{"id":67687,"date":"2026-05-16T17:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-rowing-team-achieves-best-postseason-result-in-over-15-years\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T21:21:40","slug":"delaware-rowing-team-achieves-best-postseason-result-in-over-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-rowing-team-achieves-best-postseason-result-in-over-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Rowing Team Achieves Best Postseason Result in Over 15 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778966499935.webp?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778966499935.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778966499935.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778966499935.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778966499935.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778966499935.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>YPSILANTI, Mich. \u2013 The University of Delaware rowing program achieved its best postseason performance in more than 15 years by capturing second place at the first-ever 2026 MAC Women&#8217;s Rowing Championship held in Michigan.<\/p><p>The Blue Hens&#8217; runner-up finish represents their strongest postseason showing since they claimed second place at the ECAC Championships during the 2010-11 season. The team demonstrated consistent excellence throughout Saturday&#8217;s competition, securing podium positions in each of the four races they entered.<\/p><p>The strong performance at the MAC Championships highlights the continued growth and success of Delaware&#8217;s rowing program as they competed against conference rivals in this inaugural championship event.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Delaware rowing team captured second place at the inaugural MAC Women&#8217;s Rowing Championship in Michigan. This marks the program&#8217;s best postseason performance since finishing second at the ECAC Championships in 2010-11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":67686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1778966499935.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-hBJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57447,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ud-womens-rowing-wraps-up-season-with-strong-showing-at-holy-cross-invite\/","url_meta":{"origin":67687,"position":0},"title":"UD Women&#8217;s Rowing Wraps Up Season with Strong Showing at Holy Cross Invite","author":"Admin","date":"April 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Delaware women's rowing team concluded their regular season with an impressive performance at the Worcester Women's Invite in Massachusetts. 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