Princeton University Athletics
Saturday, April 29
Cambridge, Mass.
TBA
Princeton University
at
Harvard w/ Yale (The Goldthwait and Vogel Cups)
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Rowing - Lightweight
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
H-Y-P Provides Big Test, Opportunity For Tiger Men's Lightweights
April 28, 2017 | Men's Rowing - Lightweight
LINKS: Live Video l National Poll l Goldthwait Cup History
They may not have won the race, but the third-ranked Princeton men's lightweight rowing team felt like it made a major jump two weeks ago on the Cayuga Inlet. They are hopeful that they can make an even bigger one on the Charles River this weekend.
The Goldthwait & Vogel Cups are on the line this weekend during the only Harvard-Yale-Princeton showdown in collegiate rowing, and the three participants make up 75% of the Top 4 in latest USRowing poll. With this being the final race before Eastern Sprints, the winner will take home more than just a historic trophy (or two).
"HYP is undoubtedly the most important dual race of the season because its personal," sophomore Patrick Watt said. "These three schools compete against each other in every possible area, ranging from admissions to athletics, and I think that attitude is what makes you always want to be better than Harvard and Yale.
"Everyone racing knows how competitive this weekend will be and the crew that wins will get an extra confidence boost going into Sprints that they have what it takes to be champions," Watt added.
Yale comes into the weekend as the top-ranked boat in the nation (Yale and #2 Cornell don't race in the regular season), while Princeton and Harvard own the third and fourth spots, respectively. The Tigers know what it's like to take on the No. 1 boat and perform well; two weeks ago, the Tigers led top-ranked Cornell for more than 1500 meters, but they couldn't withstand a final charge.
"The Cornell race was a big step in the right direction for the guys," Watt said. "We learned that this is a crew who can go out and take charge of any race we're in, but we also learned the humbling lesson that if we want to be a championship crew we have to put together a full 2000 meters of good technical rowing. The Penn race was great because we had the opportunity to challenge our selves against another competitive crew with a little more maturity in our race plan which allowed us to hold off a tough Penn charge at the end of the race."
That close finish on the Schuylkill last weekend earned Princeton the Wood-Hammond Trophy and improved the 1V to 6-2. The full squad has had a strong month, with most boats seeded among the top three among the lightweight field this week.
"Over the last month the boat has really committed to making the important technical changes we need to compete against a six-boat field," Watt said. "The guys understand that there are a lot of great crews this year and we need every inch we can get by rowing as effectively as possible. H-Y-P is an important race for us but it will also be another way to measure our progress with two weeks to go before Sprints."
The Goldthwait Cup is awarded to the winner of the 1V race, while the Vogel Cup goes to the overall team winner. Harvard leads the trio with 44 Goldthwait Cups, while Princeton has 27 and Yale has 20. Yale won its first in a decade last spring on Lake Carnegie, while Princeton took this race the last time it was held on the Charles (2014).
The regatta is set to begin at 8 am, and it will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network.
8:00 - Second Varsity
8:40 - First Varsity
9:20 - Third Varsity
9:50 - Fourth Varsity
10:10 - Fifth/Sixth Varsity
They may not have won the race, but the third-ranked Princeton men's lightweight rowing team felt like it made a major jump two weeks ago on the Cayuga Inlet. They are hopeful that they can make an even bigger one on the Charles River this weekend.
The Goldthwait & Vogel Cups are on the line this weekend during the only Harvard-Yale-Princeton showdown in collegiate rowing, and the three participants make up 75% of the Top 4 in latest USRowing poll. With this being the final race before Eastern Sprints, the winner will take home more than just a historic trophy (or two).
"HYP is undoubtedly the most important dual race of the season because its personal," sophomore Patrick Watt said. "These three schools compete against each other in every possible area, ranging from admissions to athletics, and I think that attitude is what makes you always want to be better than Harvard and Yale.
"Everyone racing knows how competitive this weekend will be and the crew that wins will get an extra confidence boost going into Sprints that they have what it takes to be champions," Watt added.
Yale comes into the weekend as the top-ranked boat in the nation (Yale and #2 Cornell don't race in the regular season), while Princeton and Harvard own the third and fourth spots, respectively. The Tigers know what it's like to take on the No. 1 boat and perform well; two weeks ago, the Tigers led top-ranked Cornell for more than 1500 meters, but they couldn't withstand a final charge.
"The Cornell race was a big step in the right direction for the guys," Watt said. "We learned that this is a crew who can go out and take charge of any race we're in, but we also learned the humbling lesson that if we want to be a championship crew we have to put together a full 2000 meters of good technical rowing. The Penn race was great because we had the opportunity to challenge our selves against another competitive crew with a little more maturity in our race plan which allowed us to hold off a tough Penn charge at the end of the race."
That close finish on the Schuylkill last weekend earned Princeton the Wood-Hammond Trophy and improved the 1V to 6-2. The full squad has had a strong month, with most boats seeded among the top three among the lightweight field this week.
"Over the last month the boat has really committed to making the important technical changes we need to compete against a six-boat field," Watt said. "The guys understand that there are a lot of great crews this year and we need every inch we can get by rowing as effectively as possible. H-Y-P is an important race for us but it will also be another way to measure our progress with two weeks to go before Sprints."
The Goldthwait Cup is awarded to the winner of the 1V race, while the Vogel Cup goes to the overall team winner. Harvard leads the trio with 44 Goldthwait Cups, while Princeton has 27 and Yale has 20. Yale won its first in a decade last spring on Lake Carnegie, while Princeton took this race the last time it was held on the Charles (2014).
The regatta is set to begin at 8 am, and it will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network.
8:00 - Second Varsity
8:40 - First Varsity
9:20 - Third Varsity
9:50 - Fourth Varsity
10:10 - Fifth/Sixth Varsity
Tuesday, June 04
Wednesday, June 22
Monday, June 06
Wednesday, December 01