Northeastern Wins Ninth Consecutive CAA Rowing Championship 5/12/2023 1:02:57 PM Miles McQuiggan CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | RESULTS | HIGHLIGHTS SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (May 12, 2023) – The Northeastern women’s rowing team won all four races to capture its ninth consecutive CAA Championship Friday morning at Fish Creek. It marks the first time since 2017 that a team has swept all four races at the CAA Championship and the fourth time the Huskies have completed the feat. Northeastern totaled 42 points to win the team title, followed by Drexel with 36 points, who finished runner-up for the eighth year in a row. Delaware rounded out the top three, scoring 29 points for its second top-three finish in the past three seasons. Villanova placed fourth (22), with UConn (18), UC San Diego (13), Eastern Michigan (8) and Monmouth (0) completing the field. The Huskies won their third straight gold medal in the First Varsity Eight with a dominating performance. Northeastern crossed the finish with a winning time of 7:11.544, seven seconds ahead of Drexel in second (7:18.588). Delaware rounded out the podium, improving on a fifth-place effort last season to take third (7:22.658). Northeastern, Drexel and Delaware also finished first, second and third, respectively, in the Second Varsity Eight. The Huskies edged the Dragons in a tight race, recording a time of 7:34.214. Drexel (7:36.448) finished just two seconds behind Northeastern and 12 seconds ahead of Delaware (7:48.536). The Huskies started their title defense by capturing momentum in the closest race of the day, edging Drexel in the Varsity Four. Northeastern crossed the finish in 08:32.160, seven one-thousandths ahead of Drexel (8:32.238). UC San Diego took bronze (8:43.338) in the event, medaling for the second time in program history at the CAA Championships. Northeastern opened the day with a win in the non-scoring Third Varsity Eight, recording a winning time of 7:42.957. Drexel was second (7:51.535), and Delaware was third (8:01.253) in the opening race of the day. It was the first win for Northeastern in the Third Varsity Eight since 2019. The Huskies’ Joe Wilhelm was named Coach of the Year for the 10th time in the league’s 13 years of sport sponsorship. Northeastern will hear its name called in the NCAA Championship selection show on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on NCAA.com. All-CAA Team Charlotte Kershaw, Northeastern Tess Miller, Northeastern Grace O’Connor, Northeastern Iris Cotrupi, Northeastern Hayley McKeever, Drexel Kirby Droogan, Drexel Natalie Cleri, Drexel Julia Rothstein, Delaware Cornelia Meiss, Delaware Shera Joyce, Villanova Maggie Coyne, Villanova Emilie Karovic, UConn Emma Paynter, UConn Nicole Djordjevic, UC San Diego Lily Wilhelm, Eastern Michigan Marissa McKenzie, Monmouth Follow the CAA on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get up-to-date information and learn more about the conference’s member institutions and their teams.