Princeton Heavyweight Men's Crew

Spring 2000 Race Results

April 1: Navy | April 8 Rutgers | April 15: Pennsylvania/Columbia | April 22: Harvard/MIT | April 29: Yale/Cornell | May 6: Brown | May 21: EARC Sprints | June 1-3: IRA Regatta


April 1: Princeton vs. Navy @ Navy

Results courtesy of Ed Hewett at Row2K. Comments entirely subjective.

1V:*  1. Princeton:5:48.99  2. Navy:5:56.79
2V:  1. Princeton:5:59.73  2. Navy:6:04.71
3V:  1. Princeton:6:04.15  2. Navy:6:06.63
1F:  1. Princeton:6:01.80  2. Navy:6:08.93
2F:  1. Princeton:6:21.13  2. Navy:6:35.46

Varsity 8* With a strong stretch in the last 500 meters No. 4 Princeton defeated the Navy heavyweight crew varsity eight, Saturday morning along the Severn River. The Tigers covered the 2,000-meter course in 5:48.99, a little under eight seconds faster than the Midshipmen's 5:56.79. In the race, the first spring race jitters were quickly settled as both teams challenged for an early lead. A clear separation between the two teams occurred at around the 1300-meter mark. It was there where Princeton began to separate itself from Navy by taking about a boat length of a lead before they stretched it out for the margin of victory.

Navy head coach Rick Clothier was upbeat about what he saw in the spring season opener from his team. "Today we had marketable improvement from last year's race to this year's. I think today's race gives us a sense of optimism about our season. " said Clothier.


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April 8: Home vs. Rutgers

Results courtesy of Ed Hewett at Row2K and Stuyv Pell.

April 10 Conditions/Comments: Quartering tailwind, approaching a crosswind for the two Varsity 8 race.
1V:  1. Princeton:5:53.2  2. Rutgers:6:09.2      
2V:  1. Princeton A:5:59.6  2. Princeton B:6:11.3  3. Rutgers:6:27
April 8 Conditions/Comments: Direct tailwind 25+ mph, whitecaps, standing waves.
Racing cancelled after the first two Freshmen races.
1F:  1. Princeton:5:52.0  2. Rutgers:6:00.61
2F:  1. Rutgers:6:08.3  2. Princeton:6:18.49


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April 15: Childs Cup, Home vs Penn, Columbia, Temple

Conditions/Comments: light headwind, drizzle, flat water.
1V*:  1. Princeton:5:44.8  2. Penn:5:45.51  3. Columbia:5:57.23  4. Temple:5:58.87
2V/3V:  1. Princeton 2V:5:59.6  2. Princeton 3V:6:06.75  3. Penn:6:12.09
1F:  1. Princeton:6:03.8  2. Penn:6:17.13  3. Columbia:6:52.93
2F:  1. Princeton:6:27.00  2. Penn:6:49.56
* After all four crews went off the line together, save possibly for Temple a few seats off the pace, Princeton and Penn raced the entire course without more than 2 seats between them, with Princeton leading almost the entire way. Columbia trailed the pack slightly for some time, then dropped back while still holding off Temple. With approx. 400m to go, Penn charged and pulled even and perhaps slightly ahead, while Princeton waited slightly longer on their sprint, then pushed back through and ahead for the win. Princeton wins the Childs Cup, America's oldest continuously contested intercollegiate trophy in any sport. Temple was a guest in the regatta.

