Rivals Princeton and Penn, the No. 2 and 5 crews, respectively, handed the Crimson its only dual meet losses on the season.
But those losses were alleviated by an early-season win over No. 3 Brown. The Crimson won with a 5:46.0 to the Bears' 5:48.3 on April 10.
Harvard also notched victories over Northeastern, MIT and Navy.
Radcliffe Heavyweights
The Black-and-White finished with a time of 7:02.79, well behind champion Brown's 6:46.89.
Coach Liz O'Leary said after the race that it was an encouraging result.
"I thought it was a really strong performance overall," O'Leary said. "We came out here to race against the best crews in the country, and to consider yourself part of that group is rewarding."
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