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Michaelmas 2024

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W1 ❤️💛

Cox: Sam Hudspith

Stroke: Lucy Lockyear
7: Hes Edwards
6: Grace Hind
5: Izzy Rulten
4: Emily Dillon
3: Izzy Hedges
2: Florence Smith
Bow: Lucy Lansdown

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W1 ❤️💛

Cox: Sam Hudspith

Stroke: Lucy Lockyear
7: Hes Edwards
6: Grace Hind
5: Izzy Rulten
4: Emily Dillon
3: Izzy Hedges
2: Florence Smith
Bow: Lucy Lansdown

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W2 ❤️💛

Cox: Lucy Lansdown

Stroke: Leonorah Iverson
7: Charlotte Hudson
6: Jin Cheeva
5: Olivia Allan
4: Isabel Schulze Froning
3: Clare McGrade
2: Elise Pryke
Bow: Amala Leonard

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W2 ❤️💛

Cox: Lucy Lansdown

Stroke: Leonorah Iverson
7: Charlotte Hudson
6: Jin Cheeva
5: Olivia Allan
4: Isabel Schulze Froning
3: Clare McGrade
2: Elise Pryke
Bow: Amala Leonard

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

Narrowly missing out on a spot in Torpids after a valiant performance at rowing on today, it’s our W3 comp-crew with @greentempletonboatclub:

Stroke: Sam Withey
7: Kristin Kostka
6: Payton Pemberton
5: Yannan Zhang
4: Ananya Guduri
3: Nikita Nautiyal
2: Alina Ziyun Zeng
Bow: Irasema Trujillo

💚💙💛❤️

Narrowly missing out on a spot in Torpids after a valiant performance at rowing on today, it’s our W3 comp-crew with @greentempletonboatclub:

Stroke: Sam Withey
7: Kristin Kostka
6: Payton Pemberton
5: Yannan Zhang
4: Ananya Guduri
3: Nikita Nautiyal
2: Alina Ziyun Zeng
Bow: Irasema Trujillo

💚💙💛❤️

🏎️ 3rd week round up 🏎️

- Starting another week off the water (🚩) MCBC got back to it with IWL D on the weekend
- with each side entering two crews, some of our novices had their first taste of racing!
- Women’s A: 6:10.5 (6th) , Women’s B: 7:25.5 (27th)
- Open’s A: 5:37.0 (14th), Open’s B: 5:40.0 (18th)
- Big Legs Big Love ❤️ 💛❤️💛
- photo creds. @laurenhazel.photos

🏎️ 3rd week round up 🏎️

- Starting another week off the water (🚩) MCBC got back to it with IWL D on the weekend
- with each side entering two crews, some of our novices had their first taste of racing!
- Women’s A: 6:10.5 (6th) , Women’s B: 7:25.5 (27th)
- Open’s A: 5:37.0 (14th), Open’s B: 5:40.0 (18th)
- Big Legs Big Love ❤️ 💛❤️💛
- photo creds. @laurenhazel.photos

☀️ week 2 round-up ☀️
- week 2 kicked off with a red flag but ended up on the water!
- even though the river tried to ruin our fun, both the open’s and women’s sides rounded up a week of ergs with a day trip to Swindon
- our rowers enjoyed the water sessions in mixed boats boosting our one-club mindset 🫶💪
- Big legs, Big love ❤️ 💛❤️💛

☀️ week 2 round-up ☀️
- week 2 kicked off with a red flag but ended up on the water!
- even though the river tried to ruin our fun, both the open’s and women’s sides rounded up a week of ergs with a day trip to Swindon
- our rowers enjoyed the water sessions in mixed boats boosting our one-club mindset 🫶💪
- Big legs, Big love ❤️ 💛❤️💛

members and alumni - save the date!

members and alumni - save the date!

Hilary Term we’re coming for you 👀

While the training ramps up moving towards Torpids, we’ve got a bunch of gorgeous socials locked in for MCBC. 🥵

If you’re getting fomo now that we’re back on the water or want to try something new in 2025, remember we are always recruiting anyone interested in rowing or coxing, just message our friendly captains to get involved!

