Women's Crew
Crimson Athletes Spend Summer Break Honing Skills
“How I Spent My Summer Vacation.” Everyone’s favorite third-grade assignment. And while we may be wistful for the days when we could write about summer camp or lying on the beach, Harvard students seem to get a bit more out of vacation these days—and Crimson athletes are no exception. Whether on the pitch, field, or pool deck, Harvard standouts left their mark all across the world this summer.
Radcliffe Lightweights Post Pair of Fourth-Place Finishes at IRAs
After getting through very competitive opening heats, both the varsity eight and varsity four boats finished their respective grand finals in fourth place, one position shy from medaling for the Black and White.
Huppert, O'Connor Named to ESPN All-District First Team
If more people followed women’s heavyweight crew, co-captain Laura Huppert might have been recognized by ESPN before now. And if more people followed wrestling, co-captain J.P. O’Connor, whose national championship victory was broadcast on the network, would be a household name. As it so happens, neither is the case. But because the athletes matched their athletic achievements with academic prowess, both have recently been named to the ESPN the Magazine All-District First Team.
SEASON RECAP: Lightweights Race To Sprints Success
The fourth-ranked lightweight crew (4-3) also began its dual season with high expectations, but unlike its heavyweight counterpart, the Black and White found considerable success on the waters of the Charles.
Radcliffe Lightweights Shine at Sprints, Heavies Miss Out on NCAAs
The Radcliffe lightweight and heavyweight crews fulfilled some expectations yet faltered on others this weekend in one of their biggest competitions of the year at this weekend’s Eastern Association of Women’s Rowing Colleges Sprints Championships.
Rowing Fashionably
Because of NCAA restrictions, women’s heavyweight rowers are not allowed to “shirt race” like the men’s teams are, which means that when teams get the chance to pick up an opponent’s shirt, they make the most of it. Eastern Sprints, when everyone trades for each other’s shirts, is that rare chance.
Row Your Boat
The Radcliffe heavyweight crew, shown here in earlier action, relied on its depth to capture the Beanpot title this weekend.
Heavyweights Secure Beanpot Win, Lights Beat MIT
The Radcliffe heavyweights and lightweights wrapped up the dual season last Saturday as the heavyweights competed against other Boston schools in the Beanpot, while the lightweights took on MIT and Wisconsin in the Muri Cup.
Radcliffe Comes Up Short in Top Races
For Radcliffe heavyweight crew, frustration is not a familiar feeling. But this season, it has been nothing but frustration for the Black and White (1-5), despite being ranked 20th in this week’s US Rowing Polls.
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The Radcliffe heavyweight crew competed against Dartmouth and Syracuse in the O'Leary Cup regatta.
Radcliffe Splits Races on Frigid Charles
The past few weeks have not been without their share of challenges for the Black and White—which included the team falling out of the national rankings—but Radcliffe came out on Saturday looking to turn around its season.
Women’s Heavyweights Falter on The Road
Radcliffe (0-3) dropped each of its five races, allowing the undefeated Tigers (6-0) to cruise to another cup win. Princeton handily clinched the Varsity Eight, Second Varsity Eight, and Varsity Four contests, crossing the finish line at 6:51.9, 6:58.0, and 8:00.6, respectively
Radcliffe Lightweights Shine in Win Over Hoyas
The lightweight team raised its first trophy of the season, decisively blanking the Hoyas, but the heavyweight squad emerged from its dual season’s first regatta on a less auspicious note, losing to Brown.
