(May 13) Yup, the Jope Cup for overall team supermacy in the EARC is now back in the Elm City, as Yale’s three Jope Cup crews amassed enough points for a 5-point Jope Cup win over Harvard and Princeton, who tied with 29 points apiece.
The #1-ranked freshmen started the day by winning their heat, and then had a ripping good final in the afternoon to win the Gary Kilpatrick Cup, leading all the way despite strong challenges from Princeton and Harvard. All three crews separated themselves from the rest of the field with the heated competition.
The #1-ranked 2V, not to be outdone by their own freesh, capped off their season with a Cornell Trophy championship, leading virtually the whole way for a 1.98 second victory over silver medal Cornell.
The 3V race was a final-only, and the Eli raced hard and well, but did not have the varsity-caliber power of first-place Cornell, finishing 5th.
The fifth-ranked varsity qualified in the morning in the third position, ensuring an invitation to the IRA in June. That was task one. The second was to race hard and get enough Jope points to push Yale over the top and take the Cup home. Their fourth-place finish was enough, and for Captain Dave Walker ‘12 and the team, it was task complete.
Congratulations to the Harvard varsity lightweight eight on a great season, and congratulations to all Y150s racing and representing today:
1V: cox Emma McBurney ‘12, stroke Matt O’Donoghue ‘14, 7-seatMatt Bridgwater ‘14, 6-seat Dave Walker ‘12, 5-seat Tom Swartz ‘13, 4-seat David Kahan ‘12, 3-seat Peter Bridgwater ‘14, 2-seat Josh Ruck ‘13, bow William Ferraro ‘13.
2V: cox Ilana Usiskin ‘14, stroke Chad Bailey ‘12, 7-seat Joseph Hanlon ‘14, 6-seat David Bloom ‘13 , 5-seat Patrick O’Keefe’13, 4-seat Christopher Vasseur ‘13, 3-seat Daniel Ribas ‘12, 2-seat Michael Glenmullen ‘13, bow Skylar Prill ‘12.
1F: cox Kimaya Abreu ‘15, stroke Greg Hawkins ‘15, 7-seat Andrew Todd ‘15, 6-seat Jack Welsh ‘15, 5-seat Walker Wulbern ‘15, 4-seatAlex Spaulding ‘15, 3-seat Matt Cecil ‘15, 2-seat Chris Mulvey ‘15, bow Brandon Blaesser ‘15.
3V: cox Paige Fedon ‘12, stroke Scott Isaac ‘13, 7-seat Chris Pang ‘14, 6-seat Mikko Salovaara ‘14, 5-seat John Harringa ‘14, 4-seatPhilip Morel ‘14, 3-seat Adin Lykken ‘14, 2-seat Cameron Best ‘13,bow seat Johnathan Yao ‘15.