Men's Rowing
Penn Beats Cornell by a Hair in Men’s Heavyweight Rowing
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Although the Red dominated in strokes per minute, the Quakers were able to take advantage of efficiency and started strong out of the gate.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/heavyweight_rowing/)
Although the Red dominated in strokes per minute, the Quakers were able to take advantage of efficiency and started strong out of the gate.
“We see many opportunities to improve our racing tenacity this week.”
“The majority of walk-on athletes just do not have the time to learn the skill in order to compete with recruits who may have been rowing for years.”
There are few teams on campus that can boast a perfect regular season, but for the first time since 1974, heavyweight crew has earned those bragging rights after overcoming Yale and Princeton in the Ithaca-based Carnegie Cup. This spring, the Cornell oarsmen pulled ahead of the likes of Navy, Syracuse, Princeton, Yale and Georgetown, taking the first-place trophy at all four of their regular season races, all under the steady guidance of former lightweight IRA champion coach, and the new Head of Cornell Rowing, Cornell heavyweight Todd Kennett ’91.
“Todd is a madman.” said senior Jason Malumed, “He has a way of always pushing us to our physical and mental extremes.”