Northeastern Heads Back To Boston With 11th Straight CAA Rowing Championship

Northeastern Heads Back To Boston With 11th Straight CAA Rowing Championship

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Ben Kane

Results 

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (May 17, 2025) –  Northeastern needed to best Drexel’s performance in the Varsity Eight grand Final and did just that to claim its 11th consecutive CAA Rowing Championship on Saturday morning at the Cooper River. The Huskies post a conference-best 14 CAA Championship titles.

Northeastern headed into the final event just one point ahead of the Dragons and held onto its lead, finishing with 47 points compared to the Dragons' 40. Delaware (31 points)  and Villanova (29 points)  moved up two spots from last season to claim third and fourth, respectively. UC San Diego (26), UConn (19), Eastern Michigan (18), and Monmouth (6) rounded out the standings. 

Northeastern and Drexel were neck and neck heading into the Varsity Eight Grand Final, however, the Huskies broke open the water early on and cruised to victory with a time of 6:45.458. Delaware took second at 6:54.533, while Drexel earned bronze with a 6:59.144 finish. The gold medal for Northeastern marked the Huskies' fifth-straight win in the Varsity Eight and the 14th victory in the past 16 seasons. 

In the first scoring event of the day, Drexel dominated, finishing with a 7:33.609 time to end Northeastern’s long run of dominance in the Varsity Four Grand Final, claiming its first gold medal since the 2019 season. Northeastern’s 7:36.702 stretch earned it second, while Delaware earned one of its two grand final podium finishes with a 7:41.602 time.

Northeastern pulled ahead early in the 2nd Varsity Eight Grand Final and never looked back, claiming its 13th win in the event with a finish of 6:44.273. The race for the podium was close, with three teams all vying for two spots, but ultimately it was Drexel (6:52.540) and Villanova (6:56.073) who claimed the final medals.

Joe Wilhelm of Northeastern was named the CAA Coach of the Year.

Northeastern will hear its name called in the NCAA Championship selection show on Tuesday, May 20 at 5 p.m. on NCAA.com.


TEAM STANDINGS

  1. Northeastern 48 pts

  2. Drexel 47 pts

  3. Delaware 31 pts

  4. Villanova 29 pts

  5. UCSD 26 pts

  6. UConn 19 pts

  7. Eastern Michigan 18 pts

  8. Monmouth 6 pts

ALL-CAA HONOREES

Camille Arnold-Mages of Northeastern

Ellexi Fulton of Northeastern

Windsyr Maughan of Northeastern

Firinne Rolfe of Northeastern

Heather Taylor of Northeastern

Victoria Thibeault of Northeastern

Baylor Henry of Drexel

Ellen McCallin of Drexel

Taylor Powell of Drexel

Fiona Steele of Drexel

Jaelyn Walsh of Drexel

Corinne Carlson of Delaware

Sarah Donaldson of Delaware

Cornelia Meiss of Delaware

Grace Phillips of Delaware

Maggie Coyne of Villanova

Grace Quirk of Villanova

Gianna Zajac of Villanova

Laine Bradley of UC San Diego

Rachel Cuneo of UC San Diego

Natasha Vallancey of UC San Diego

Maddie LaPrade of UConn

Liv Orphanos of UConn

Dasha Potapov of UConn

Bryah Moriarty of Eastern Michigan

Lily Wilhelm of Eastern Michigan

Ashlyn Fehr of Monmouth

Samantha Staubach of Monmouth

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