PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania men's heavyweight crew finished competition with Princeton and Columbia on Saturday on Lake Carnegie. The Quakers won the Fourth and Fifth Varsity Eights over Princeton crews, and the Varsity Eight took second behind the Tigers but finished well ahead of Columbia in the race for the Childs Cup.

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Varsity Eights (Childs Cup)
Penn got out to a nice start and led through 500. Princeton made a big push in the second 500 and was level by the 1,000-meter mark, then opened things up in the third 500 to go up by a boat length at 1,500 en route to the six-second win.
  *Princeton 5:34.428
  *Penn 5:40.098
  *Columbia 5:52.730
 
Second Varsity Eights
The Tigers had open water by the 1,000-meter mark and cruised to a 12-second win in this race. Columbia made a huge move in the third 500, turning a boat-length deficit to Penn into an open water lead by the finish line.
  *Princeton 5:42.915
  *Columbia 5:55.451
  *Penn 5:59.239
 
Third Varsity Eights
In a two-boat race, the Quakers and Tigers were essentially level through the first 500, before Princeton made a big move to go up by a boat length early in the third 500. That margin held the rest of the way, the hosts ultimately picking up a four-second victory.
  *Princeton 5:50.716
  *Penn 5:54.742
 
Fourth Varsity Eights
Penn made its move in the first half of the race, up by a few seats at 500 and nearly a boat length at 1,000. That margin held almost the entire rest of the way, the Quakers holding off all Princeton charges in the final 500 to win by nearly three seconds.
  *Penn 6:00.132
  *Princeton 6:02.910
 
Fifth Varsity Eights
Penn raced out to a massive lead in the opening 500 but the Tigers made a huge move in the final 750 and nearly caught the Quakers in a photo finish to end the day's racing.
  *Penn 6:21.448
  *Princeton 6:21.688