CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 3 Harvard Men's Heavyweight Rowing defeated No. 11 Northeastern in classic Charles River racing conditions, claiming the Smith Cup for the 26th consecutive year. Crews raced over 2000 meters in a strong head/cross-headwind with gusts over 30 mph from the WNW on Wednesday, April 30.

1st Varsity Eight (1V)

Result:

• Harvard – 6:16.0
• Northeastern – 6:18.3

Harvard 1V Lineup:
Coxswain: Sreetej Digumarthi
Stroke: Ben Scott
7: Josh Brangan
6: Tyler Horler
5: Cameron Beyki
4: Leo Bessler
3: Gabriel Obholzer
2: Tom O'Sullivan
Bow: Jack Dorney
 

2nd Varsity Eight (2V)

Result:

• Harvard – 6:29.3
• Northeastern – 6:34.8

Harvard 2V Lineup:
Coxswain: Natalia Toms
Stroke: Owen Marcovitz
7: Luca Vicino
6: Jordan Dykema
5: Ryan Link
4: Sam Gallaudet
3: Marcus Chung
2: Liam Downing
Bow: Sam Woodgate
 

3rd Varsity Eight (3V)

Result:

• Harvard – 6:42.2
• Northeastern – 6:51.6
• Harvard 4V – 7:03.5

Harvard 3V Lineup (Stern to Bow):
Coxswain: Cate Engles
Stroke: Josh Gordon
7: Owen Finnerty
6: Alexander Grundy
5: Lachlan Roach
4: Apostolos Lykomitros
3: Charles Richards
2: Marco Vicino
Bow: Marco Gandola
 

4th Varsity Eight (4V)

Competed in 3V race (see above for result)
Harvard 4V Lineup (Stern to Bow):
Coxswain: Iris Hennin
Stroke: George Burney
7: Leyth Sousou
6: Adam Cech
5: Jack Sulger
4: Joe Baker
3: Mads Groeholdt
2: Alexander Sanchez-Fretz
Bow: Ryan Cornelius
 

Varsity Four

Result:

• Northeastern 4V – 7:18.6
• Harvard 5V – 7:41.0

Harvard 5V4 Lineup:
Coxswain: Brian Lee
Stroke:
Sam Davidson
3: Kevin Weldon
2: Jameson Cohen
1: Will Flintoff

Up Next

Harvard men's heavyweight rowing will next race in Eastern Sprints on May 18.