In the freshman series, raced since 1893, Harvard leads 59-38-1.
With the victory, the freshman boat finishes off its season in the U.S. with an Eastern title and a record blemished solely by an Apr. 14 loss to Brown. The freshman boat will next venture to England to race in the Temple Cup at the Royal Henley Regatta on July 4-8.
“I was a little surprised because they always put together a real strong crew,” said Crimson captain Jason Craw. “That’s a really strong crew of competitors. It just wasn’t their day.”
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—Material from the Associated Press was used in the reporting of this article.