Princeton University Athletics
Saturday, March 25
Princeton, N.J.
8:00 AM
Princeton University
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Georgetown
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Heavyweights Open 2017 Saturday, Hope Depth Continues To Drive 2-Time Rowe Cup Champs
March 22, 2017 | Heavyweight Rowing
The Princeton heavyweights, coming off two impressive postseasons at both the league and national level, will open their 2017 season this Saturday morning against Georgetown in the opening regatta of a full day of rowing on Lake Carnegie.
Princeton and Georgetown will compete at 8 am, with the 1V showdown leading a three-race competition, and the full event will be streamed on the Ivy League Digital Network. The morning will also feature a 9 am open women competition between #5 Brown, #10 Princeton, and #20 Michigan State in the Class of 1987 Trophy regatta, and it will conclude 10:45 am when the Princeton and Navy lightweight men meet for the Joe Murtaugh Cup.
The heavyweights will feel at home for the majority of the 2017 season. Following the Georgetown race, the Tigers will spend four of the next five races at home, including showdowns against both Harvard and Yale (more on that shortly). Last year, the Tigers got off to a strong start over the Hoyas, winning each of the three races by open water.
Here is a quick look at the 2017 Princeton heavyweights. The full race order for Saturday — which also includes a rare night race for the men's lightweights — can be found at the bottom of the release.
Opening Thoughts: The depth of the Princeton heavyweights has been on full display over the last two years, and nothing has happened this offseason that makes head coach Greg Hughes question that asset in the program as the 2017 draws near.
He also knows that depth doesn't guarantee anything when two — and eventually six — boats line up together.
Princeton, which opens the 2017 season next weekend against Georgetown, has won the Rowe Cup team points title at Eastern Sprints in each of the last two seasons. The Tigers went 8-1 both years — both times losing to a powerful Yale boat — and both times the 1V earned bronze at the IRA Championships.
To match, or even surpass, those totals, this particular group will need to find its own speed, its own chemistry. The process over the last few months has been a positive one, but Hughes also knows they have a long way to go.
Looking Back: Following a second straight 8-1 regular season, the Tigers had a banner performance at Eastern Sprints. The 1V got back on the medal stand with a silver — they fended off a strong challenge by Brown but were unable to catch Yale — while the 2V, 3V and 4V each won golds.
The 3V capped a perfect season at IRAs with gold, while the 2V topped both Washington and California to win silver. The 1V defeated Washington and charged at Yale during a bronze-finish in the IRA national championship race, and it also helped Princeton to a second-place team finish in the event.
The 2017 Captain: Senior Nick Mead has rowed in the 6-seat in each of the last two years, and he medaled at both Sprints and IRAs both times. Mead also qualified for the Team USA M8+ at the U-23 World Championships this past summer, and is an ultimate leader-by-example for Hughes' squad. That example isn't limited to on the water, though; Mead was a member of the IRA All-Academic team.
Name To Watch: Hughes has been excited by the progress of senior Franco D'Agostino, who was part of that historic 2016 3V, which went undefeated all the way through a gold medal-performance at IRAs. D'Agostino also won silver with the 2V at the 2015 IRAs.
Two Big Home Dates: Those mid-April showdowns for the Compton Cup and the Carnegie Cup will tell plenty about the state of the Ivy League. On April 15, Princeton hosts Harvard and MIT for the Compton Cup. It's been over 80 years since Princeton has won three straight Compton Cups, but they'll head into this year's regatta off back-to-back wins. The following weekend, Princeton welcomes both Yale and Cornell for the Carnegie Cup regatta; the Bulldogs are the only team to own regular-season wins over the Tigers in each of the last two years, and they figure to be dynamic this spring as well.
Final Thoughts: The 2016 IRAs sets up a really interesting 2017 season. For the first time since 2010, somebody other than Washington (California) won the IRA title. Ivy teams held four spots, including two medal finishes, and Princeton-Harvard went 1-2 or 2-1 in both the 2V and 3V finals. The IRAs return west, and no Eastern team had won that 1V gold since 2005, so the challenge is raised for a Princeton team that should face incredible competition from the Ivy League. But Hughes notes that the competition they face daily on Lake Carnegie is what has driven each boat to impressive postseasons recently, and there should be no shortage of that this spring.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
Princeton Heavyweight Men vs. Georgetown
7:00 AM - Coxswain Meeting
8:00 AM - First Varsity
8:15 AM - Second Varsity
8:30 AM - Third, Fourth & Fifth Varsity
Princeton Open Women vs. Brown & Michigan State
8:00 AM - Coxswain Meeting
9:00 AM - C & B Four
9:20 AM - A Four
9:40 AM - Second Varsity
10:00 AM - First Varsity - Class of 1987 Trophy
10:20 AM - Third Varsity
Princeton Lightweight Men vs. Navy
9:45 AM - Coxswain Meeting
10:45 AM - Fifth Varsity
11:00 AM - Fourth Varsity
11:15 AM - Third Varsity
11:30 AM - Second Varsty
11:45 AM - First Varsity
Princeton Lightweight Men vs. Georgetown
4:30 PM - Coxswain Meeting
5:30 PM - Third Varsity
5:45 PM - Second Varsty
6:00 PM - First Varsity
Princeton and Georgetown will compete at 8 am, with the 1V showdown leading a three-race competition, and the full event will be streamed on the Ivy League Digital Network. The morning will also feature a 9 am open women competition between #5 Brown, #10 Princeton, and #20 Michigan State in the Class of 1987 Trophy regatta, and it will conclude 10:45 am when the Princeton and Navy lightweight men meet for the Joe Murtaugh Cup.
