The Rutgers rowing program already made history this weekend by competing in its third consecutive NCAA Championships for the first time ever. For the second time during this span, the Scarlet Knights outperformed their national ranking entering the event. Ranked No. 16 in the polls, RU completed a 13th place finish out of 22 teams with 64 total points on Sunday in Sarasota, Florida.
The Varsity 4 finished in 9th place overall in its boat class after a third place finish in the petite final on Sunday. They were in last place (sixth out of six) at the midway point of the race before mounting a tremendous comeback.