Boston, Mass. – Mercyhurst’s men’s rowing collegiate eight finished 14th out of the 38 boats at the Head of the Charles Regatta Sunday.
The Lakers were in ninth place at the halfway point of the three-mile race down the Charles River but the boat nearly ran into a bridge almost three-quarters of the way down the course and lost approximately 15 seconds correcting. The team finished with a time of 15:50.393, less than 11 seconds out of the top 10.
Williams College won the race in 15:11.487, followed by Trinity College in 15:12.422.