Saturday, March 14
New Brunswick, N.J.
9:00 AM
Rutgers University
vs
Temple (Scrimmage)
Photo by: Dakota Moyer
Women's Rowing Spring Schedule Kicks Off Scrimmaging Temple & Princeton Lightweights On The Raritan
Mar 12 | Women's Rowing
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The spring portion of the 2026 Rutgers women's rowing schedule gets underway on the Raritan River on Saturday, March 14, in a scrimmage with Temple and the Princeton Lightweights.
The Scarlet Knights, Owls and Tigers launch from the Class of 1914 Boathouse on the Raritan River at 9 a.m. Spectators can view the races from the Raritan River Boat Club at 200 Player Avenue in Edison.
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Rutgers women's rowing program celebrated its 50th varsity season in 2025 by placing eighth at the NCAA Championships, winning a program-record six medals as runner-up at the Big Ten Championships and winning the Island Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta. Four Scarlet Knights were named CRCA All-Americans, five earned All-Big Ten honors and two landed Big Ten All-Freshman accolades, including Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Additionally, four members of the squad competed for their home countries at the U23 World Championships.
Senior Lily Wood was named a CRCA Athlete to Watch and junior Chiara Saccomando was selected to the honorable mention list. The Scarlet Knight duo are among the 23 watch list and nine honorable mention selections across Division I. Both Wood and Saccomando were members of Rutgers' Varsity 8 that were runner-up in the petite final and eighth overall at the 2025 NCAA Championships and runner-up at the Big Ten Championships, helping the Scarlet Knights take second place for the program's highest team finish.
Wood, a native of Chester, United Kingdom, was a CRCA Second Team All-American and First Team All-Big Ten member last season. Additionally, she was a gold medalist with Great Britain in the Women's 8 at the U23 World Championships in Poland.
Saccomando, a native of Freiburg, Germany, was Second Team All-Big Ten and named Rutgers Athletics' Sophomore of the Year in 2025. She also finished fourth with Germany's Women's 8 at the U23 World Championships in Poland.
The Scarlet Knights are back on the water for the Doc Hosea Invitational in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on Sunday, March 29 at 8 a.m.
| ABOUT THE SCRIMMAGE |
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| ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS |
| IN THE CRCA RANKINGS |
| 1. | Stanford (21) |
| 2. | Yale |
| 3. | Texas |
| 4. | Tennessee |
| 5. | Princeton |
| 6. | Washington |
| 7. | Brown |
| 8. | Rutgers |
| 9. | Cal |
| 10. | Virginia |
| PRESEASON HONORS |
Wood, a native of Chester, United Kingdom, was a CRCA Second Team All-American and First Team All-Big Ten member last season. Additionally, she was a gold medalist with Great Britain in the Women's 8 at the U23 World Championships in Poland.
Saccomando, a native of Freiburg, Germany, was Second Team All-Big Ten and named Rutgers Athletics' Sophomore of the Year in 2025. She also finished fourth with Germany's Women's 8 at the U23 World Championships in Poland.
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