DERBY, Conn. – Racing against Harvard and Navy Saturday morning on the Schuylkill River, the University of Pennsylvania men's heavyweight crew won the day by winning the Fourth Varsity Eight race and ended the day winning the Fifth Varsity Eight race. In between, the Quakers took second in the top three boats as the Crimson retained the Adams Cup and also won the 2V8 and 3V8 with boats that entered the day ranked tops in the nation.
 
"Today was a positive step forward for our program," said Penn's head coach, Al Monte. "I was really impressed with the resiliency in our lower boats and gutsy racing across the entire squad. I'm excited to see us continuing to make progress in the lead up to Sprints."
 
Final Results (row2k.com) | Penn Boatings (PDF)
 
VARSITY EIGHT (Adams Cup)
This was a great battle between the Crimson and the Quakers, Harvard's fourth-ranked boat defeating Penn's eighth-ranked boat by three seconds.
  #4 Harvard 5:32.3
  #8 Penn 5:35.4
  #15 Navy 5:48.3
 
SECOND VARSITY EIGHT
The Crimson entered Saturday with the top-ranked boat in the nation and so it was no surprise to see them win by nearly ten seconds over Penn's eighth-ranked boat.
  #1 Harvard 5:35.6
  #8 Penn 5:45.2
  #16 Navy 6:07.4
 
THIRD VARSITY EIGHT
The Crimson's boat is ranked No. 1 here, too, but the Quakers made them sweat before falling three seconds short at the finish line.
  #1 Harvard 5:40.2
  #6 Penn 5:43.4
  #15 Navy 5:59.2
 
FOURTH VARSITY EIGHT
The first race of the day was a Quakers victory, Penn pulling out a two-second victory over the Crimson while Navy was a distant third.
  Penn 5:48.1
  Harvard 5:50.2
  Navy 6:05.3
 
FIFTH VARSITY EIGHT
The Quakers bookended the day with their second win, defeating the Crimson by five seconds in what was the final race of the day.
  Penn 6:04.3
  Harvard 6:09.3
  Navy 6:23.9
 
Up Next
Penn is in Ithaca next Saturday for a pair of races. The Quakers will face Cornell, with the Madeira Cup and Wray Trophy on the line. The other races will be against Holy Cross.
 
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