Men's crew faces Harvard on the Malden River
MALDEN, MA – The Williams men’s crew faced Tufts,
Tulane, Boston College, and a powerful Harvard team in their
weekend regatta coming away with several wins and valuable
experience racing against one of the nation’s most highly
regard rowing programs. Each boat completed two
races and due to the width of the Malden River faced one opponent
each time.
The Williams 1V boat faced Tulane and the Harvard 3V in their
races, taking an open water win on Tulane and losing a tough
race to Harvard. Against Tulane, the 1V dipped below the
six-minute mark to cross the line in 5:57, easily outdistancing
their opponent who finished over twenty seconds back. Against
Harvard it was a tight race down the course, but the Crimson pulled
away in the final 1,000m clocking a winning time of 5:43 to the
Eph’s 5:48.
The men’s 2V boat began their day with a solid race against
Boston College, eventually taking the win over the Eagles in the
closest race of the day for all Williams boats. The 2V
outpaced Boston College by three and a half seconds, about a boat
length, to finish in 6:15. The Harvard 4V took a commanding
lead on the Ephs in their head-to-head race and never looked back,
handing the Williams 2V their only loss of the day. The Ephs
finished in 6:20, thirty seconds back from the Harvard
crew.
The 3V took two wins on the day with a great race against the Tufts
2V and thanks in part to an unfortunate DNF by the Harvard 2nd
novice boat. Racing against the Tufts 2V on their home
course, the Ephs pushed the pace and moved away from the Jumbos,
crossing the line in 6:33, nine seconds ahead of their
opponents. The 3V toed the line with the Harvard 2N and
got out to a good start, but during the race another Harvard boat
rowing in the opposite direction in the warm up lane drifted into
the path of the Harvard 2N, now moving at full speed. The
Harvard boats sideswiped each other, snapping several oars in the
Harvard 2N, forcing them to abandon the race. The Williams 3V
went on to finish in 6:28 and take the win.
The Williams novice men had a difficult day taking on two Harvard
crews and losing in both races, though making their mark against
the Harvard 2N with a close race. The 2N and the Williams 1N
made it a tight race down the course, but the Harvard boat pulled
clear and made it a four second win, crossing the line in 5:55, to
Williams’s 5:59. Against another Harvard boat the
Williams 1N was consistent, finishing in 6 minutes flat, almost
identical to their time from their other race, but the Harvard crew
pulled away early and took an open water win on the freshman
boat.
The men’s crew will face WPI, MIT and Conn in their next
regatta on April 12 at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester,
MA.
