PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's lightweight crews raced with Princeton and Georgetown Saturday morning on the Schuylkill River. The Tigers will bring the Wood-Hammond Trophy back to Old Nassau after nipping Penn in the Varsity Eights race by a mere four-tenths of a second in a photo finish. The Quakers swept Princeton in the day's other three races, including a 1.5-second victory in the Third Varsity Eights.

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Varsity Eight (Wood-Hammond Trophy)
The fourth-ranked Tigers won the Wood-Hammond Trophy by the slimmest of margins, defeating second-ranked Penn by just four-tenths of a second. Ninth-ranked Georgetown, which was rowing in the race as a guest, was off the pace by about 15 seconds.
  #4 Princeton 6:21.4
  #2 Penn 6:21.8
  #9 Georgetown 6:36.7
 
Second Varsity Eight
Penn took this race by nearly six seconds over the Tigers, with Georgetown seven seconds behind Princeton in the race for second.
  Penn 6:26.1
  Princeton 6:31.9
  Georgetown 6:38.9
 
Third Varsity Eight
Another tight race down the stretch, the Quakers winning this race by 1.5 seconds over Princeton while the Hoyas were well off the pace.
  Penn 6:37.6
  Princeton 6:39.1
  Georgetown 7:03.7
 
Fourth Varsity Eight
Penn was a 12-second victor in this two-boat race.
  Penn 6:57.6
  Princeton 7:09.9
 
Up Next
Penn will conclude the cup portion of its season next Saturday in Annapolis, racing Navy. The Callow Cup and Class of 1919 Trophy will be in play across the day's racing.