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Twice As Nice! Lightweights Face Rare Double During Opening Home Weekend
March 22, 2017 | Men's Rowing - Lightweight
The offseason is long, strenuous, and exhausting. It's importance is unquestionable, because you don't celebrate in May and June without five to six productive offseason months.
But that doesn't necessarily make those months fun. Competing is fun, and the Princeton men's lightweights have waited long enough to compete.
So they'll do it twice Saturday.
The 2017 Princeton men's lightweight rowing season begins Saturday at Lake Carnegie with two Cup showdowns for the Tigers, both of which will be streamed on the Ivy League Digital Network. The Tigers will conclude a full morning of competition by taking on Navy for the Joe Murtaugh Cup; the 5V race will open the regatta at 10:45 am, while the 1V showdown will take place at 11:45 am.
Typically, that would be it for Princeton, but the Orange and Black oars will be back on Lake Carnegie later that evening. The Tigers will take on Georgetown for the Fosburgh Cup at 5:30 (3V), with the 1V race slated for 6 pm. Last year, Princeton went south and took on both teams over one weekend and returned home with both trophies; this time, the Tigers will look to keep them within hours of each other.
Here is a quick look at the upcoming Princeton men's lightweight season:
First Thoughts: There has been a steady climb for the Princeton men's lightweights during the biggest race of their respective seasons over the last four years. The Tigers would love to keep that progress going, and even skip one step if possible.
After all, that would bring the national championship back to Princeton.
After a sixth-place IRA finish for the Tigers in 2013, Princeton has finished fifth (2014) and fourth (2015) before returning to the medal podium last year with a bronze-medal finish. That capped a perfect postseason for the lightweights, who medaled in all eight of their postseason races between Sprints and IRAs — no other program could make that claim.
As the depth in the program continues to get stronger, Princeton should remain a true contender within the league, but it also knows that there is plenty of speed out there. Cornell entered the year as the reigning national champion, and it didn't even medal at IRAs.
The Tigers will enhance that depth with a strong freshman class, which includes a pair of Junior World Championships qualifiers in Oskar Arzt-Jones and Adam Teece, but head coach Marty Crotty didn't have a single freshman in his top boat for the Head of the Charles.
There is experience to go along with the depth this year, and Crotty is excited to see how it translates against a strong field.
Looking Back: Princeton announced itself as a contender when it ended an 18-race win streak for the Cornell Big Red and won its first Platt Cup since 2011. The Tigers held off the Big Red in both postseason races, and they weren't far out of silver in the Sprints final. Both Yale and Columbia — both of whom handed Princeton regular-season losses last year — got away from the field in the IRA final, so Princeton will try to figure out a way to get itself into those final 500 meters when the IRAs head to California this year.
The 2017 Captain: Senior Forrest Daugherty was a driving force on the undefeated 3V for Princeton last season, and he will serve as the captain this season. The 3V was one of the boats that was part of the memorable Sprints day, when the Tigers won two golds, a silver and two bronzes.
Name To Watch: Sophomore Danny Hogan came into last year with the experience of being a two-time member of the U.S. Junior National Team, but now he is building off a year when he stroked the 1V to medals in both postseasons and spent the full year as a member of the top boat. With a full offseason to build off that experience, Hogan could become one of the top rowers in the league this season.
Two Big Home Dates: As mentioned above, Princeton opens its season Saturday with the rare doubleheader on Lake Carnegie. The Tigers will take on Navy for the Murtaugh Cup in the late morning, and will return to the water at 5:30 to race Georgetown for the Fosburgh Cup. It will give the rowers an early taste of what Sprints will be like. The following weekend, the newly introduced Campbell Cup will be on the line as Princeton hosts reigning IRA champion Columbia. Counting the postseason, the Lions will enter that race having eight straight wins over Princeton.
Final Thoughts: That final note is an important one. For a couple years, Cornell was the standard in the sport, and Princeton broke through that barrier to win the Platt Cup. Columbia is the new obstacle for the Tigers, although both boats went through significant changes after last season. Still, the depth that was alluded to earlier — going 8-for-8 in a postseason is no fluke — you have to assume that there is young speed ready to rise to the occasion. The Tigers will be excited to see how it all comes together, and if they can continue — or accelerate — their recent upward mobility.
