Xavier will become the first HBCU to have a co-ed varsity rowing team. This comes just two years after rowing became a club ...

Xavier University voted to officially add rowing to its roster of varsity sports in 2025, which means it will be the first HBCU in the nation with a coed varsity crew team, the school says.

Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, is the only historically Black and Catholic university in the nation. Open to students ...