LEDYARD, Conn. – The Crimson and the Bulldogs are ready to add another chapter to the oldest rivalry in collegiate athletics this weekend at the 155th Harvard-Yale Regatta on the Thames River this Saturday. The Harvard Heavies are currently at their satellite training facility, Red Top, preparing for the two-, three- and four-mile races on Saturday against Yale. The Crimson 1V, 2V and 3V boats are coming off sixth, seventh and second place finishes, respectively, last weekend at the IRA National Championships on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J.
 
It looks to be a beautiful day for racing on Saturday as crews can expect temperatures around 75 degrees and wind speeds around 12 mph on the water.

SCHEDULE
Friday, June 10
4V/Combination Race – 6 p.m.
 
Saturday, June 11
3V Race – 3:45 p.m. (Two miles)
2V Race – 4:30 p.m. approx. (Three miles)
1V Race – 5:30 p.m. approx. (Four miles)
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
Stream on ESPN+
International Stream on Stretch Internet
 
LINEUPS
Records listed as (duals, Eastern Sprints finish, IRA National Championship finish)

1V (6-0 Duals, 5th, 6th) : Coxswain: George Cozens
Stroke: Jack Dorney, 7: Douwe de Graaf, 6: Calvin Tarczy, 5: Simon Nunayon, 4: Clark Dean, 3: Tom O'Sullivan, 2: Kenny Coplan, Bow: Samuel Monkley

2V (5-1 Duals, 4th, 7th): Coxswain: Edward Bracey
Stroke: Matthias Fischer, 7: Henry Jones, 6: Harrison Burke, 5: Patrick Adams, 4: Thomas Macky, 3: Max Shakespeare, 2: Victor Kleshnev, Bow: Lucas Clarke

3V (6-0 Duals, 3rd, 2nd): Coxswain: Benjamin Ray
Stroke: Patrick Plunket, 7: Thomas Horncastle, 6: Fergus Ritchie, 5: Marty Kulesza, 4: Oscar Olsen, 3: Kalu Jay Varney, 2: Liam Downing, Bow: Benjamin Zeisberg

4V (4-0 Duals, 1st, n/a): Coxswain: Isabelle Rhyu
Stroke: James Patton, 7: Felix Kwok, 6: Rory Plunket, 5: John Mark Ozaeta, 4: Christian Tabash, 3: Ryan Link, 2: Zachary Keller, Bow: Josh Gordon
 
WHAT TO KNOW

• This will be the first Harvard-Yale Regatta in three years, the last race coming in 2019
• Harvard owns the advantage in the all-time Sexton Cup series, 95-58
• The Crimson 2V has won three of the last four three-mile races
• Harvard's 3V has taken 12 of the past 13 races against Yale
• The 1V crews will race on the four-mile course, the longest in U.S collegiate competition
• The race will start in New London and finish at Bartlett's Cove in Ledyard

 
AT THE HELM
The Bolles-Parker Head Coach for Harvard Men's Heavyweight Crew, Charley Butt, enters his ninth season as the leader of the Harvard Heavyweight Rowing team and his 37th season with the Harvard rowing program in 2021-22, having previously served as the Friends of Harvard Lightweight Rowing Coach for Men's Lightweight Crew for 28 years. In his time with the Heavyweights, Butt has compiled a record of 45-7 in the Spring and two top-three finishes at the IRA National Championships since taking over as the leader of the program.
 
ABOUT THE CAPTAIN – GEORGE COZENS
George Cozens, the 151st Captain in Harvard rowing history, has been a key component in the success of his boats since arriving on campus in 2017. Cozens began his time at Newell as the coxswain of the second varsity boat, where he led the crew to a 5-2 record during the 2018 season. As a sophomore, the Banbury native took control of the first varsity crew and helped the boat post a 7-1 dual-race record in the 2019 season and a third-place finish at the IRA National Championships.
 
This season, Cozens was elected captains by his peers, making him the first coxswain to earn the distinction under the Bolles-Parker Head Coach for Harvard Heavyweight Rowing, Charley Butt. Cozens and his 1V crew overcame its two-plus year hiatus and have posted a 6-0 record in 2022, returning every cup back to its place in Newell Boathouse.
 
Cozens as a Coxswain: 18-3 Overall, 13-1 (1V), 5-2 (2V)