CHERRY HILL, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania men's heavyweight crew handed the Burk Cup back to Northeastern in its first racing of the 2026 spring season. In a day of incredible competition on the Cooper River, Northeastern won two races while Penn took the other two as three of the four races were decided by less than a second and the fourth was decided by just 1.1 seconds.
 
Final Results (row2k.com) | Penn Boatings (PDF)
 
Varsity Eights
  Northeastern 5:48.6
  Penn 5:49.1
 
Second Varsity Eights
  Northeastern 5:50.1
  Penn 5:50.7
 
Third Varsity Eights
  Penn 5:54.5
  Northeastern 5:55.6
 
Fourth Varsity Eights
  Penn 5:59.5
  Northeastern 6:00.0
  Penn (5V8) 6:22.0
 
Up Next
Penn is off until Saturday, April 11 when the Quakers will row against Syracuse on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.
 
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