CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- No. 3 Harvard men's heavyweight rowing lost a top-four match-up to No. 4 Princeton in the Compton Cup on Saturday morning. The varsity eight was won by the visiting Tigers in 5:29.995. HUBC was nearly a boat-length back in the final 200m and made a late push, but ran out of river, before falling by just three seats in 5:31.294.

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Harvard was able to claim wins in the third and second varsity eights. After Princeton took the fourth varsity to open the day, HUBC picked up back-to-back wins of nearly four seconds in the 3V and 2V. Marco Vicino stroked the third varsity to a win in a time of 5:34.823. A race later, Tyler Horler stroked the second varsity to a 5:32.876 finish.

Princeton has won three of the last four Compton Cups, but Harvard retains a 72-25 advantage in the all-time series.

Results
4V
1. Princeton - 5:47.919
2. Harvard - 6:03.564

3V
1. Harvard - 5:34.823
2. Princeton - 5:38.288

2V
1. Harvard - 5:32.876
2. Princeton - 5:36.558

V8
1. Princeton - 5:29.995
2. Harvard - 5:31.294

Harvard Boat Lineups
V8
Cox: Natalia Toms
Stroke: Ben Scott
7: Josh Brangan
6: Alexander Grundy
5: Leo Bessler
4: Cameron Beyki
3: Jack Hansen-Knarhoi
2: Jack Dorney
Bow: Jordan Dykema

2V
Cox: Iris Hennin
Stroke: Tyler Horler
7: Owen Finnerty
6: Apostolos Lykomitros
5: Sam Woodgate
4: Sam Gallaudet
3: Kynan Tallec-Botos
2: Elam Hughes
Bow: Marco Gandola

3V
Cox: Cate Frerichs
Stroke: Marco Vicino
7: Luca Vicinoa
6: Owen Marcovitz
5: Robert Rawlinson
4: Joe Baker
3: Charles Richards
2: Alexander Sanchez Fretz
Bow: Jack Sulger

4V
Cox: Ericka Lai
Stroke: George Burney
7: Leyth Sousou
6: Adam Cech
5: Marcus Chung
4: Martin Houska
3: Theodore Plimpton
2: Theodore Plimpton
Bow: Ryan Cornelius

Up Next
HUBC competes for the Adams Cup with Penn and Navy on Saturday, April 25 on the Schuykill River in Philadelphia.