Princeton University Athletics
Princeton University
EAWRC Championships
Lightweight Women Stay Perfect, Claim EAWRC Sprints Championship
May 19, 2003 | Women's Rowing - Lightweight
May 18, 2003
Camden, N.J. - The Princeton women's lightweight crew, ranked No. 1 in the nation, topped No. 2 Radcliffe for the fourth time in as many races Sunday afternoon to claim the EAWRC Sprints championship.
Racing on the Cooper River, where Princeton will try to complete a perfect season in two weeks with a national championship, the Tigers topped rival Radcliffe by less than a boat length to claim the championship. The last time these two boats raced on Cooper River, an April battle for the Knecht Cup, Princeton's margin of victory was less than a second. The Tigers managed more of a lead down the stretch and won by more than 2.5 seconds in the grand final. Radcliffe topped Wisconsin by nearly five seconds for second place.
It was a complete victory for the lightweight women, as the varsity fours cruised to a near-eight second victory over Wisconsin in the varsity fours.
Princeton will return to Cooper River in two weeks for the IRA Championships.
Varsity 8s Grand Final
1 - Princeton 7:06.4
2 - Radcliffe 7:09.12
3 - Wisconsin 7:14.02
4 - Georgetown 7:27.58
5 - William & Mary 7:48.1
Varsity 4s Grand Final
1 - Princeton 8:14.5
2 - Wisconsin 8:22.34
3 - Radcliffe 'A' 8:26.37
4 - MIT 8:33.44
5 - Radcliffe 'B' 8:47.29
6 - Georgetown 8:48.7