Big legs, big love ❤️💛❤️💛

Hilary Term we’re coming for you 👀

While the training ramps up moving towards Torpids, we’ve got a bunch of gorgeous socials locked in for MCBC. 🥵

If you’re getting fomo now that we’re back on the water or want to try something new in 2025, remember we are always recruiting anyone interested in rowing or coxing, just message our friendly captains to get involved!

Big legs, big love ❤️💛❤️💛

Social Secs have Finals?? You learn something new everyday! So coming in hot for Hilary term, to make sure the fun continues when the exams start is our co-social sec Izzy Hedges!

- 1st Year History 📚

- known for: returning home from a crewdate in an ambulance 🚑

- red flag: waking my neighbours up from after a night out 🫣

- go to erg song: My My My, Armand Van Helden 🎧

- favourite thing about MCBC: crewdates of course 👞

Social Secs have Finals?? You learn something new everyday! So coming in hot for Hilary term, to make sure the fun continues when the exams start is our co-social sec Izzy Hedges!

- 1st Year History 📚

- known for: returning home from a crewdate in an ambulance 🚑

- red flag: waking my neighbours up from after a night out 🫣

- go to erg song: My My My, Armand Van Helden 🎧

- favourite thing about MCBC: crewdates of course 👞

🎄🚣‍♀️ OXMERRY CHRISTMAS, CREW! 🚣‍♂️🎄

While the regatta is cancelled😞 boat club love isn’t!! Get ready to wrap up an incredible term in style because our Oxmas Formal is here! Join us at the pub for:

✨ Pigs in Blankies, Camembert, the lot 😍🍗🥂
✨ Captains’ Prizegiving for performance this term 🎁
✨ Celebrating our Novice heroes in the regatta that never was 🏆

📅 When? Saturday 30th, 7:30-10:30
📍 Where? Kings Arms, Wadham Room
🎟️ Dress code? Pub formal, smart but cozy :)

💳 Please bring £8 in card or cash form!!

This is our final event of the year, so don’t miss out on the chance to eat, drink, and be merry with your dear boat club. If you haven’t come to anything, come to this!

Please RSVP with the one and only @hes.edwards 🤶

🎄🚣‍♀️ OXMERRY CHRISTMAS, CREW! 🚣‍♂️🎄

While the regatta is cancelled😞 boat club love isn’t!! Get ready to wrap up an incredible term in style because our Oxmas Formal is here! Join us at the pub for:

✨ Pigs in Blankies, Camembert, the lot 😍🍗🥂
✨ Captains’ Prizegiving for performance this term 🎁
✨ Celebrating our Novice heroes in the regatta that never was 🏆

📅 When? Saturday 30th, 7:30-10:30
📍 Where? Kings Arms, Wadham Room
🎟️ Dress code? Pub formal, smart but cozy :)

💳 Please bring £8 in card or cash form!!

This is our final event of the year, so don’t miss out on the chance to eat, drink, and be merry with your dear boat club. If you haven’t come to anything, come to this!

Please RSVP with the one and only @hes.edwards 🤶

❣️ 4th week roundup ❣️

- halfway through Michaelmas and MCBC is in full swing with our novices and returners training on the water, in the tank, and in the erg room
- Yesterday, MCBC entered a men’s and a women’s crew into autumn fours 🍁
- the M4+ had a strong first race to beat St John’s but were knocked out by Keble (the overall winners of the men’s competition)
- the W4+ had a nail-biting race against Linacre, hunting them down to finish just a meter behind in one of the day’s closer races
- Our novices were also out this weekend, preparing for their regatta (see 4th slide for some amazing novice rowing)
- Big Legs Big Love ❤️ 💛❤️💛
(📸 photo creds to @laurenhazel.photos for the autumn fours pictures!)

