Over the weekend, the men’s and women’s rowing teams closed out the fall portion of their season in commanding fashion –– winning five-of-seven races despite a persistent rain and strong headwinds that plagued Syracuse’s Onondaga Lake.

“The conditions [were] absolutely miserable, but that’s one of the things ... where you can complain about it, and if you complain about it you’re putting yourself at a disadvantage,” said heavyweight rowing head coach Todd Kennett. “Everybody’s going to have to race in it; it’s an outdoor sport, suck it up and deal with it, and go out to win a race. Because if you don’t, you’re not going to win. You have to take what you want to get, and if you don’t push like that, you won’t get it.”