Both Harvard men's freshmen teams came in second place, with the Big Red notching victories in each race.
Women's Heavyweights
Racing against Brown in Providence, Radcliffe faced strong headwinds and rough conditions all throughout their races Saturday morning and afternoon. The women's heavyweight teams were able to finish their matches against the Bears, but the bad weather forced the lightweight squad to cancel all their matches.
Despite the unfavorable conditions, the varsity eight ran a competitive race in the 1500-meter run until the very end as they came in five seconds behind their rivals with a time of 8:10.0.
"We were both battling an incredible headwind," sophomore Michelle Guerette said. "It was an amazing race to go through. We had a very good start and were leading until the 500-meter mark, but Brown ran a solid race."
Yet losing to last year's national champions by such a narrow margin gives hope to the Radcliffe squad.
"I think the margin of victory shows a lot about how competitive we are this year," Guerette said. "If this race was any indication, we're really going to have a fast boat this year. We're definitely excited."
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