❣️ 4th week roundup ❣️

- halfway through Michaelmas and MCBC is in full swing with our novices and returners training on the water, in the tank, and in the erg room
- Yesterday, MCBC entered a men’s and a women’s crew into autumn fours 🍁
- the M4+ had a strong first race to beat St John’s but were knocked out by Keble (the overall winners of the men’s competition)
- the W4+ had a nail-biting race against Linacre, hunting them down to finish just a meter behind in one of the day’s closer races
- Our novices were also out this weekend, preparing for their regatta (see 4th slide for some amazing novice rowing)
- Big Legs Big Love ❤️ 💛❤️💛
(📸 photo creds to @laurenhazel.photos for the autumn fours pictures!)

we’re defrosting…
⭐️ Join us this Oxmas as we host our new and improved annual Oxmas drinks 🍷
⭐️ Meet us in the Old Hall for music and mulled wine in your best festive attire 🎅
⭐️ All college members welcome, please arrive promptly to get your drinks (non-alcoholic options will be available)!

we’re defrosting…
⭐️ Join us this Oxmas as we host our new and improved annual Oxmas drinks 🍷
⭐️ Meet us in the Old Hall for music and mulled wine in your best festive attire 🎅
⭐️ All college members welcome, please arrive promptly to get your drinks (non-alcoholic options will be available)!

⭐️ 3rd week roundup ⭐️

- we are finally back in business now that the flag has dropped which means weekly roundups are back too!
- Yesterday, MCBC entered both a men’s and women’s 8+ into IWL A and both crews put points on the board, with the Women placing 3rd and Men 6th
- On Saturday, lots of our novices had their first outing after two weeks of ergs and tank sessions
- we are looking forward to what MT has in store
- big legs, big love ❤️💛❤️💛

⭐️ 3rd week roundup ⭐️

- we are finally back in business now that the flag has dropped which means weekly roundups are back too!
- Yesterday, MCBC entered both a men’s and women’s 8+ into IWL A and both crews put points on the board, with the Women placing 3rd and Men 6th
- On Saturday, lots of our novices had their first outing after two weeks of ergs and tank sessions
- we are looking forward to what MT has in store
- big legs, big love ❤️💛❤️💛

👻 reminder for the HUGE Halloween bar crawl THIS WEDNESDAY with @sjcbc @pcbcoxford @someboatclub and @corpusrows ‼️ Get to Pembroke at 8.30pm and get ready for some challenges devised by everybody’s favourite social sec Hes 👻

👻 reminder for the HUGE Halloween bar crawl THIS WEDNESDAY with @sjcbc @pcbcoxford @someboatclub and @corpusrows ‼️ Get to Pembroke at 8.30pm and get ready for some challenges devised by everybody’s favourite social sec Hes 👻

For those who know and those who need to know - it’s the Longbridges event of the year: our annual Boathouse Party with @hildasboatclub ❣️❣️

This year’s theme is pirates vs cowboys so get a hat 🤠 or get a parrot 🦜 but most importantly GET A TICKET before they sell out: https://fixr.co/en-US/event/shcbc-x-mcbc-freshers-party-2024-tickets-735402746 (link also in bio) and use code ‘Mansfeld’ (yes there is an ‘s’ but no ‘i’)

See you all next week 🫡

For those who know and those who need to know - it’s the Longbridges event of the year: our annual Boathouse Party with @hildasboatclub ❣️❣️

This year’s theme is pirates vs cowboys so get a hat 🤠 or get a parrot 🦜 but most importantly GET A TICKET before they sell out: https://fixr.co/en-US/event/shcbc-x-mcbc-freshers-party-2024-tickets-735402746 (link also in bio) and use code ‘Mansfeld’ (yes there is an ‘s’ but no ‘i’)

See you all next week 🫡

MCBC members we have some treats lined up for you… the river level may be high but so are our hopes for this term’s socials 🍻

Keep your eyes peeled for amendments and announcements 👀

If you are new to Mansfield and need any more reason to join MCBC (the final C stands for ‘club’ not ‘cult’ - I promise 😇) let this be it!

Big Legs Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

MCBC members we have some treats lined up for you… the river level may be high but so are our hopes for this term’s socials 🍻

Keep your eyes peeled for amendments and announcements 👀

If you are new to Mansfield and need any more reason to join MCBC (the final C stands for ‘club’ not ‘cult’ - I promise 😇) let this be it!

