The Yale lightweights were close – very close – but could not light up the proverbial cigar at the EARC Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond today in record-setting conditions. The 4th-ranked Elis led the almost the whole way, being overtaken by Harvard and coming up 0.23 seconds short in the last few strokes. Even closer was the margin between silver Yale and bronze Cornell. All three medallist crews broke Yale’s 2001 course record of 5:41.2. In other races, the Bulldogs finished just out of the medals in the 1F Grand Final, just 0.3 seconds off the Columbia crew which had beaten them by a more substantial margin earlier in the year. The 3V also finished fourth, matching their ranking going into the regatta. The 2V had a rough go of it in the heats, finishing 8th overall. For full Sprints results, click here.
Next up for the Yale lightweights is the IRA National Championship regatta on June 4.