2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster

Lydia Pelton

Lydia Pelton

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Charlottesville, Va.
  • Height:
    5-10
  • High School:
    Western Albemarle

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
• First Team All-Patriot League (2025)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2025)

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25
Sat six seat in the Varsity 8+ that finished second in the D Final in 6:36.356 at the NCAA Championships (May 30-June 1) … Six seat for the Varsity 8+ that won the Grand Final in 6:42.587 at the Patriot League Championship (May 16), later receiving Patriot League Boat of the Year honors … Sat six seat for the Varsity 8+ that won the Petite Final at Eastern Sprints (May 4) … Rowed six seat in the Varsity 8+ at the Lake Wheeler Invite (April 25-26) … Six seat for the Varsity 8+ in the Council Cup and against No. 18 Columbia (April 12) … Rowed six seat in the Varsity 8+ that finished behind No. 22 Dartmouth and ahead of Northeastern and MIT (April 5) … Sat six seat in the Varsity 8+ that finished ahead of Cornell and George Washington (March 29) to open the season … Rowed four seat in the Championship 8+ at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 20).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24
Two seat in the Varsity 8 that won the Grand Final in 6:42.028 at the Patriot League Championship (May 17), later receiving Patriot League Boat of the Year honors … Six seat in the Varsity 8 that finished 20th in the nation, placing second in the D Final in 6:41.980, at the NCAA Championships (May 31-June 2) … Four seat in the Women’s Championship 8+ that placed 23rd at the 58th Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 22) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that took down Cornell in the spring opener (March 30), leading to Patriot League Boat of the Week honors … Bow seat in the Varsity 8 that competed against Harvard-Radcliffe, Northeastern, and Dartmouth (April 6) … Two seat in the Varsity 8 that finished second in a Council Cup race between Northeastern and Rhode Island (April 13) … Two seat in the Varsity 8 at the Lake Wheeler Invite (April 26-27) … Two seat in the Varsity 8 that placed fifth in the Grand Final at the Eastern Sprints (May 5) … Six seat in the Women’s 8+ that participated in the Henley Royal Regatta, qualifying for the Island Challenge Cup (July 2-7).

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Competed at Western Albemarle High School and for Beaver Creek Sculling … As a senior, secured 3rd at Scholastic Nationals in the Varsity 2x and 3rd at the Stotesbury Cup in Varsity 2x … Placed 1st at VA States in Junior 2x as a junior … Also earned 1st at Scholastic Nationals in Jr 2x and 2nd at Stotesbury Cup Regatta in Jr 2x … Member of National Honors Society, Science Honors Society, and Math Honors Society. 

PERSONAL
Daughter of Emily Hodson and Edward Pelton … Has one sibling, Charlotte … Enrolled in the Questrom School of Business majoring in Business Administration and Management at BU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2025-26Junior

    5'10"