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The Cornell crews enjoyed a successful weekend at the Syracuse Invitational, bringing home one first-place finish and a trio of second-place and third-place finishes between the men’s lightweight, heavyweight and women’s crews.

This weekend the men’s heavyweight, men’s lightweight, and women’s crews aim to do anything but row, row, row their boats gently down the stream. Instead, the Red plans to leave the competition rocking in its wake at Sunday’s regatta, the Princeton Chase, held in Princeton, N.J.

The Schwartz Cup is the only race on the Cornell crews’ schedule where pre-race theatrics overshadows rowing performances. For the past 19 years, the Red has designated the Saturday of Homecoming Weekend to recognize the support and generosity of alumni and the Schwartz family in particular. The friendly event also helps break up the monotony of the fall training.