Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches Association (IRCA) has named Mason Banks and Matthew Lexa to its 2024 Athlete Watchlist. Banks, of the Navy lightweight program, and Lexa, of the Navy heavyweight team, were selected based on nominations from their coaches. Banks is among the ten lightweight rowers nationwide who received this recognition, while Lexa is one of the twenty rowers in the heavyweight category to earn this honor.

By the Numbers
  • Mason Banks has competed in the first varsity eight in all 16 competitions over two seasons.
  • Banks has secured three medals, including a gold at the 2023 Under-23 World Rowing Championship in the pairs event.
  • Matthew Lexa participated in all eight competitions as a freshman and moved to the first varsity eight for the IRA National Championship regatta as a sophomore.
State of Play
  • The heavyweights will be participating in the Occoquan Invitational, while the lightweights have a bye this week before hosting two contests next weekend.
What's Next

Both programs continue their 2024 season, with the heavyweights participating in the Occoquan Invitational and the lightweights hosting contests against Harvard, Delaware, and Georgetown in the coming weeks.