Leading the pack was Washington, with a time of 6:43.77, followed by BU (6:45.32), Radcliffe (6:46.41), Penn (6:47.26), Brown (6:48.19) and Wisconsin (6:57.21).

The wind played a major part in the outcome. Wisconsin, racing in the outside lane, bore the brunt of the whitecaps. Washington, meanwhile, raced in the protected inside lane and led from start to finish.

Radcliffe, racing in the third inside lane, suffered through a slow start but rebounded to catch the pack at the 1000 meter mark, and rowed a strong last 500 to pull into third.

"The crew was solid," O'Leary said. "They showed the needed maturity to race in tight situations.

"We learned a lot about our racing plan," the coach continued. "We saw our weakness, the start, and our strength, our good finish. We showed some good moves."

"All we have to do now is fine-tune the whole thing," O'Leary said.

The Harvard lightweights, the defending national champions, placed third but raced without Co-Captain Tom Caughey (who was taking his MCATs).

The Elis clocked in at 5:59.2. Penn placed with a time of 6:01.49, while Harvard finished third at 6:05.30.

Final Results Men's Lt. Wt. 1. Yale  5:58.2 2. Pennsylvania  6:01.49 3. Harvard  6:05.30 Witter Cup 1. Washington  6:43.77 2. BU  6:45.32 3. Radcliffe  6:46.41 Copley Cup 1. Harvard  5:54.13 2. Pennsylvania  5:54.51 3. Wisconsin  5:59.14