NCAA DIII Rowing Championships 2025: Where to Watch, Who’s Competing, and Results

2025 NCAA DIII Rowing Championship Mercer Lake

A live selection show kicked off the 2025 NCAA DIII rowing championships on May 13. The Ivy League and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference are hosting the championships at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, New Jersey, from May 30 to May 31.

This big event will feature top DIII women’s rowing teams competing for national titles in both the First Varsity Eight (1V8) and Second Varsity Eight (2V8) categories.

2025 NCAA DIII Rowing Championship Schedule

All times ET.

Selection show | Tuesday, May 13
Day one | Friday, May 30
Day two | Saturday, May 31

Selections and Seeding for the 2025 NCAA DIII Rowing Championship-

Tufts University enters the championship as the top seed, aiming to defend their 2024 national title. They are followed closely by Williams College and Wesleyan University, both of which have strong rowing traditions and are expected to be formidable contenders.

Seeding for each boat classification
Seed	I Eights	II Eights
1	Tufts	Tufts
2	Williams	Wesleyan (CT)
3	Wesleyan (CT)	Williams
4	Bates	Bates
5	Ithaca	Wellesley
6	St. Mary’s (MD)	Ithaca
7	Wellesley	St. Mary’s (MD)
8	Pacific Lutheran	Pacific Lutheran

History of NCAA DIII Rowing Championship

Tufts won the 2024 NCAA DIII rowing championship, its first in program history. See the full championship history below:

Year	Champion	Coach	Points	Runner-Up	Points	Host or Site
2024	Tufts	Lily Siddall	54	Wesleyan, Williams	47	Bethel, OH
2023	Wellesley	Tessa Spillane	54	Wesleyan	45	Pennsauken, New Jersey
2022	Wellesley	Tessa Spillane	51	Bates	50	Sarasota, Fla.
2021	Bates	Peter Steenstra	42	Hamilton	33	Sarasota, Fla.
2020	Canceled due to Covid-19
2019	Bates	Peter Steenstra	46	WPI	41	Indianapolis, Ind.
2018	Bates	Peter Steenstra	56	Wellesley	45	Sarasota, Fla.
2017	Bates	Peter Steenstra	39	Williams	38	West Windsor, N.J.
2016	Wellesley	Tessa Spillane	40	Bates	36	Gold River, Calif.
2015	Bates	Peter Steenstra	39	Trinity (Conn.)	38	Gold River, Calif.
2014	Trinity (Conn.)	Wesley Ng	40	Williams	33	Indianapolis
2013	Williams	Kate Maloney	42	Bates	35	Indianapolis
2012	Williams	Kate Maloney	42	Bates	37	West Windsor, N.J.
2011	Williams	Brad Hemmerly	19	Bates	16	Gold River, Calif.
2010	Williams	Justin Moore	26	Bates	19	Gold River, Calif.
2009	Williams	Justin Moore	24	Bates	19	Cherry Hill, N.J.
2008	Williams	Justin Moore	25	Trinity (Conn.)	21	Gold River, Calif.
2007	Williams	Justin Moore	18	Trinity (Conn.)	16	Oak Ridge, Tenn.
2006	Williams	Justin Moore	21	Ithaca	15	West Windsor, N.J.
2005	*Ithaca	Becky Robinson	10	Smith	10	Gold River, Calif.
2004	Ithaca	Becky Robinson	7	Smith	10	Gold River, Calif.
2003	Colby	Stew Stokes	10	Puget Sound	12	Indianapolis
2002	Williams	Justin Moore	9	Colby	11	Indianapolis