Big Legs Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

CALLING ALL MCBC ALUMNI 📣📣

Whether you graduated last year or haven’t set foot in a boat in over a decade, MCBC invites you to join our new alumni email list to stay in touch with the club and receive newsletters, invites, and alumni information.

To sign up visit mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/alumni or click the link in our bio to access our new website!

Big Legs, Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

CALLING ALL MCBC ALUMNI 📣📣

Whether you graduated last year or haven’t set foot in a boat in over a decade, MCBC invites you to join our new alumni email list to stay in touch with the club and receive newsletters, invites, and alumni information.

To sign up visit mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/alumni or click the link in our bio to access our new website!

Big Legs, Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

CALLING ALL INCOMING (and returning) MANSFIELD STUDENTS 📣📣

Whether you have been rowing for years or have never even thought about the sport, MCBC invites you to get involved in the upcoming academic year!

Follow this page and keep your eyes peeled for updates about our taster day, fresher’s fair stall and more. We are always looking for those interested in rowing and/or coxing. Find out more about the club on our website (link in bio)

CALLING ALL INCOMING (and returning) MANSFIELD STUDENTS 📣📣

Whether you have been rowing for years or have never even thought about the sport, MCBC invites you to get involved in the upcoming academic year!

Follow this page and keep your eyes peeled for updates about our taster day, fresher’s fair stall and more. We are always looking for those interested in rowing and/or coxing. Find out more about the club on our website (link in bio)

Last but not least, it’s time to announce MCBC’s social secretary for 24/25; Hes Edwards!

- 3rd year Theology 🙏

- known for: being sorely missed at erg sessions 😔

- red flag: was made to do four shoes for being unfunny 🚩

- go to erg song: HOT! by grouptherapy 🥵

- favourite thing about MCBC: getting white girl wasted at VIIIs dinner 🍽️

Last but not least, it’s time to announce MCBC’s social secretary for 24/25; Hes Edwards!

- 3rd year Theology 🙏

- known for: being sorely missed at erg sessions 😔

- red flag: was made to do four shoes for being unfunny 🚩

- go to erg song: HOT! by grouptherapy 🥵

- favourite thing about MCBC: getting white girl wasted at VIIIs dinner 🍽️

Introducing a newer MCBC face who will be joining our 24/25 committee as alumni relations and sponsorship officer; the amazing Isabel Valovin!

- 2nd year Theology 🙏

- known for: being the swimmer 🏊‍♀️

- red flag: scared of racing stroke side 🚩

- go to erg song: high hopes 🪩

- best MCBC memory: Racing with everyone at summer VIIIs!! 🥰

Introducing a newer MCBC face who will be joining our 24/25 committee as alumni relations and sponsorship officer; the amazing Isabel Valovin!

- 2nd year Theology 🙏

- known for: being the swimmer 🏊‍♀️

- red flag: scared of racing stroke side 🚩

- go to erg song: high hopes 🪩

- best MCBC memory: Racing with everyone at summer VIIIs!! 🥰

Last year’s Women’s Captain loved committee so much she is back for 24/25 but this time as our safety and equipment officer. The one and only; Lucy Lockyear!

- 3rd year Geography 🪨

- known for: Yapping in or about boats, can’t stop won’t stop xxx 🗣️

- red flag: Refused to erg for the whole of Hilary 🚩

- go to erg song: Life is a highway 🛣️

- Favourite thing about MCBC: the offensively bright club colours ❤️💛

Last year’s Women’s Captain loved committee so much she is back for 24/25 but this time as our safety and equipment officer. The one and only; Lucy Lockyear!

- 3rd year Geography 🪨

- known for: Yapping in or about boats, can’t stop won’t stop xxx 🗣️

- red flag: Refused to erg for the whole of Hilary 🚩

- go to erg song: Life is a highway 🛣️

- Favourite thing about MCBC: the offensively bright club colours ❤️💛

Introducing the new MCBC Treasurer for 24/25, the lovely; Lowis Sanders!

