University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, April 11
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Knecht Cup
Varsity 8 Posts Silver Medal Finish For UMass Rowing at the 2026 Knecht Cup
April 12, 2026 | Rowing
The Varsity 8 placed second in Sunday afternoon's final.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- The University of Massachusetts rowing team took part in their second event of the spring season, with several boats putting together impressive showings at the 2026 Knecht Cup on Friday and Saturday, April 11-12. Â
// Results //
On Sunday morning, the Varsity 8 won the second semifinal in a time of 7:10.29 and then in the afternoon went on to post a second-place showing in the Varsity 8 Final with an impressive 6:53.05 to beat Bucknell, Boston College, Temple and Boston University. In doing so, the UMass Varsity 8 finished ahead of MAC opponent Temple, along with Delaware and Eastern Michigan who were in the third-level final.
"I was really happy overall with our two days of racing," head coach Eric Carcich said. "Our three 8 boats competed well, and our Varsity 4 really battled. We are five weeks out from the MAC Championship and I like where we are at but we know there is still we can gain."
The Second Varsity 8 placed third in the second semifinal with a time of 7:23.27. That boat went on to win Sunday afternoon's Second Varsity 8 Final 2 in 6:57.87, finishing ahead of UConn and third place Jacksonville.
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The Varsity 4 (8:18.35) and Second Varsity 4 (8:38.74) placed fourth in Saturday's finals. The Varsity 4 finished ahead of MAC competitors from Delaware, Temple and Eastern Michigan.
The UMass Third Varsity 8 placed second in its final with a time of 7:22.46.
Massachusetts is back in action on Saturday, April 18 when they compete against Holy Cross, Boston College and UConn at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts.Â
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// Results //
On Sunday morning, the Varsity 8 won the second semifinal in a time of 7:10.29 and then in the afternoon went on to post a second-place showing in the Varsity 8 Final with an impressive 6:53.05 to beat Bucknell, Boston College, Temple and Boston University. In doing so, the UMass Varsity 8 finished ahead of MAC opponent Temple, along with Delaware and Eastern Michigan who were in the third-level final.
"I was really happy overall with our two days of racing," head coach Eric Carcich said. "Our three 8 boats competed well, and our Varsity 4 really battled. We are five weeks out from the MAC Championship and I like where we are at but we know there is still we can gain."
The Second Varsity 8 placed third in the second semifinal with a time of 7:23.27. That boat went on to win Sunday afternoon's Second Varsity 8 Final 2 in 6:57.87, finishing ahead of UConn and third place Jacksonville.
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The UMass Third Varsity 8 placed second in its final with a time of 7:22.46.
Massachusetts is back in action on Saturday, April 18 when they compete against Holy Cross, Boston College and UConn at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts.Â
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