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Sweeping all five races, the Radcliffe heavyweight crew claimed the Rowlands Cup, the Allen-DeWolfe Trophy, and the Beanpot Title by defeating Northeastern, Boston University, Boston College, and MIT over the course of last Saturday morning.This was the 10th straight year the Black and White has dominated Northeastern for the Rowlands Cup, the second straight Allen-DeWolfe Trophy win in competition against BU, as well as the second straight year the Black and White has claimed Beanpot bragging rights.In somewhat challenging conditions, the first varsity fought hard to pull away from second-place Northeastern in the final 500 meters. Eventually...
...marked the second time in three weeks that the Crimson heavyweight varsity came back from a dismal start to seal a victory in the last 1,000 meters of the race—a boost of confidence for a squad preparing for the grueling races that await them at Eastern Sprints and IRAs...
...Despite the positive end result, the Harvard heavyweight varsity endured the same troubles off the start that have plagued the Crimson all season. At the San Diego Crew Classic in April, the varsity eight dropped almost a length off the start. It was a similar if less drastic tale in almost all of the dual races this season, and the same sluggishness struck again on Saturday...
Radcliffe heavyweight crew rose to the Charles River Challenge on Saturday with seven total wins. Three boats finished the day of races undefeated and the varsity eight and novice eight claimed their first wins of the season.The second varsity boat, with a flair for the dramatic, notched another come-from-behind win in the morning and pulled out a slim win in the afternoon.“The racing this weekend was very successful, we were very excited for our victories across the board,” co-captain Laura Larsen-Strecker said.The Challenge featured two sets of races, morning...
...took two weeks of frustration and a serious sprint with 600 meters to go on Saturday morning, but the Harvard heavyweight varsity eight finally found its winning combination against archrival Princeton this weekend.The Crimson swept all four early morning races on the Charles River, but no victory was sweeter than the varsity’s 0.5-second thriller against the visiting Tigers. The two programs have won the last seven consecutive Eastern Sprints championships, with Harvard earning five gold medals and Princeton claiming two. The Tigers bested Harvard at the San Diego Crew Classic two weeks ago, but the Crimson?...