CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania men's heavyweight crew closed weekend racing by winning four of five races over Cornell Saturday morning, then following up with a sweep of four races against Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon.
 
Because of the results from Saturday morning's racing with the Big Red, the Quakers retained both the Madeira Cup for winning the Varsity Eights race and the Wray Trophy for accumulating more points across the top three boats. This marks the first time Penn has won the Madeira Cup two years in a row since 2000 and 2001 and the first time winning the Wray Trophy two years in a row since 1997 and 1998.
 
Penn closes out the cup season in possession of the Burk Cup, the Blackwell Cup and the Madeira Cup. The last season that happened was 2001.
 
Cornell Results (Row2k.com) | HC Results (Row2k.com) | Penn Boatings (PDF)
 
Varsity Eights – Cornell (Madeira Cup)
  #8 Penn 5:32.7
  #14 Cornell 5:42.6
Varsity Eights – HC
  #8 Penn 5:36.6
  #19 Holy Cross 5:51.5
 
Second Varsity Eights – Cornell
  #6 Penn 5:38.3
  #14 Cornell 5:46.3
Second Varsity Eights – HC
  #6 Penn 5:46.4
  #22 Holy Cross 6:07.8
 
Third Varsity Eights – Cornell
  #8 Penn 5:48.5
  #12 Cornell 5:53.7
Third Varsity Eights – HC
  #8 Penn 5:51.4
  #16 Holy Cross 6:04.4
 
Fourth Varsity Eights – Cornell
  Penn 5:52.0
  Cornell 5:58.6
Fourth Varsity Eights – HC
  Penn 5:51.0
  Holy Cross 6:08.4
 
Fifth Varsity Eights – Cornell
  Cornell 5:59.5
  Penn 6:00.7
Fourth Varsity Eights – HC
  Penn 5:51.0
  Holy Cross 6:08.4
  Penn (5V8) 6:16.2
 
Up Next
Penn is off until the EARC Sprints, which will be contested on Sunday, May 18 at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.
 
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