No. 4 Heavies To Take On No. 1 Harvard For Compton Cup Saturday

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PRINCETON – The No. 4 Princeton Heavyweight Rowing Team makes to the trip to Cambridge to take on the No. 1 Harvard Crimson for the Compton Cup Saturday.

The first Compton Cup was raced on the Charles River in 1933 which was won by Princeton. The Crimson hold a 66-17 record vs. Princeton with MIT defeating both Ivy foes in 1962. The Tigers took down the Crimson last year on Lake Carnegie, ending a Harvard four-race winning streak.

"Harvard has also had a solid start to their season and the racing will be fierce on all levels," said Princeton head coach Greg Hughes. "The team is excited to line up on Saturday and we will be working hard to get ready for the racing ahead."

"I feel privileged to have been a part of the team's success over the past few years," added Sam Kleiner. "I look forward to bringing that momentum to our dual against Harvard this weekend."

Last week, the Tigers earned its 12th straight Childs Cup with its victory over the No. 9 Penn Quakers and No. 16 Columbia Lions. The 1V began the racing with a 5:34.4, 5.6 seconds in front of Penn (5:40.0) and Columbia (5:52.7).

Earlier this week, Kleiner was honored with the Princeton Spring PNC Athlete Achiever award for his work with Princeton's Stem to Stern program, bringing the sport of rowing and STEM curriculum – including his passion for engineering – to underserved students in the Trenton area. He also coaches rowing athletes with the Special Olympics of New Jersey and serves his team as a Princeton Student-Athlete Wellness Leader to promote physical and mental health.

Last week in Varese, Italy at the 2024 World Rowing Cup I, Tom George '18 won the 2- grand final while Fred Vystavel '16 was third. Jonas Juel '22 finished fifth in the 2X event. Juel and George will now race at the European Championships next week while Vystavel is preparing for the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in May.

Recently, Nick Mead '17 was named to the U.S. Rowing Olympic Team. He will race in either four or eight for the United States. He was recently named the 2023 US Rowing Athlete of the Year after helping the United States four to a silver medal at the 2023 World Rowing Championships, the best finish for a U.S. boat since 2017.

Sebastian Benzecry '20 helped Cambridge to a victory in the annual Oxford-Cambridge Boatrace by 3 ½ lengths last weekend. Jacob Intrater '23 lead the Cambridge lightweight eight to a win as well.

Here's the race schedule for Saturday:
8:00AM 1V - Compton Cup
8:24AM 2V
8:48AM 3V
9:12AM 4V

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