Princeton University
Harvard/Cornell
Open Crew Takes Home Class of'75 Cup
April 13, 2002 | Women's Rowing - Open
April 13, 2002
Cambridge, Mass. - The Princeton Open crew successfully defended its Class of '75 Cup, defeating Harvard and Cornell at the Charles River on Saturday morning. Princeton won the 1st Varsity and 2nd Novice and placed second in the Varsity 4 and 1st Novice races
The sixth-ranked Tigers captured the Class of '75 Cup for the 13th straight season, battling strong westerly winds, attaining open water by the 1,000-meter mark. Harvard edged out Cornell for second place. Princeton's victorious time was 7:36.6, with the Crimson crossing next in 7:45.6. Cornell was clocked in 7:46.6.
In the 2V race, Harvard scored a clean one-length win over Cornell, 7:33.7 to 7:37.5. Princeton settled for third with its time of 7:42.2. Harvard edged Princeton by 1.5 seconds in the first novice race shortly after the Tigers bested the field in the second novice affair.
Princeton returns home and hosts Yale next Saturday on the waters of Lake Carnegie.
WOMEN'S OPEN CREW (Charles River-2000 meters)
1st Varsity: Princeton 7:36.6, Harvard 7:45.6, Cornell 7:46.6
2nd Varsity: Harvard 7:33.7, Cornell 7:37.5, Princeton 7:42.2
Varsity 4: Cornell "A" 9:14.0, Princeton "A" 9:21.0, Princeton "B" 9:31.4, Cornell "B" 9:52.1, Harvard 10:11.2
1st Novice: Harvard 7:32.2, Princeton 7:33.5, Cornell 8:13.4
2nd Novice: Princeton 7:53.2, Cornell 8:02.0, Harvard 8:03.5