Bucknell Men Win 2025 MARC Championships, Marietta College Men Clinch DIII IRA Bid

Bucknell earned the men’s  team points trophy at the 2025 MARC Championships this Sunday on Lake Mercer in West Windsor, NJ.  Bucknell earned 78 points, winning  gold in the Men’s Varsity 8+, and Men’s Second Varsity 8+ events, and Silver in the Men’s Varsity 4+. Bucknell will compete in the ACRA Championship May 16-18 in Oak Ridge, TN. Lehigh finished second with a total of 69 points earned. Lehigh took the gold in the Men’s Varsity 4+ Final with a time of 7:10.336. In the Men’s Varsity 8+ Grand Final, Lehigh finished 3rd (6:14.23), Lehigh also finished 3rd in the Men’s 2nd Varsity 8+ Final (6:27.25), 


Marietta College Men earned 66 points by taking silver in the Men’s 2nd Varsity 8+ final 6:27.07), 3rd in the Men’s Varsity 4+ Final (7:26.33), and 4th in the Men’s Varsity 8+ Grand Final (6:19.81).  Marietta’s 3rd place team finish won them the bid to the IRA DIII Men’s National Championships. The IRA (Intercollegiate Rowing Association) National Championship Regatta will be held on the Cooper River in Camden, NJ, from May 30th to June 1st, 2025


Other notable finishes include George Washington, taking silver in the Men’s Varsity 8+ Grand Final with a time of 6:14.06, earning them 4th place in team points (65)


The full ranking of Men’s points can be viewed below, with the link to full race results. 


  1. Bucknell (78)

  2. Lehigh (69)

  3. Marietta (66)

  4. GW (65)

  5. MSOE (48)

  6. Villanova (41)

  7. St. Mary’s (40)

  8. Catholic (39)

  9. Washington College (33)

  10. F&M (25) 

  11. Stockton (4)