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...Edwards faces many obstacles in reinventing himself and winning this campaign - notably the presence of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, who could make it difficult for Edwards to raise the money he needs to competitive. And he still must overcome a reputation as a lightweight, who was described in 2004 as someone who rarely took the time to read policy memos from his staff...
According to his senior yearbook, Wilson served as president of the National Defense Forum at Harvard and rose to the rank of wing commander in ROTC. He also rowed for Adams’ intramural lightweight crew team...
...foot of the Charles, the Radcliffe A boat took first with a time of 14:56.8. The lightweights, in contrast, finished 19 overall, just a couple of sports behind the top lightweight squad, MIT. In the varsity eight race, the Black and White did not come away with quite as positive a result, taking sixth overall. The Boston College boat came in first, just under 30 seconds ahead of Radcliffe. In the novice race, the top heavyweight boat took first, and the top lighweight third with times of 14:17.0 and 14:32.9, respectively. —THE CRIMSON STAFF
...Harvard heavyweight and lightweight varsities turned in a promising performance in the fall’s final competition at the annual Tail of the Charles Regatta on Saturday. Harvard’s first heavyweight four finished first among the 39 entries, crossing in a time of 13:07. Second-place Brown followed in 13:14.0, while the Crimson’s C entry finished third in 13:19.1 despite being the eighth crew to start on the staggered course. Harvard’s B entry crossed in a time of 13:23.7 to earn sixth place, giving the Crimson heavyweights...
...place finish, clocking in at 17.18.74. The two boats were simply not able to attain a high enough stroke rate. While rowing at a rate ranging from 30-32 strokes, the team fell behind crews such as first-place Virginia, which reached a stroke rate of 34. Both the lightweights and heavyweights also had to deal with astounding winds, especially on the second half of the Head. Over this crucial section, the gusts came as a straight head wind. As a result, Radcliffe’s lightweight crew also had a disappointing day, coming in 44th with a time...