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
But that doesn't necessarily make those months fun. Competing is fun, and the Princeton men's lightweights have waited long enough to compete.
So they'll do it twice Saturday.
The 2017 Princeton men's lightweight rowing season begins Saturday at Lake Carnegie with two Cup showdowns for the Tigers, both of which will be streamed on the Ivy League Digital Network. The Tigers will conclude a full morning of competition by taking on Navy for the Joe Murtaugh Cup; the 5V race will open the regatta at 10:45 am, while the 1V showdown will take place at 11:45 am.
Typically, that would be it for Princeton, but the Orange and Black oars will be back on Lake Carnegie later that evening. The Tigers will take on Georgetown for the Fosburgh Cup at 5:30 (3V), with the 1V race slated for 6 pm. Last year, Princeton went south and took on both teams over one weekend and returned home with both trophies; this time, the Tigers will look to keep them within hours of each other.
Here is a quick look at the upcoming Princeton men's lightweight season:
First Thoughts: There has been a steady climb for the Princeton men's lightweights during the biggest race of their respective seasons over the last four years. The Tigers would love to keep that progress going, and even skip one step if possible.
After all, that would bring the national championship back to Princeton.
After a sixth-place IRA finish for the Tigers in 2013, Princeton has finished fifth (2014) and fourth (2015) before returning to the medal podium last year with a bronze-medal finish. That capped a perfect postseason for the lightweights, who medaled in all eight of their postseason races between Sprints and IRAs — no other program could make that claim.
As the depth in the program continues to get stronger, Princeton should remain a true contender within the league, but it also knows that there is plenty of speed out there. Cornell entered the year as the reigning national champion, and it didn't even medal at IRAs.
The Tigers will enhance that depth with a strong freshman class, which includes a pair of Junior World Championships qualifiers in Oskar Arzt-Jones and Adam Teece, but head coach Marty Crotty didn't have a single freshman in his top boat for the Head of the Charles.
There is experience to go along with the depth this year, and Crotty is excited to see how it translates against a strong field.
Looking Back: Princeton announced itself as a contender when it ended an 18-race win streak for the Cornell Big Red and won its first Platt Cup since 2011. The Tigers held off the Big Red in both postseason races, and they weren't far out of silver in the Sprints final. Both Yale and Columbia — both of whom handed Princeton regular-season losses last year — got away from the field in the IRA final, so Princeton will try to figure out a way to get itself into those final 500 meters when the IRAs head to California this year.
The 2017 Captain: Senior Forrest Daugherty was a driving force on the undefeated 3V for Princeton last season, and he will serve as the captain this season. The 3V was one of the boats that was part of the memorable Sprints day, when the Tigers won two golds, a silver and two bronzes.
Name To Watch: Sophomore Danny Hogan came into last year with the experience of being a two-time member of the U.S. Junior National Team, but now he is building off a year when he stroked the 1V to medals in both postseasons and spent the full year as a member of the top boat. With a full offseason to build off that experience, Hogan could become one of the top rowers in the league this season.
Two Big Home Dates: As mentioned above, Princeton opens its season Saturday with the rare doubleheader on Lake Carnegie. The Tigers will take on Navy for the Murtaugh Cup in the late morning, and will return to the water at 5:30 to race Georgetown for the Fosburgh Cup. It will give the rowers an early taste of what Sprints will be like. The following weekend, the newly introduced Campbell Cup will be on the line as Princeton hosts reigning IRA champion Columbia. Counting the postseason, the Lions will enter that race having eight straight wins over Princeton.
Final Thoughts: That final note is an important one. For a couple years, Cornell was the standard in the sport, and Princeton broke through that barrier to win the Platt Cup. Columbia is the new obstacle for the Tigers, although both boats went through significant changes after last season. Still, the depth that was alluded to earlier — going 8-for-8 in a postseason is no fluke — you have to assume that there is young speed ready to rise to the occasion. The Tigers will be excited to see how it all comes together, and if they can continue — or accelerate — their recent upward mobility.
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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