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Charley Butt has a knack for getting his rowers to peak at the right time.2006 was no exception, as the Harvard men’s lightweight crew coach watched his top two boats medal at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships (IRAs) on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J.Despite coming in as a significant underdog, the varsity eight was just edged by Eastern Sprints champion Cornell in the Grand Final, falling 0.076 seconds short of taking home the gold medal.Meanwhile, the varsity straight four outraced a field packed with heavyweight boats to capture the national title.“It?...
...Radcliffe lightweight crew enjoyed another solid campaign this season, with the varsity eight finishing 4-3 in dual meets and beating out nemesis Princeton to take home the Knecht Cup and win the Windemere Classic. The Black and White was able to surpass the Tigers yet again in the final race of the season, grabbing the bronze medal by finishing third at last week’s Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships (IRAs). While Radcliffe took home hardware at the IRAs for the sixth straight season, they were unable to overcome the speed of a strong Wisconsin crew, which...
...tale of two teams this past weekend in Camden, N.J.While the Harvard varsity heavyweights relinquished their stranglehold on the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships, their lightweight counterparts took silver in a photo finish to end a season of struggle and turmoil on a positive note.Meanwhile, the second varsity heavyweight crew and the varsity straight four boat both captured national titles, giving the Crimson two gold medals on the weekend.HEAVYWEIGHTSThe last and best streak, at last, is over. For three consecutive years, the Harvard varsity heavyweights had turned Camden, into a one-boat show, dominating IRA competition and modifying...
...second time in a month, the Radcliffe women’s lightweight crew performed well but stood on the podium looking up to the powerhouse Wisconsin varsity eight. After losing by six seconds to the Badgers at Eastern (EAWRC) Sprints on May 15, the Black and White took third at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) championships. Wisconsin won the meet with open water almost eight seconds ahead of the Radcliffe lightweights with a time of 6:46.51, and Georgetown nabbed second in 6:50.12. “I was happy with our season, [but] it was kind of disappointing...
...benefitted neither from contacts made at the club, nor contacts made at Harvard in his professional life.“The very thing my father thought Harvard was going to give me, I never found.”But through rowing, Daniloff found a community. A teammate on the lightweight crew team and roommate, Reginald E. Greene ’56 remembers Daniloff as serious, cordial, and courtly. “He is like Ashley in ‘Gone With the Wind.’ He looks a little like him. He behaves like him,” Greene...