CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania men's heavyweight crew had a great start to the spring racing season on Sunday morning, sweeping Northeastern across four races—three eights and one four—on the Cooper River. Of particular note, the Quakers won the Varsity Eights race which allows them to bring the Burk Cup to Boathouse Row for the first time since 2015.
 
All three Eights races were photo finishes, less than a second separating the winning boat from the runner-up. In the Fours race, the Quakers were a mere three seconds ahead of the Huskies.
 
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Varsity Eights
Penn earned the Burk Cup Sunday for the 22nd time overall and the first time since 2015, besting the Huskies by a mere 0.47 seconds.
  Penn 5:32.99
  Northeastern 5:33.46
 
Second Varsity Eights
Another incredibly close race was given to the Quakers by a tenth of a second.
  Penn 5:40.0
  Northeastern 5:40.1
 
Third Varsity Eights
Penn was declared the victor in this race by just 0.25 seconds; the Quakers also rowed a fifth eight in this race
  Penn 5:47.75
  Northeastern 5:48.00
  Penn (5V8) 6:16.00
 
Varsity Fours
Penn had a trio of boats compete in this race, with the A boat downing Northeastern by a little more than four seconds.
  Penn 6:31.61
  Northeastern 6:34.94
  Penn 'B' 6:41.14
  Penn 'C' 6:43.14
 
Up Next
Penn returns to action on Saturday, April 5 with Drexel on the Schuylkill River. The Quakers' next cup race will take place the Saturday after that, on April 12, when they face Columbia and Princeton for the Childs Cup.
 
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