After two months of hard work on the ergs and on the Hooch, it was finally time to commence the Fall racing season. The Men’s Club 4+ raced on Saturday, placing 29th out of 43. While they didn’t requalify, they had one of their best rows of the year and beat several local rivals. On Sunday, the Men’s Collegiate 4+ battled through the field in near-perfect racing conditions to place 14th out of 41 and requalify for HOCR 2026. Coxswains Margaret Moe and Alan Thomas Saju, in their first ever Head of the Charles, steered exceptional lines and managed the racing traffic with ease. 

Both boats learned a lot from their first race of the season and look forward to getting even faster for their next two races. This was the most successful Head of the Charles for the varsity men in recent history, showing the progress that has been made to rebuild the team. The varsity men’s performance at Charles has the coaches excited to see how we stack up at the Head of the Hooch this weekend, and Head of the South the following weekend. The rowers are excited to have a strong finish to the racing season before we start putting in the work on the ergs to prepare for the spring season. Go Jackets.

Men's Club 4+: 29th/43

Men's Collegiate 4+: 14th/41

Women's Collegiate 4+: 35th/41

Women's Collegiate 8+:  30th/36

Thank you to all the friends of GT Crew who raced and made this year's Head of the Charles truly memorable. 

"A few weeks ago, I had the chance to race in the Georgia Tech Men’s Alumni 4+ at the Head of the Charles, where we finished 11th out of 24 and requalified the boat for next year. Our crew included alumni from several generations of GT Rowing, and although we went out for a light practice on Friday, the first time we all rowed together was on the row to the start line Saturday morning. With no formal race plan beyond good vibes, Kyle (‘21) set a smooth rhythm from stroke seat, and we found our swing right away, walking through several crews early and holding off an eager Yale alumni boat charging in the first half. Despite a few choppy moments, we found another gear through Anderson and executed a strong sprint in the last 1.5k to secure a requal spot. It was a beautiful day, a great race, and a really special experience to share with such a fun group of Yellow Jackets. It was also a personally satisfying moment for me, to requalify in Boston in a gorgeous yellow Hudson 4+ dedicated to my late friend and fellow rower, Daniel Perry."

-Karthik Krishnan '25

"It was so much fun to get to race in the 8+ at HOCR this year with other alumnae and former teammates! Our crew worked well together and had a solid race after training for the past few months. We had contact with other boats for almost the entire race, and got to pass the 4 crews that started ahead of us. Milly did an amazing job keeping us relaxed through some really tight turns under bridges too. Afterwards, we were able to cheer on the current GT students while they competed. I loved having this opportunity as a way to keep competing stay connected to other alumni!"

-Annelise Lloyd '25