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No. 1 Lightweight Rowing Sinks No. 2 Princeton
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Cornell’s lightweight crew proved itself worthy of the top spot in the nation with a decisive win over Princeton.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/mens-rowing/)
Cornell’s lightweight crew proved itself worthy of the top spot in the nation with a decisive win over Princeton.
“With the courses many twists and turns and wind strength/direction … speed was constantly changing over the three-mile race course. No matter what the river threw at us we keyed in on technical focuses, relaxation and going as hard as we could in the poor conditions.”
Although the Red dominated in strokes per minute, the Quakers were able to take advantage of efficiency and started strong out of the gate.
Sun staff writer Gracie Todd sat down with junior men’s lightweight rower Henry Ellis to discuss Cornell rowing, influential people and hippos.
As it did in the fall season, Cornell will rely on the leadership of senior captains Daniel Holod and Finn Putnam.
“We see many opportunities to improve our racing tenacity this week.”
For another year, Cornell men’s lightweight rowers are on top.
“This weekend they raced well. If they continue to make these steps in two weeks, they can find themselves in the hunt in the Grand Final.”
“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.”
The men’s heavyweight team dominated in New York, beating its opponents in all races on the weekend.