Six crews lined up at the start around defending national champion Princeton, and all six were poised to ask the Tigers serious questions. By the finish of the fast Cooper River course, Princeton answered all challenges in the affirmative, and again emerged as national champions. Yale, Harvard, and Navy chased the Tigers’ tail throughout the race, but none of the three challengers were able to get their bow out in front at any point, and in the last quarter, it became a shuffle for the 2-3-4 spots. Harvard, second most of the race, fell behind Navy, who had moved through Yale earlier.
Yale coach Andy Card said, “I can’t say enough positive things about the way the Class of 2010 and this 2010 1V and four took on the challenge of preparing for the national championship. I am only disappointed in the final result, but you couldn’t ask for more in terms of spirit, positive attitude, eagerness to improve, and commitment to hard work from the guys.”
The Yale lightweights also entered the Varsity 4+ event with members of their silver medal Sprints 2V, and they had their best race in the Petite Final, moving away from Temple University in the second thousand for the win.
Yale 150s 4th at IRA
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