CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- No. 4 Harvard men's heavyweight rowing swept Northeastern on the Charles River on Tuesday morning in a Senior Day race. The HUBC varsity boat claimed the Smith Cup against its local rival and now looks ahead to Eastern Sprints next month.

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In the second race of the morning, the Harvard varsity got a quick burst from the start and led wire-to-wire over the Huskies. NU was able to maintain contact throughout the race, but Harvard won by more than three-quarters of a boat in a course-record 5:28.21 to 5:31.14. The win marked the 42nd all-time Smith Cup victory for Harvard and 27th in a row dating back to 1998.

Harvard's second varsity boat reached the Harvard Bridge first with Northeastern maintaining contact through to the other side. The Crimson boat, the No. 1 ranked 2V boat in the country, pulled away to an open-water victory in 5:32.64, while the Huskies crossed in 5:36.82.

Harvard raced its 4V and 5V boats in the first competition of the day. HUBC's top boat in the flight and Northeastern's 4V were in a tightly contested race with Harvard pulling in front for a win by a nose length in 5:50.20 to the Huskies' 5:50.95.

In the finale, Harvard's No. 1 3V had a five-seat lead entering the bridge and nearly rowing in open water shortly thereafter, but NU hung tough to maintain contact in the end. However, tt was the Crimson reaching the finish line first to complete the sweep with a time of 5:40.81. Northeastern's third varsity finished in 5:42.81.

Results
1V
1. Harvard - 5:28.21
2. Northeastern - 5:31.14

2V
1. Harvard - 5:32.64
2. Northeastern - 5:36.82

3V
1. Harvard - 5:40.18
2. Northeastern - 5:42.81

4V
1. Harvard - 5:50.20
2. Northeastern - 5:50.92
3. Harvard 5V - 6:22.75

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

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

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

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

5V
Cox: Nicholas Yoo
Stroke: George Farkas
7: Julian Paul
6: Max Morehead
5: Mason Cruz-Abrams
4: Kevin Weldon
3: Mike Thomas
2: Ben Schnalke
Bow: Asante Kiio

Up Next
HUBC is off until Eastern Sprints in Worcester on Sunday, May 17.