2025-26 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Lydia Pelton
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Charlottesville, Va.
- Height:
- 5-10
- High School:
- Western Albemarle
AWARDS
• First Team All-Patriot League (2025)
• Second Team All-Patriot League (2026)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2025)
• CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2025, 26)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2025-26
At the NCAA Championships, rowed five seat in the Second Varsity 8+ that won the D Final in 6:21.480 (May 31)…Five seat in the Second Varsity 8+ that finished first in the finals at the Patriot League Championship with a time of 6:33.426 to help BU win its third consecutive league title (May 15)…Rowed five seat in the Second Varsity 8+ that advanced to the Grand Finals at Eastern Sprints (May 3)…Stroke seat in the Varsity 8+ that competed against No. 9 Brown and Columbia (April 12)…Rowed stroke seat in the Varsity 8+ to help BU win the Council Cup over Northeastern for the first time in three years (April 4)…Sat six seat in the 1V8 that bested Cornell and Colgate to open the season (March 28)…Rowed six seat in the Championship Eight which finished 11th overall and seventh among collegiate crews at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 19).
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.
