Princeton University Athletics
Tiger Crews Put Forth Strong Showings At Princeton Chase
October 29, 2007 | Men's Rowing - Lightweight
A win by the Princeton heavyweight 8+ highlighted an overall strong day for the Tiger crew program at Sunday's Princeton Chase. All four squads had Top 5 performances from its top 8+ boat, and each team was able to send multiple boats into the competition. A link to all times can be found above.
MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHTS
Princeton put forth a dominant effort to win its fall home debut. Its adjusted final time of 13:03.043 was more than 10 seconds faster than Yale's second-place time of 13:13.490 and more than 20 seconds faster than Boston University's third-place time of 13:24.203. The sixth-best overall time was put forth by the Princeton freshman boat (13:29.613), and the Princeton varsity B boat placed 11th in a time of 13:36.033.
"This is an opportunity in the fall to assess not only the quality of the top end, but also the overall depth of the program," head coach Curtis Jordan said. "We can use the preseason to compare ourselves to the rest of league. I was extremely pleased not only to win, but to see where thefrosh finished up, and also where B and C boats finished."
OPEN WOMEN
The Princeton open women placed fifth overall in a time of 14:48.811, while the 'B' boat finished 13th in 15:22.419. The Tiger 'A' boat lost to only Yale, Virginia and Brown.
"The Chase is an awesome race in our own backyard," head coach Lori Dauphiny said. "The team had a decent performance. The results are more or less an indication of where we are now and what needs to be done in the future. It was a solid team effort that included our frosh. We will work hard to find more speed by spring. This group will need to rally all through the ranks."
MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHTS
After winning the Head of the Charles, Princeton put forth another solid showing with a third-place finish at the Chase. The Tiger 'A' boat finished in 13:23.926, just outside the top two in a tight overall finish that also included Navy and Cornell. Princeton also had a ninth-place finish (13:54.553) from its 'B' boat.
WOMEN'S LIGHTWEIGHTS
While there wasn't a specific women's lightweight competition, Princeton did put forth several strong showings within the open competition. The 'A' boat topped a pair of Georgetown lightweight crews with a time of 15:40.546. The second lightweight boat also had a terrific performance, finishing ahead of both Hoya boats in 15:55.171.
"For many of these athletes in the 2V, this was their only fall race," head coach Paul Rassam said. "They went out there and raced with a collective sense of purpose and urgency, making the most of the opportunity."