CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 1 Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweight Rowing hosts Boston University and MIT to compete for the Beanpot Trophy, while also racing Gordon and Sacred Heart on the Charles River on Saturday morning. The first of six lightweights races launches for a 7:50 a.m. start time with the novice four leading off. Harvard-Radcliffe's Beanpot will alternate races with the Harvard men's heavyweight's Compton Cup against Princeton. The final race of the morning will be the light varsity eight at approximately 9:35 a.m.
Beanpot Weekend Notes
- The Black & White brought home two first-place finishes in the 1V4+ and 2V4+ along with second place finishes in the 1V8+ and both doubles events in last year's Beanpot.
- Harvard-Radcliffe's also competes for the Linda Muri Cup this weekend. RVL won this cup in 2024 for the first time since winning five in a row from 2011-15.
- A week ago, Harvard-Radcliffe posted multiple top finishes at the Knecht Cup with the varsity eight claiming the grand final, which earned the Black & White a victory for the Class of 2004 Cup over Georgetown.
Schedule
7:50 am: N4
8:10 am: 2xB
8:30 am: 2xA
8:50 am: V4 A
9:10 am: V4 B
9:35 am: Varsity 8+
Lineups
8+
Cox: Lilly Ranalli
Stroke: Elle Krywosa
7: Rikke Nielsen
6: Kristine Schwartz
5: Charlotte Paley
4: Jamie Reidy
3: Sisira Holbrook
2: Mary Mangan
Bow: Hannah Marks
A4+
Cox: Ella Sheth
Stroke: Michaela Darcy
3: Caitlyn Kukulowicz
2: Amelia Cooper
Bow: Kiera Dwan
2x
2: Britt Wotovich
1: Stella Sweitzer
B4+
Cox: Sita Hug
Stroke: Julia Maciejak
3: Rebecca Hirschfeld
2: Louisa Carter
Bow: Melissa Yuan
Nov 4+
Cox: Sita Hug
Stroke: Meena Behringer
3: Lisha Lovely
2: Defne Tiftikcioglu
Bow: Leonora Hutaj
Up Next
RVL finishes the regular season at home on the Charles again next weekend against Tufts on Saturday, April 25.