Harvard Men’s Lightweight Rowing – 2024–25 Results
Head of the Charles Regatta
Cambridge, Mass. – Oct. 19–20, 2024
Lightweight 8+
- Harvard – 14:09.094 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Anya Cheng
Stroke – James Stevenson
7 – Kyle Sutherland
6 – Alex Forbes
5 – Charlie Rahdon
4 – Brahm Erdmann
3 – Zarret Mills
2 – Preston Darling
Bow – Ben Lundie
Lightweight 4+ A
- Harvard – 16:20.462 (4th place)
Lineup:
Cox – Megan Ong
Stroke – Andrew Buda
3 – Joost Van Asperen
2 – Finn Crawford
Bow – Henry Jones
Lightweight 4+ B
- Harvard – 16:19.174 (3rd place)
Lineup:
Cox – Ericka Lai
Stroke – Matt Lyons
3 – Ian O’Riley
2 – Nathan Pappas
Bow – David Picard
Spring Season Opener – Cornell, Penn, Columbia & Georgetown
Philadelphia, Pa. / Leonia, N.J. – March 2025
Morning Races – Schuylkill River
Varsity 8 (1V) – Harvard 5:31.6 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Anya Cheng
Stroke – Ben Lundie
7 – Brahm Erdmann
6 – Zarret Mills
5 – Andrew Buda
4 – Nathan Evans
3 – Charlie Rahdon
2 – Preston Darling
Bow – Kyle Sutherland
Second Varsity 8 (2V) – Harvard 5:39.1 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Megan Ong
Stroke – Matt Lyons
7 – Alberto Lasso
6 – Nathan Pappas
5 – Henry Jones
4 – Ian O’Riley
3 – David Picard
2 – Finn Crawford
Bow – Joost van Asperen
Third Varsity 8 (3V) – Harvard 5:52.7 (3rd place)
Lineup:
Cox – Ericka Lai
Stroke – Howard Huang
7 – Jack Duggan
6 – Lucas Pinsent
5 – Nikhil Ramaraju
4 – Alex Tonelli
3 – Cedar Larson
2 – Rupert Chen
Bow – Ryan Brewington
Afternoon Races – Overpeck Lake
1V: 5:56.7 (1st) — same lineup as morning.
2V: 6:03.3 (1st) — same lineup as morning.
3V: 6:15.4 (2nd) — same lineup as morning.
Biglin Bowl vs. Dartmouth
Hanover, N.H. – April 12, 2025
Conditions: 11,000 CFS flow, 2 mph cross-tailwind, heavy snowfall.
First Varsity 8 (1V) – Harvard 5:27.9 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Anya Cheng
Stroke – Ben Lundie
7 – Brahm Erdmann
6 – Zarret Mills
5 – Andrew Buda
4 – Nathan Evans
3 – Charlie Rahdon
2 – Preston Darling
Bow – Kyle Sutherland
Second Varsity 8 (2V) – Harvard 5:34.6 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Megan Ong
Stroke – Matt Lyons
7 – Alberto Lasso
6 – Nathan Pappas
5 – Henry Jones
4 – Ian O’Riley
3 – David Picard
2 – Finn Crawford
Bow – Joost van Asperen
Third Varsity 8 (3V) – Harvard 5:50.7 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Mo Jihad
Stroke – Howard Huang
7 – Jack Duggan
6 – Lucas Pinsent
5 – Devinder Sarai
4 – Milo Taylor
3 – Nikhil Ramaraju
2 – Rupert Chen
Bow – Ryan Brewington
Harvard vs. MIT & Navy
Cambridge, Mass. – April 19, 2025
Conditions: 12 mph cross headwind.