The heavyweights will feel at home for the majority of the 2017 season. Following the Georgetown race, the Tigers will spend four of the next five races at home, including showdowns against both Harvard and Yale (more on that shortly). Last year, the Tigers got off to a strong start over the Hoyas, winning each of the three races by open water.
Here is a quick look at the 2017 Princeton heavyweights. The full race order for Saturday — which also includes a rare night race for the men's lightweights — can be found at the bottom of the release.
Opening Thoughts: The depth of the Princeton heavyweights has been on full display over the last two years, and nothing has happened this offseason that makes head coach Greg Hughes question that asset in the program as the 2017 draws near.
He also knows that depth doesn't guarantee anything when two — and eventually six — boats line up together.
Princeton, which opens the 2017 season next weekend against Georgetown, has won the Rowe Cup team points title at Eastern Sprints in each of the last two seasons. The Tigers went 8-1 both years — both times losing to a powerful Yale boat — and both times the 1V earned bronze at the IRA Championships.
To match, or even surpass, those totals, this particular group will need to find its own speed, its own chemistry. The process over the last few months has been a positive one, but Hughes also knows they have a long way to go.
Looking Back: Following a second straight 8-1 regular season, the Tigers had a banner performance at Eastern Sprints. The 1V got back on the medal stand with a silver — they fended off a strong challenge by Brown but were unable to catch Yale — while the 2V, 3V and 4V each won golds.
The 3V capped a perfect season at IRAs with gold, while the 2V topped both Washington and California to win silver. The 1V defeated Washington and charged at Yale during a bronze-finish in the IRA national championship race, and it also helped Princeton to a second-place team finish in the event.
The 2017 Captain: Senior Nick Mead has rowed in the 6-seat in each of the last two years, and he medaled at both Sprints and IRAs both times. Mead also qualified for the Team USA M8+ at the U-23 World Championships this past summer, and is an ultimate leader-by-example for Hughes' squad. That example isn't limited to on the water, though; Mead was a member of the IRA All-Academic team.
Name To Watch: Hughes has been excited by the progress of senior Franco D'Agostino, who was part of that historic 2016 3V, which went undefeated all the way through a gold medal-performance at IRAs. D'Agostino also won silver with the 2V at the 2015 IRAs.
Two Big Home Dates: Those mid-April showdowns for the Compton Cup and the Carnegie Cup will tell plenty about the state of the Ivy League. On April 15, Princeton hosts Harvard and MIT for the Compton Cup. It's been over 80 years since Princeton has won three straight Compton Cups, but they'll head into this year's regatta off back-to-back wins. The following weekend, Princeton welcomes both Yale and Cornell for the Carnegie Cup regatta; the Bulldogs are the only team to own regular-season wins over the Tigers in each of the last two years, and they figure to be dynamic this spring as well.
Final Thoughts: The 2016 IRAs sets up a really interesting 2017 season. For the first time since 2010, somebody other than Washington (California) won the IRA title. Ivy teams held four spots, including two medal finishes, and Princeton-Harvard went 1-2 or 2-1 in both the 2V and 3V finals. The IRAs return west, and no Eastern team had won that 1V gold since 2005, so the challenge is raised for a Princeton team that should face incredible competition from the Ivy League. But Hughes notes that the competition they face daily on Lake Carnegie is what has driven each boat to impressive postseasons recently, and there should be no shortage of that this spring.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
Princeton Heavyweight Men vs. Georgetown
7:00 AM - Coxswain Meeting
8:00 AM - First Varsity
8:15 AM - Second Varsity
8:30 AM - Third, Fourth & Fifth Varsity
Princeton Open Women vs. Brown & Michigan State
8:00 AM - Coxswain Meeting
9:00 AM - C & B Four
9:20 AM - A Four
9:40 AM - Second Varsity
10:00 AM - First Varsity - Class of 1987 Trophy
10:20 AM - Third Varsity
Princeton Lightweight Men vs. Navy
9:45 AM - Coxswain Meeting
10:45 AM - Fifth Varsity
11:00 AM - Fourth Varsity
11:15 AM - Third Varsity
11:30 AM - Second Varsty
11:45 AM - First Varsity
Princeton Lightweight Men vs. Georgetown
4:30 PM - Coxswain Meeting
5:30 PM - Third Varsity
5:45 PM - Second Varsty
6:00 PM - First Varsity
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