BETHEL, Ohio – The Drake University rowing team competed at the 2016 Mid-America Collegiate Rowing Association Championship (MACRA) Sunday at Lake Harsha, located 30 minutes east of Cincinnati, Ohio, in East Fork Lake State Park.
Drake was led by its second varsity 8+ boat that claimed a silver medal in the grand final with a time of 7:07.6, narrowly behind Eastern Michigan at 07.05.0. The Bulldogs defeated Grand Valley and Case Western.
"The 2V 8 had a really good race were pushed for the first time all season," said Drake head coach Charlie DiSilvestro.