This previous weekend, the Aggies experienced a pleasant change of scenery as they took to the historic Charles River in the Boston, launching out of the Community Rowing Inc. facilities.

Welcome to the 2018-19 iteration of UMass Men's Rowing, a team looking to continue the success of the past few years. After graduating over a dozen seniors, losing an assistant coach, and finishing in the grand finals at ACRA, many would expect a downward trend.

Not this team.

After a long and grueling season the Aggies brought their best down to Gainesville for the ACRA Championship Regatta. As mentioned previously, this would be a historically significant one with opportunities to see both the fastest V8 in decades, the first full novice eight in years, and a 2V8 looking for a third straight grand final appearance.

This week UMass Men's rowing heads down to Gainesville, GA for the 2018 ACRA Championships! For the first time in three years the team will be bringing a full freshman eight alongside a N4, 2V8 and V8.

This past weekend, the Aggies traveled down to Philly for the 80th Dad Vail Regatta: a historic event for everyone. For the first time in many years UMass had a presence in one of the most storied and treasured rowing events in the world.

For the first time in a long time, UMass Men's Rowing is off to the Schuylkill for some Dad Vail action. If you're in the Philly area on the 11th or 12th, stop by the tent!

Close, but no cigar. At the New England Regional Championships, the UMass Men fought hard and long but ended up just 0.2 seconds away from a strong third place finish in the V8 grand final. The 2V8 also found themselves in the grand final, and just edged out WPI for a fifth place finish.

Another strong day of racing for the UMass men. With an slight headwind under 10mph, the V8, 2V8 and 3V8 battled it out against Boston College, Coast Guard, and WPI.