CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The No. 14 women's heavyweight team placed second overall in the Class of 1975 Cup against No .4 Princeton and Cornell. The top three boats were live-streamed on ESPN+. 

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS

• The Class 1975 Cup kicked off early on Saturday with temperatures hovering in the 40's and 10mph headwind in the Charles River Basin. Out of this large Charles River Racing 24 event series, the Second Varsity 4+ race was the first to start the Cup race and go down the 2km course. 
• The No. 4 Princeton is the reigning national title holder in the Varsity 4+ event from their victory at the 2022 Rowing NCAA's. The Tigers had a strong start and established a lead early into the race. The Black and White quickly moved through the Big Red's boat, gaining a full boat length lead by the first 500m mark. Coming into the halfway mark, each boat had a two-boat-length lead between them. The Tigers finished first (7:51.5), with the Black and White crossing the line in second place (8:06.9) and Big Red in third (8:37.7)
• At 8:40 am, the Varsity 8 boats lined up for their turn to take on the course. Off the start line and into the first 500 meters, The Crimson and the Tigers maintained contact. Passing the halfway mark at Massachusetts Ave. Bridge, the Tigers put up a boat-length lead on the Crimson. Princeton crossed the finish line first (6:35.5), with Radcliffe in second place (6:47.4), and Cornell in third (7:32.4). 
• The order of finish was the same in the Varsity 4+, Second Varsity 8+, and Third Varsity 8+ events that were not broadcasted. 
  •     V4: Princeton - 7:35.9, Radcliffe - 8:01.3, Cornell - 8:31.0
  •     2V8: Princeton - 6:52.4, Radcliffe - 7:08.5, Cornell - 7:30.3
  •     3V8: Princeton - 7:09.3, Radcliffe - 7:29.9, Cornell - 7:32.4

Lineups

Varsity 8+
Coxswain - Holly Conlon 8- Meena Baher 7- Sophie Barr 6- Aurelia Elliott 5- Cate Van Stone 4- Morgan Blind 3- Tessa Haining 2- Caroline Sharis 1- Ella Hudson

Second Varsity 8+
Coxswain - Alex Cherf 8-  Alexia Fayd'herbe de Maudave 7- Jenna Kempster-Taylor 6- Heidi Jacobson 5- Lindsey Brail 4- Francesca Gardella 3- Bridget Galloway 2- Amanda Caromicoli 1- Alex Smits

Third Varsity 8+
Coxswain - Gillian Selig 8- Jania Tumey 7-  Elena Guerra 6-  Eva Harris 5- Cate MacDonald, 4- Audrey Platt 3-  Noelle Keto 2- Olivia Sullivan 1- Katrina Geiersbach

Varsity 4+
Coxswain - Sophie Haugen 4- Piper Cyterski 3- Nalani Dziama 2-  Meredith Kent 1- Sarah Averill

Second Varsity 4+
Coxswain - Bridget Kondrat 4-  Monah Javidan-Nejad 3- Casey Batson 2- Aidan Wrenn-Walz 1- Leah Bailey
 

WHAT'S NEXT

The Black and White race the Charles one last time this season in the Case Cup against Yale with guest Notre Dame. The Case Cup will be on Saturday, April 15th, and will be streamed on ESPN+.