The No. 5 Harvard lightweights won a huge race against No. 6 Navy to capture the Haines Cup on the Charles River on Saturday.
Thanks to a strong start, the Crimson (5-1) was victorious with a time of 6:11.99 over Navy's time of 6:20.64.
"We knew Navy would be ready to go from the start," co-captain Jesse Elzinga said. "We spent the last week working a lot on our start in practice."
The Crimson pulled hard in the first quarter of the race, taking a one-length lead by the 600-meter mark.
"We were strong in our start," Elzinga said. "We were confident in our finish."
By 1500 meters, the Crimson lead had increased to two boat lengths. In a final sprint near the finish, Harvard picked up five more seats and the win.
With the victory, Harvard won the Haines Cup for the 33rd time in 35 chances.
The men's lightweights travel to Princeton this weekend to race against No. 3 Yale and the No. 1 Tigers for the Goldthwait Cup.
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