Department of athletics, physical education and recreation
Varsity Athletics


10/27/09
Lightweight Men Perform Well in Princeton
Princeton, N.J. – MIT’s men’s lightweight crew travelled to the Princeton Three-Mile Chase on Sunday for this invitation only event. Making their fourth appearance at the race, the Engineers entered boats in the Varsity and Freshmen Lightweight Eight events as well as two boats in the Lightweight Fours events. All signs are positive that the Cardinal and Gray is gaining speed, but as head coach Ted Benford said after the race, “We are focused on continuing to develop into a competitive spring racing program.” READ MORE



10/21/09
Lightweights Send Three Boats to the Head of the Charles
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – At the 45th running of the Head of the Charles Regatta, the lightweights represented MIT in the Club 8+, Lightweight Fours, and Lightweight Eight competitions. READ MORE



9/5/09
Skip Dise '03 Captures Silver at World Championships
Poznan, POLAND - In strong tailwind conditions, Skip Dise ‘03 was the first across the line as the U.S. Lightweight Men’s Eight captured the Silver Medal at the World Championships held in Poznan, Poland last weekend. Dise was the bow seat of the U.S. entry which posted the fastest time in the heats and continued building momentum into the Saturday Finals. READ MORE