Rowing Alumni Alex Hedge and Charlotte Buck Selected to USRowing National Teams
7/20/2023 3:00:00 PM | General, Women's Rowing, Heavyweight Rowing
NEW YORK — Columbia rowing alumni Alex Hedge '19CC and Charlotte Buck '18CC were selected to the USRowing senior national teams.
Hedge and Buck will represent the United States at the 2023 World Rowing Championships September 3-10 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Buck returns to the women's eight lineup that finished fourth at last year's world championships. The Nyack, New York native reached the semifinals of The Remenham Challenge Cup in the eight at the 2022 Henley Royal Regatta and finished fourth in the four at the 2022 World Rowing Cup II. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Buck finished fourth in the eight.
Hedge is a first time senior team member. At Columbia, the Morristown, New Jersey native rowed at the stroke positions for the Varsity Eight in the EARC Sprints and IRA National Championships his senior year. Hedge rowed with the Varsity Eight for three years and was a member of the 2016 IRA All-Academic Team.
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About USRowing
USRowing is a nonprofit membership organization recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing selects, trains and manages the teams that represent the U.S. in international competition including the world championships, Pan American Games and Olympics. More than 75,000 individuals and 1,300 organizations strong, USRowing serves and promotes the sport on all levels of competition. USRowing membership reflects the spectrum of American rowers- juniors, collegians, masters and those who row for recreation, competition or fitness.
Hedge and Buck will represent the United States at the 2023 World Rowing Championships September 3-10 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Buck returns to the women's eight lineup that finished fourth at last year's world championships. The Nyack, New York native reached the semifinals of The Remenham Challenge Cup in the eight at the 2022 Henley Royal Regatta and finished fourth in the four at the 2022 World Rowing Cup II. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Buck finished fourth in the eight.
Hedge is a first time senior team member. At Columbia, the Morristown, New Jersey native rowed at the stroke positions for the Varsity Eight in the EARC Sprints and IRA National Championships his senior year. Hedge rowed with the Varsity Eight for three years and was a member of the 2016 IRA All-Academic Team.
Follow The Lions
For the latest on Columbia Rowing, follow @CULionsRowing on Twitter and Instagram, and at the web at GoColumbiaLions.com
About USRowing
USRowing is a nonprofit membership organization recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee as the national governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing selects, trains and manages the teams that represent the U.S. in international competition including the world championships, Pan American Games and Olympics. More than 75,000 individuals and 1,300 organizations strong, USRowing serves and promotes the sport on all levels of competition. USRowing membership reflects the spectrum of American rowers- juniors, collegians, masters and those who row for recreation, competition or fitness.
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