CAMDEN, N.J. – Radcliffe Heavyweight Rowing opened its 2023 spring campaign Saturday in the Ivy-Big 10 Dust Up on the Cooper River. The Black and White posted a strong performances across the board despite the 12-16 mph winds, rain and choppy waters in The Garden State.

Harvard Highlights

• Radcliffe opened its Saturday by going head-to-head with Syracuse and Rutgers. In the Varsity 8 race, the Orange finished ahead of the pack (7:02.5) with the Black and White (Holly Conlon, Meena Baher, Sophie Barr, Aurelia Elliott, Catherine Van Stone, Morgan Blind, Tessa Haining, Amanda Caromicoli, Ella Hudson) taking second (7:12.9) and the Scarlet Knights crossing the finish line in 7:17.2.
• The order of finish was the same in the 2^nd Varsity 8 and Varsity Four competitions.
  • 2V8: Syracuse – 7:12.8, Radcliffe (Alexandra Cherf, Alexia Fayd'herbe de Maudave, Alex Smits, Heidi Jacobson, Lindsey Brail, Francesca Gardella, Bridget Galloway, Caroline Sharis, Jenna Kempster-Taylor) – 7:22.4, Rutgers – 7:25.7
  • V4: Syracuse – 8:26.9, Radcliffe (Sophie Haugen, Meredith Kent, Alexandria Lange, Piper Cyterski, Sarah Averill) – 8:34.6, Rutgers – 8:54.6
• The double-dual also featured the V4B and 3V, with Syracuse capturing both.
  • In the V4B, Radcliffe finished in fifth (9:32.4) behind the Orange (9:09.6), Rutgers (9:13.4), Rutgers D (9:24.7) and Rutgers C (9:29.5).
  • In the 3V, Radcliffe posted a third-place performance (8:40.0), finishing behind Syracuse (8:11.9) and Rutgers 5V (8:17.6), and ahead of Rutgers (8:52.7), Syracuse 4V (9:17.0), Rutgers 4V (10:11.6).
• Following the lid-lifting event vs. Syracuse and Rutgers, the Black and White settled back into the boats to take on Ohio State, with Radcliffe capturing the V8 and 2V8 races while enduring 14-16 mph gusts.
• The Varsity 8 boat crossed the finish line nearly four seconds ahead of the Buckeyes, clocking in at 7:50.6. Ohio State, meanwhile, completed the course in 7:54.3.
• Radcliffe's 2^nd Varsity 8 earned a hard-fought victory, finishing less than two seconds ahead of Ohio State, 7:55.3-7:57.7.
• In the Varsity Four race, the margin was closer than the 2V8 as Ohio State edged Radcliffe, 8:55.7-8:57.8.
• The Black and White also came in second in the V4B and 3V events.
  • V4B: Ohio State C – 8:09.3, Radcliffe – 8:18.7, Ohio State B – 8:33.0
  • 3V: Ohio State – 7:39.2, Radcliffe – 7:57.2
• At the end of the day, Harvard, along with Yale, which also competed against Rutgers and Ohio State in separate races, scored impressive season-debut victories against its Big 10 counterparts.

Up Next

The Black and White returns to action on April 8, when it competes at home against Princeton and Cornell for the right to lift the Class of 1975 Cup.