Word: sprint
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Harvard, rowing into a stiff headwind that held down all the times, was never ahead despite a strong sprint bid during the last half-mile of the mile and five-sixteenths Henley distance. The Crimson's time was 7:42.4, almost five seconds slower than Princeton...
Rowing at a 36 stroke, the Crimson closed the gap to less than a length, but a late counter-sprint by Princeton regained the margin. At the finish Yale was four lengths back...
...Engineers did manage to take an early lead after the opening sprint, a lead which they held over the first quarter mile before succumbing to the sheer power of the Crimson's stroke. By the time the shells reached Harvard Bridge, the Crimson had an open-water lead, and Navy and Penn were threatening Tech for second place...
...javees increased the stroke from 31 to 38 in the sprint and finished in 9:07.6, seven seconds ahead of BU and 12 seconds ahead...
...terriers staged a big comeback in the sprint and almost nipped MIT. the Engineers, closing fast, finished just a deck-length ahead...