“This year, people were more motivated,” Yaghmai said. “Recruiting became easier, and more of the House got involved.”

Cabot emerged from the fall season in a tight pack. Cabot, Kirkland, Pforzheimer and Dudley Houses were among the frontrunners heading into the winter season.

None of the top four teams performed incredibly well in the winter sports, and the spring season began with Cabot five points behind Kirkland in the overall standings.

Cabot only won two events outright in the spring season—women’s a-level crew and men’s b-level crew. However, the House finished second in almost every other season event to gain first in the cumulative standings. Kirkland had more first-place spring finishes than any other house—including both A and B volleyball, swimming, tennis and men’s a-level crew—but finished far from the top in the other sports.

Cabot Intramural Tutor Corey Wilson said Cabot’s high level of participation was one of the main reasons for Cabot’s dominance.

“A lot of the stuff we win, we win because we field two or three teams in each event,” Wilson said.

Cabot’s ability to assemble successful if not spectacular teams in every sport has been noticed by its competitors.