Varsity 8 (1V) – Harvard 6:10.0 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Anya Cheng
Stroke – Ben Lundie
7 – Brahm Erdmann
6 – Charlie Rahdon
5 – Andrew Buda
4 – Preston Darling
3 – Zarret Mills
2 – Alex Forbes
Bow – Kyle Sutherland
Second Varsity 8 (2V) – Harvard 6:16.8 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Megan Ong
Stroke – James Stevenson
7 – Jack Duggan
6 – Nathan Evans
5 – Henry Jones
4 – Ian O’Riley
3 – David Picard
2 – Finn Crawford
Bow – Alberto Lasso
Varsity Four (4+) – Harvard 7:27.8 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Ericka Lai
Stroke – Cedar Larson
3 – Rupert Chen
2 – Russell O’Donnell
Bow – Alex Tonelli
Third Varsity 8 (3V) – Harvard 6:38.5 (2nd place)
Lineup:
Cox – Mohammad Jihad
Stroke – Matt Lyons
7 – Nikhil Ramaraju
6 – Nathan Pappas
5 – Howard Huang
4 – Milo Taylor
3 – Devinder Sarai
2 – Lucas Pinsent
Bow – [Seat not listed in report]
Goldthwait & Vogel Cups vs. Princeton & Yale
Princeton, N.J. – April 26, 2025
Flat water, light tailwind.
First Varsity 8 (1V) – Harvard 5:28.5 (1st place, Course Record)
Lineup:
Cox – Anya Cheng
Stroke – Ben Lundie
7 – Brahm Erdmann
6 – Charlie Rahdon
5 – Andrew Buda
4 – Preston Darling
3 – Zarret Mills
2 – Alex Forbes
Bow – Kyle Sutherland
Second Varsity 8 (2V) – Harvard 5:37.2 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Megan Ong
Stroke – James Stevenson
7 – Alberto Lasso
6 – Nathan Evans
5 – Henry Jones
4 – Ian O’Riley
3 – David Picard
2 – Finn Crawford
Bow – Joost van Asperen
Varsity Four (4+) – Harvard 6:55.7 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Ericka Lai
Stroke – Cedar Larson
3 – Rupert Chen
2 – Russell O’Donnell
Bow – Alex Tonelli
Third Varsity 8 (3V) – Harvard 5:48.5 (2nd place)
Lineup:
Cox – Mohammad Jihad
Stroke – Matt Lyons
7 – Nikhil Ramaraju
6 – Milo Taylor
5 – Howard Huang
4 – Lucas Pinsent
3 – Devinder Sarai
2 – Nathan Pappas
Bow – Jack Duggan
IRA National Championships
Camden, N.J. – June 1, 2025
First Varsity 8 (1V8+) – National Champions
- Harvard – 05:29.620 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Anya Cheng
Stroke – Ben Lundie
7 – Brahm Erdmann
6 – Charles Rahdon
5 – Andrew Buda
4 – Preston Darling
3 – Zarret Mills
2 – Alex Forbes
Bow – Kyle Sutherland
Second Varsity 8 (2V8+) – National Champions
- Harvard – 05:39.980 (1st place)
Lineup:
Cox – Megan Ong
Stroke – James Stevenson
7 – Alberto Lasso
6 – Matt Lyons
5 – Henry Jones
4 – Ian O’Riley
3 – David Picard
2 – Finn Crawford
Bow – Joost van Asperen
Varsity Four (V4+) – 4th in A Final
- Harvard – 06:26.760 (4th place)
Lineup:
Cox – Mohammad Jihad
Stroke – Jack Duggan
3 – Howard Huang
2 – Nikhil Ramaraju
Bow – Lucas Pinsent
Henley Royal Regatta – Temple Challenge Cup Champions
Henley-on-Thames, England – July 6, 2025
Final: Harvard def. Oxford Brookes “A” (by open water)
Lineup – Harvard Lightweight Varsity Eight:
Cox – Anya Cheng
Stroke – Ben Lundie
7 – Brahm Erdmann
6 – Charles Rahdon
5 – Andrew Buda
4 – Preston Darling
3 – Jack Duggan
2 – Alex Forbes
Bow – Kyle Sutherland