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April 22: Compton Cup, Princeton vs. MIT, Harvard @ Charles River, Cambridge, MA

NOTE: Northeastern - Brown Dreissigacker Cup race was canceled, so Northeastern entered this regatta.
Conditions/Comments: Heavy Rain. Wind 20 - 30 MPH. Gusty. Races rowed over the first 2000m of the Head of Charles course, staring above the BU Bridge, ending below the Weeks bridge. Rowed single file approximately one minute between crews. Good water, crosswind. Course length approximately 1900M.
1V:  1. Harvard:5:28.9  2. Princeton:5:31.8  3. Northeastern:5:34.6  4. MIT:6:06.9
2V:  TIE. Princeton:5:40.8  TIE. Harvard: 5:40.8  3. Northeastern:5:48.3
3V:  1. Harvard 3V:5:59  2. Princeton:6:01.1   3. Harvard 4V:6:22  4. Northeastern:6:28
1F:   TIE. Princeton:5:50.1  TIE. Harvard: 5:50.1  3. Northeastern:6:01  4. MIT:6:04.7
2F:  1. Harvard:6:19.  2. MIT: 6:29.3  3. Princeton:6:34.1

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April 29: Carnegie Cup, Princeton vs Yale, Cornell @ Cornell

Conditions/Comments: calm, sunshine, and a pleasant 60+ degrees. The early races (2F and 3V) enjoyed a tailwind, shifting to headwind midway in the Regatta (1F, 2V and 1V).
1V:  1. Princeton:6:02.0  2. Cornell:6:09.6  3. Yale:6:14.5
2V:  1. Princeton:6:05.1  2. Cornell: 6:14.5  3. Yale:6:18.2
3V:  1. Cornell:6:00.0  2. Princeton:6:05.3   3. Yale:6:16.7
1F:   1. Princeton:6:01.5  2. Yale: 6:04.7  3. Cornell:6:08.8
2F:  1. Cornell:6:12.7  2. Princeton:6:25.0

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May 6: Content Cup, Home vs Brown

Conditions/Comments: variable strength headwind, fairly strong in middle 1000.
1V:  1. Brown:5:44.5  2. Princeton:5:52.3
2V:  1. Brown:5:56.2  2. Princeton:5:59.3
3V:  1. Princeton:6:17.6  2. Brown:6:20.9
1F:   1. Brown:6:10.7  2. Princeton:6:13.3
2F4:  1. Princeton:7:25.2  2. Brown:7:38.2

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May 21: EARC Sprints Championship @ Worcester, MA

FINALS Results

Varsity 8
1  Brown         5:43.18
2  Princeton     5:44.99
3  Wisconsin     5:46.21
4  Harvard       5:46.59
5  Dartmouth     5:53.21
6  Northeastn    5:53.44

2nd Varsity 8
1  Brown         5:51.99
2  Princeton     5:54.93
3  Wisconsin     5:57.3 
4  Harvard       5:57.35
5  Northeastn    6:01.99
6  Cornell       6:04.44

3rd Varsity 8
1  Wisconsin     6:05.47
2  Cornell       6:05.48
3  Princeton     6:09.44
4  Harvard       6:10.97
5  Navy          6:18.57
6  Brown         6:19.91

Freshman 8
1  Wisconsin     6:00.50
2  Princeton     6:03.90
3  Brown         6:04.80
4  Harvard       6:04.81
5  Rutgers       6:11.40
6  Northeastn    6:14.00

2nd Freshman 8
1  Wisconsin     6:06.57
2  Rutgers       6:12.25
3  Cornell       6:14.17
4  Syracuse      6:18.79
5  Princeton     6:23.2 
6  Navy          6:29.42

Additional results are available at:
Row2K EARC Finals Results

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June 1-3: IRA Championships Regatta (Camden, N.J.)

FINALS Results

Varsity 8
1. California    5:39.58
2. Brown         5:44.50
3. Princeton     5:44.87
4. Washington    5:48.47
5. Temple        5:54.15
6. Dartmouth     5:57.78

2nd Varsity 8
1. Brown         5:48.95
2. Princeton     5:50.09
3. Washington    5:52.19
4. California    5:55.12
5. Wisconsin     5:56.06
6. Cornell       6:05.25

Freshman 8
1. California    5:46.85
2. Washington    5:51.04
3. Wisconsin     5:51.62
4. Oregon State  5:51.71
5. Princeton     5:54.73
6. Brown         5:55.82

Additional race comments and results (Varsity 4's and Pairs) are available at:
Row2K.com GRAND FINALS Race Reports | iraregatta.com Results Page

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