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...senior crew Kristen Lynch assumed sole responsibility of the Crimson’s boat, leading Harvard to a third-place finish with 93 points, behind Brown and Boston College. In B-division, Kovacs was skipper while junior Elyse Dolbec and sophomore shared crew duties. The Crimson finished as the runner-up behind Boston College with 46 points, just four off the winning pace. Johnson echoed the sentiments of Kovacs, calling Saturday’s conditions “perhaps the weirdest sailing conditions ever.” “A guy who’s been coaching...
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...before he led the squad into the national competition with 11 fencers as a long shot for a title repeat.But success was not assured entering that weekend’s competition, as he faced some stiff competition.The opposition included Notre Dame fencer Patrick Ghattas, who had finished in the runner-up spot each of the last three years. “The field in general was probably the strongest I’ve seen in the last five or six years,” Brand said. “Especially with Penn State, the depth of their roster was something...
...year, the Harvard sailing team took advantage of the training during the time off, competing in four regattas over the weekend and finishing no lower than fifth in any event. The Crimson earned the squad’s second first-place finish of the spring, in addition to a runner-up finish and as a fourth-place nod.“We had our practices all week at Navy,” freshman skipper Drew Robb said. “I’ve been sailing non-stop for the past week. We?...
...Radcliffe lightweight and heavyweight crews began their campaigns this weekend to return to the top of the women’s ranks. Facing last year’s national runner-up Georgetown and an undefeated No. 3-ranked Brown squad, both crews had opportunities to reassert their claims as one of the best. Unfortunately for the Black and White, both teams fell just short. While dominating three of four races at the Class of 2004 Cup in Washington D.C., the lightweights failed to take the most important one—the first varsity heat—and, as a result...