- 3rd year Law 👩‍⚖️

- known for: “flying and dying” too close to the sun 🙊

- red flag: dating a rugby boy 🚩

- go to erg song: Power, Kanye West 🔋

- best MCBC memory: My first summer VIIIs! The whole week was so fun and memorable 🌞

Introducing the new MCBC Treasurer for 24/25, the lovely; Lowis Sanders!

- 3rd year Law 👩‍⚖️

- known for: “flying and dying” too close to the sun 🙊

- red flag: dating a rugby boy 🚩

- go to erg song: Power, Kanye West 🔋

- best MCBC memory: My first summer VIIIs! The whole week was so fun and memorable 🌞

Next up, I’m here to announce myself (ick) - back as MCBC Secretary for 24/25 it’s me; Grace Hind

- WGSS MSt 🚺

- known for: shouting mid race 📣

- red flag: I (not so) secretly like it when the river is closed because I can go for a run 🚩

- go to erg song: 212 🎤

- best MCBC memory: winning blades with the W1 ❤️

Next up, I’m here to announce myself (ick) - back as MCBC Secretary for 24/25 it’s me; Grace Hind

- WGSS MSt 🚺

- known for: shouting mid race 📣

- red flag: I (not so) secretly like it when the river is closed because I can go for a run 🚩

- go to erg song: 212 🎤

- best MCBC memory: winning blades with the W1 ❤️

I am back to announce that making his post-third-year return to MCBC is the one and only; Matthew Burrow who will be our 24/25 open-side vice-captain!

- 4th year Engineering ⚙️

- known for: complete inability to back it down without intense fear 😰

- red flag: sometimes eating breakfast in the shower 🚩

- go to erg song: My heart will go on - Celine Dion, although I’d rather the boat not sink 🚢

- best MCBC memory: Stripping James of his gown mid-race whilst everyone else was still rowing 👀

I am back to announce that making his post-third-year return to MCBC is the one and only; Matthew Burrow who will be our 24/25 open-side vice-captain!

- 4th year Engineering ⚙️

- known for: complete inability to back it down without intense fear 😰

- red flag: sometimes eating breakfast in the shower 🚩

- go to erg song: My heart will go on - Celine Dion, although I’d rather the boat not sink 🚢

- best MCBC memory: Stripping James of his gown mid-race whilst everyone else was still rowing 👀

completing our women’s side captain team for 24/25 is our new women’s vice-captain, the amazing Izzy Rulten!

- 2nd year PPE 📚

- known for: experiencing every bike problem under the sun 🚳

- red flag: dad rowed for C*mbridge 🚩

- go to erg song: troublemaker Olly Murs (don’t ask I can’t justify it) 🙊

- best MCBC memory: Mini Blades in Oxford City Bumps!!! 😍

completing our women’s side captain team for 24/25 is our new women’s vice-captain, the amazing Izzy Rulten!

- 2nd year PPE 📚

- known for: experiencing every bike problem under the sun 🚳

- red flag: dad rowed for C*mbridge 🚩

- go to erg song: troublemaker Olly Murs (don’t ask I can’t justify it) 🙊

- best MCBC memory: Mini Blades in Oxford City Bumps!!! 😍

Another new committee member, taking charge of our Open-side this year as captain; Mikey Matthews!

- 2nd year Engineering DPhil ⚙️

- known for: most aerodynamic rower on the river 👨‍🦲

- red flag: Morocco 🇲🇦

- go to erg song: III Ray (The King) 👑

- best MCBC memory: watching Peters fade into the distance for the 4th day in a row 🌅

Another new committee member, taking charge of our Open-side this year as captain; Mikey Matthews!

- 2nd year Engineering DPhil ⚙️

- known for: most aerodynamic rower on the river 👨‍🦲

- red flag: Morocco 🇲🇦

- go to erg song: III Ray (The King) 👑

- best MCBC memory: watching Peters fade into the distance for the 4th day in a row 🌅

Announcing our new Women’s Captain! She’s rowed in bumps, she’s coxed in bumps; the lovely Lucy Lansdown!

