ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The University of Pennsylvania men's heavyweight crew got a win in the Fourth Varsity Eights race and took second in the other four races Saturday on the Severn River, as Navy hosted the Quakers and Harvard. In the Varsity Eights race for the Adams Cup, the Crimson's second-ranked boat nipped seventh-ranked Penn by just 1.6 seconds.
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Varsity Eights (Adams Cup)
The Quakers gave the second-ranked Crimson a great race on Saturday, eventually falling by 1.6 seconds.
*#2 Harvard 6:19.9
*#7 Penn 6:21.5
*#9 Navy 6:38.1
Second Varsity Eights
The Crimson rolled to the win here by seven seconds, the Quakers easily downing Navy by nine seconds for second place.
*#5 Harvard 6:25.9
*#9 Penn 6:32.9
*#12 Navy 6:41.4
Third Varsity Eights
The Crimson won by more than seven seconds over the Quakers, were exactly 10 seconds ahead of Navy.
*#2 Harvard 6:31.2
*#6 Penn 6:38.4
*#11 Navy 6:48.4
Fourth Varsity Eights
The Quakers' only win of the day, they defeated the Crimson by more than four seconds with the Midshipmen a distant third.
*#4 Penn 6:44.5
*#9 Harvard 6:48.9
*#10 Navy 7:03.7
Fifth Varsity Eights
The Midshipmen got the win in this race.
*#3 Navy 6:52.7
*#3 Penn 7:03.3
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