No. 1 Women's Lightweight Rowing Collects Three Golds At Eastern Sprints

Sunday, April 30

Cambridge, Mass.

Princeton University

Eastern Sprints

Princeton Women's Lightweight Rowing - Eastern Sprints

No. 1 Women's Lightweight Rowing Collects Three Golds At Eastern Sprints

April 30, 2023 | Women's Rowing - Lightweight

WORCESTER, Mass. – The No. 1 Women's Lightweight Rowing Team won three of its four grand finals at the Eastern Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond on Sunday.

The Varsity Eight crossed the line at 6:29.29, over four seconds in front of Boston University (6:33.58) with Georgetown (6:35.38), Radcliffe (6:40.71) and Wisconsin (6:45.34). It's the third straight gold for the Tigers' first varsity and ninth in program history.

Princeton's double also took care of business with a time of 7:26.33, ahead of Radcliffe (7:31.92), BU (7:46.17), Wisconsin (8:09.28) and Gordon (8:32.62).

The Tigers' varsity four earned a time of 7:22.04, 3.5 seconds ahead of BU (7:25.61), Georgetown (7:30.87), Wisconsin (7:31.9) and Radcliffe (7:37.94). It's the first time the V4 won gold at Easterns since 2010.

Princeton's varsity four B boat was second at 7:44.47.

It's a pretty emotional day," said Princeton head coach Paul Rassam. "It's hard to put into words how our staff feels about these athletes. This is a special day."