehigh's second varsity eight finished the race in 6:47.57.

"I thought Luke Blum stood out in the 2v8+ race," said Costas. "He applied some nice changes from the past few weeks and led the lineup on a nice charge in the last minute."

Lehigh's first varsity eight competed against Drexel's first and second varsity eight boats. The Drexel first boat finished in 6:20.65 followed by the Drexel second in 6:31.69 and the Lehigh first in 6:39.41.

"Our first varsity eight remains adaptable," said Costas. "Very promising start for them, and we're excited to get another opportunity to race Division I opponents in two weeks before racing conference opponents throughout April. Continuing to find speed is the goal."

The Mountain Hawks return to action on March 28 for the Mountain Hawk Invite at nearby Lake Nockamixon.

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8s Race One
Drexel 3v8+: 6:30.47
Drexel 4v8+: 6:38.18
Lehigh 2v8+: 6:47.57

8s Race Two
Drexel 1v8+: 6:20.65
Drexel 2v8+: 6:31.69
Lehigh 1v8+: 6:39.41

1v8+
C Aidan Judge
8 Drew Hetzer
7 Evan McDonnell
6 Colby Brogan
5 Zachary Wexler
4 John Deutch
3 William Snider
2 Alex Blaszkiewicz
1 Noah Pelham

2v8+
C Cesca Campise
8 Luke Blum
7 Patrick Flynn
6 David Huang
5 Jack Wicke
4 Nathan Barnwell
3 Cullen Kingston
2 Matthew Stugart
1 Henry Vietor

1v4+ (canceled)
C Alexander McNeil
4 James Corcoran
3 Ben Radoslovich
2 Ryan Miller
1 Lucas Rosenberg