- 2nd year PPE 📚

- known for: pre-race bumps 😉

- red flag: petrified of deep water 🚩

- go to erg song: Charli XCX vroom vroom 🏎️ (or anything related to being speedy like a race car)

- favourite thing about MCBC: Absolute vibes of the nicest boat club on the river - especially hanging out at the boathouse celebrating everyone during bumps ❤️💛

Announcing our new Women’s Captain! She’s rowed in bumps, she’s coxed in bumps; the lovely Lucy Lansdown!

- 2nd year PPE 📚

- known for: pre-race bumps 😉

- red flag: petrified of deep water 🚩

- go to erg song: Charli XCX vroom vroom 🏎️ (or anything related to being speedy like a race car)

- favourite thing about MCBC: Absolute vibes of the nicest boat club on the river - especially hanging out at the boathouse celebrating everyone during bumps ❤️💛

Next up we have a new addition to the MCBC committee, our Captain of Coxes, Mansfield’s own; Sam Hudspith!

- 3rd year History 📜

- known for: my ‘interesting’ choice of calls from the coxing seat 😳

- red flag: MCBC’s resident finance bro 🚩

- go to erg song: Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand or You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive 🎤

- best MCBC memory: The O2 finally ending their university record of 20 starts without a bump on the Saturday of Eights last term 💪

Next up we have a new addition to the MCBC committee, our Captain of Coxes, Mansfield’s own; Sam Hudspith!

- 3rd year History 📜

- known for: my ‘interesting’ choice of calls from the coxing seat 😳

- red flag: MCBC’s resident finance bro 🚩

- go to erg song: Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand or You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive 🎤

- best MCBC memory: The O2 finally ending their university record of 20 starts without a bump on the Saturday of Eights last term 💪

Back on the committe for the third year running, but this time running the show, is our new pres: James Bennett!

- 4th year Materials Science 🧪

- known for: being the most inflexible person in the club and still fitting in the coxing seat 📣

- red flag: checking the river level website at least every hour even when I don’t need to know 🚩

- go to erg song: it’s still Moana, how far I’ll go 🏝️

- best MCBC memory: having to take my gown off halfway through Oriel rearta whilst still rowing 🎓

Back on the committe for the third year running, but this time running the show, is our new pres: James Bennett!

- 4th year Materials Science 🧪

- known for: being the most inflexible person in the club and still fitting in the coxing seat 📣

- red flag: checking the river level website at least every hour even when I don’t need to know 🚩

- go to erg song: it’s still Moana, how far I’ll go 🏝️

- best MCBC memory: having to take my gown off halfway through Oriel rearta whilst still rowing 🎓

W2 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

The W2 managed to experience everything Summer Eights has to offer this year. Heading into Div5 with a crew made up mainly of novices, Day 1 saw a speedy start, only to eventually be caught by an overpowered Reuben grad boat whose participation in our Div was suspicious to say the least. We got our deserved bump within seconds off the bunglines against St Anthony’s on Day 2, and headed into Day 3 expecting a long row to the Head. The row over was completed after what can only be described as a ‘girthy push’ (IYKYK) despite Exeter’s valiant efforts behind us. The final day saw us come within a quarter of a length of bumping Somerville, but they bumped out with a few mega strokes before Merton caught us in the gut. Overall, a week to be very proud of and a good competitive start to many Mansfielders’ rowing careers.
- Sam (W2 Cox)

W2 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

The W2 managed to experience everything Summer Eights has to offer this year. Heading into Div5 with a crew made up mainly of novices, Day 1 saw a speedy start, only to eventually be caught by an overpowered Reuben grad boat whose participation in our Div was suspicious to say the least. We got our deserved bump within seconds off the bunglines against St Anthony’s on Day 2, and headed into Day 3 expecting a long row to the Head. The row over was completed after what can only be described as a ‘girthy push’ (IYKYK) despite Exeter’s valiant efforts behind us. The final day saw us come within a quarter of a length of bumping Somerville, but they bumped out with a few mega strokes before Merton caught us in the gut. Overall, a week to be very proud of and a good competitive start to many Mansfielders’ rowing careers.
- Sam (W2 Cox)

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