Head Coach - Paul Bugenhagen, 2nd year

2021 Finish

• Team - 3rd at Liberty
• Varsity 8 - 3rd at Liberty
• 2nd Varsity 8 - 3rd at Liberty

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 4

2022 Seniors - 3

2022 Outlook - "These Herons are tough and resilient and doing a great job building the team back into a championship contender. With a return to the Top 10 at the 2021 HOCR this fall we finished the fall with great energy that helped spark our best winter training period in memory. The team has been consistent and dependable in their preparation and we’re looking forward to a fast and fun spring season across our crews."
-Head Coach Paul Bugenhagen

Head Coach - Sandra Chu, 18th year

2019 Finish

• Varsity 8 - 2nd at Liberty

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 7

2020 Seniors - 4

2020 Outlook - "With so much experience coming back to our 1V this spring, we are looking to have a fast and successful spring season as well as good developmental depth from our first-year class."
-Head Coach Sandra Chu

Head Coach - Sandra Chu, 16th year

2017 Finish

• Varsity 8 - 2nd at Liberty
• 2nd Varsity 8 - Liberty Champs
• Varsity 4 - Liberty Champs
• Novice 8 - Liberty Champs, 3rd at NIRC

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 2

2018 Seniors - 7

2018 Outlook - "With lots of energy from our FY and SO classes combining with the experience of our seniors and juniors, we’re excited about a season that is currently unscripted. We are definitely the underdogs in our conference but are very eager to take on the opportunities that presents. We’re looking forward to seeing our work in action!"
-Head Coach Sandra Chu

Head Coach - Sandra Chu, 15th year

2016 Finish

• Team - Liberty Champs, 6th at NCAAs
• Varsity 8 - 8th at NCAAs
• 2nd Varsity 8 - 5th at NCAAs

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 6

2017 Seniors - 4

2017 Outlook - "Our roster is a synergistic blend of experienced seniors and junior and risk-taking sophomores and first-years. Our progress even since this fall has been rapid and significant and we’re looking forward to a fast spring."
-Head Coach Sandra Chu

Head Coach - Sandra Chu, 13th year

2014 Finish

• Varsity 8 - Liberty Champs, NYS Champs, 7th at NCAAs
• 2nd Varsity 8 - Liberty Champs, NYS Champs
• Varsity 4 - Liberty Champs, 3rd at ECAC
• Novice 8 - Liberty Champs

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 3

2015 Seniors - 9

2015 Outlook - "Early season assessment shows that the team is coming together quickly and aggressively after a Fall that showed some growing pains after losing so many impact players to graduation. The first-year class is particularly driven in its search for speed and desire to uphold the William Smith tradition. On the varsity, we have been making big gains every day with many of the returners suddenly emerging as great leaders in the spaces now vacated by last year’s seniors. We are very eager to take on the water once it thaws."
-Head Coach Sandra Chu

Head Coach - Sandra Chu, 12th year

2013 Finish

• Team - 4th at NCAAs
• Varsity 8 - Liberty Champs, NYS Champs, 3rd at ECACs, 3rd at NCAAs, 3rd at HOCR
• Novice 8 - NYS Champs

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 5

2014 Seniors - 8

2014 Outlook - "The team has some good momentum after back to back medals at the Head of the Charles as well as back-to-back podium appearances at the NCAA Championship. We have a great core of returners and a vibrant, strong novice class. Our energy is very high—especially with the recent return of our athletes who were abroad—and we are committed to the entire program stepping forward. The athletes are embracing this challenge and I am very excited to see where their efforts put us."
-Head Coach Sandra Chu

Head Coach - Sandra Chu, 10th year

2012 Finish

• Team - 4th at NCAAs
• Varsity 8 - Liberty League Champs, NYS Champs, 3rd at ECAC, 3rd at NCAAs
• 2nd Varsity 8 - Liberty League Champs, NYS Champs
• Novice 8 - Liberty League Champs, 2nd at NYS

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 8

2013 Seniors - 6

2013 Outlook - "2012 was a great and special year—driven by the athletes, this team continually reaches for daily performances that are more excellent than the day before. We had our strongest finish ever at the HOC with several impact players abroad so we are anticipating more speed in the spring and a broadening of our depth. We are planning on being medal contenders at our Championship races and putting the work necessary to do so."
-Head Coach Sandra Chu

