All of Princeton’s four varsity crews competed against some of their closest rivals on Saturday. The women’s open crew took a victory over Penn, Dartmouth and Bucknell for the Class of 1984 Plaque at the Tigers’ own Lake Carnegie, while the women’s lightweights also raced at home, edging out Radcliffe and Bucknell for the Class of 1999 Cup. The men’s lightweights managed a close home win of the Wood-Hammond Trophy against Georgetown and Penn. The men’s heavyweights were the only crew to finish without a win over the weekend, coming in a close second to Yale while outracing Cornell for the Carnegie Cup in New Haven, Conn.
The women’s open crew solidified a perfect Ivy League season by overtaking the Big Green and the Quakers, as well as Bucknell, on Saturday morning. The Tigers entered the race with considerable momentum after last weekend’s impressive victory against strong Yale and Virginia boats. Once again, the Tigers proved a force to be reckoned with, as their first boat finished nearly 15 seconds ahead of Dartmouth, which came in second.
The second boat also had a strong showing, finishing more than 12 seconds ahead of second-place Bucknell. The fourth boat saw similarly impressive results, while the third varsity took a close second to the Bison.
The women’s lightweights claimed a hard-fought victory over Radcliffe at Saturday’s Class of 1999 Cup, taking back the trophy that the Crimson took one year ago. The Tigers were slightly favored, but the race was close from the start, and Princeton won by only 2.3 seconds. Bucknell came in third, 14 seconds behind the second-place Crimson.
The women’s lightweight varsity four boat claimed a decisive victory over both of its competitors, finishing in eight minutes, 35.6 seconds. Bucknell took second in that race while Radcliffe followed in third.
The men’s lightweights took both the first and second varsity eight races on Saturday, securing the Wood-Hammond Cup for yet another year. With this victory, the men extended their already-impressive winning streak to 20 regular-season wins. The Tigers took the first varsity race over Georgetown and Penn, with the Hoyas finishing just 2.4 seconds behind the Tigers. Penn’s boat was just less than 7 behind Georgetown.
The men’s heavyweights competed in a particularly close Carnegie Cup race, as the first boat fell to underdog Yale by just 1.4 seconds and topped Cornell by 2.7 seconds. In the second race, the Tigers were neck-and-neck with the Big Red, winning by just 3 feet.
This weekend, the women’s open crew will host Tennessee, while the women’s lightweights will have the weekend off to prepare for the Eastern Association of Women’s Rowing Colleges Sprints on May 16. The men’s lightweights will host Harvard and Yale for the Goldthwait and Vogel cups, and the heavyweights will take on Brown for the Content Cup.
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