WORCESTER, Mass. – The No. 4 Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight crew medaled for the seventh-straight year at the 2016 Eastern Sprints Sunday afternoon. The varsity eight, stroked by Josie Theile, earned a silver medal with a time of 7:08.034.

The Black and White medaled in each event in which it competed. No. 2 Boston University won the event with a time of 7:04.601. The Black and White were open water ahead of Wisconsin, who stopped the clock in 7:14.645.

The second varsity posted a bronze-medal showing with a time of 7:35.318. Stroked by Serena Blacklow, Radcliffe was open water behind winner Wisconsin and the second-place BU boat.

Radcliffe won the novice four race in a two-boat heat with Princeton. Annabel O'Hagan stroked the N4 to a time of 8:44.652, six seconds ahead of the Tigers.

The third varsity won a silver medal, stopping the clock in 7:40.889. Wisconsin won the race with a time of 7:32.586. BU was open water behind the Black and White, dropping the flag nine seconds later.

Radcliffe will have nearly a month off from competition before competing at the IRA National Championships.  

Varsity Eight:
McKenzie Parks (coxswain), Josie Theile (stroke), Gabby McNeill (7), Naomi Lang (6), Kristen Faulkner (5), Elizabeth Pate (4), Alanah Anderson (3), Marina Felix (2), Genevieve Shaw (1)

1              BU                          7:04.601              
2              Radcliffe              7:08.034              
3              Wisconsin            7:14.645              
4              Princeton            7:32.041              
5              Georgetown      7:39.608

Second Varsity:
Electra Lang (coxswain), Serena Blacklow (stroke), Ruby Emberling (7), Ada Bielawski (6), Katelyn McEvoy (5), Erin Walk (4), Jasmine Schlichting (3), Natalie Henderson (2), Bel Evans (bow)
1          Wisconsin        7:22.085         
2          BU                   7:26.817         
3          Radcliffe          7:35.318         
4          Princeton         7:41.236

Third Varsity
Jacqui Epstein (coxswain), Julia Baumel (stroke), Sophie Altchek (7), Tessa Buchan (6), Victoire Keane (5), Katherine Binney (4), Mykayla Sandler (3), Gretchen Dougherty (2), Julia Davis (bow)
1          Wisconsin        7:32.586         
2          Radcliffe          7:40.889         
3          Boston Univ     7:49.216

Novice Four:
Maria Stoica (coxswain), Annabel O'Hagan (stroke), Margaret Irwin (3), Sarah Lagan (2), Fiona Fitzgerald (1)
1          Radcliffe          8:44.652
2          Princeton A     8:50.139