Head Coach - Sandra Chu, 10th year

2011 Finish

• Team - 5th at NCAAs
• Varsity 8 - 5th at NCAAs, 5th at HOCR

Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 7

2012 Seniors - 4

2012 Outlook - "With strong fall finishes despite 6 students abroad, we’re showing even more speed and depth this year than last. Fall racing showed consistent speed in our top two eights that placed us at the top of our region and we look forward to unleashing even more top-end speed as we re-integrate our abroad rowers and continue to develop our first-year class. Our spring schedule is loaded with great opportunities to maximize our potential and we are on track to do so."
-Head Coach Sandra Chu

• Hobart and William Smith: Bugenhagen to lead Statesmen, Heron rowing teams

• William Smith: Chu announces retirement

• William Smith: Moreau's transformation: From lax and field hockey to college rowing

• William Smith: Herons close out fall season at Head of the Fish

• William Smith: Herons claim bronze medals at the Head of the Genesee

• William Smith: Dexter, Wenberg Named All-League

• William Smith: Herons compete in NIRC

• William Smith: #9 Herons to race in NIRC

• William Smith: Heron V8 wins silver at Liberty League Championship

• William Smith V8 2nd, 2V 3rd on Lake Quinsigamond

• William Smith: Heron V8 finishes 3rd on Day 1 at Worcester

• William Smith: Heron rowing competes on Erie Canal

• William Smith sweeps Rochester

• William Smith: Herons host #2 Ephs, #8 Blue

• William Smith: Herons open spring season in Ithaca

• William Smith: Heron crews complete fall racing

• William Smith: Herons race in Head of the Charles

• William Smith: Heron rowing to compete in Head of the Charles

• William Smith: Herons earn bronze at Head of the Genesee

• William Smith: Herons win twice at Challenge on Canal

• William Smith: Herons win twice at Challenge on Canal

• William Smith: Herons to race in NIRC

• William Smith: Heron V8 earns bronze at New York State Championships

• William Smith: Heron V8 gets silver at Liberty League Championship

• William Smith: Herons finish 3rd on Day 2 at WPI

• William Smith: #12 Herons row in Worcester

• William Smith: #12 Heron rowing to race at #9 WPI this weekend

• William Smith: Heron 2V takes second on Cayuga-Seneca Canal

• William Smith: Herons race the Blue, Ephs and Engineers

• William Smith: Herons open spring season in Ithaca

• William Smith: Herons open spring season at Ithaca

• William Smith: Heron 2V takes 2nd on Lake Quinsigamond

• William Smith Rowing completes Day 1 of 2 on Lake Quinsigamond

• William Smith: Heron 2V8 carries the day at Hamilton

• William Smith: Heron rowers sweep Yellowjackets

• William Smith: Heron rowers host Ephs, Blue

• William Smith: Top Heron crews split at Cayuga Duals

• William Smith: Herons host Challenge on the Canal

• William Smith: Herons compete at NIRC

• William Smith: Herons compete at state rowing championships

• William Smith: Herons capture 6th straight Liberty League title

• William Smith: Herons post improvements on Lake Quinsigamond

• William Smith: Heron rowing competes in Worcester

• William Smith: Herons host RIT, Hamilton on Cayuga-Seneca Canal

• William Smith: Herons open spring at Ithaca

• William Smith: Heron second novice 8 captures bronze at Head of the Fish

• William Smith Herons compete in Head of the Genesee

• Heron V4 wins gold at ECAC NIRC

• William Smith: Herons earn 2 medals at state rowing championships

• William Smith: Herons secure 5th straight Liberty League Championship

• William Smith wins twice in Worcester

• William Smith: Herons race in Worcester, christen new shell

• William Smith: Heron 2V8, N8 prevail on Erie Canal

• William Smith: Herons host Blue on Cayuga-Seneca Canal

• William Smith: Herons sweep spring opener at Rochester

• William Smith: Hughes, an Orient native, returns to Herons nest

• William Smith: Hughes returns to Herons' nest

• Wellesley, Williams, William Smith, vs. MIT, open women

• NCAA Championship D3 Finals and Medals

• NCAA Championship Reps