Though Harvard lost a bit of that lead through the rest of the course, the Crimson still pulled through the finish line as the clear winner with a time of 5:46.65 over Yale’s 5:47.52. Dartmouth took third place with a time of 5:48.83 followed by Georgetown’s 5:50.09 and Navy’s 5:51.50.

“We executed [the race] really well,” said senior Noah Bloom. “It’s great because it’s a senior-heavy year and it was a really tight race. Navy was really fast; they really had a great race. Yale had a strong boat and Dartmouth was fantastic.”

With the victory, Harvard avenged losses from Dartmouth and Yale at Eastern Sprints. The Crimson also continued its truly odd streak at the National Championship.

“We’re obviously thrilled,” Finelli said. “We’re happy that we showed what we’re capable of. We finally put a complete race together.”

Harvard also sent two four-boats to compete in the open-four with coxswain and the varsity four with coxswain events.

In the varsity-four event, Harvard took fourth place in the Third Level Final with a time of 6:56.20 while California’s 6:33.34 won the Grand Final.

In the open-four event, the Crimson lightweights faced heavyweight fours from around the nation, yet still performed excellently. Harvard’s second place in the morning heats on Thursday sent the Crimson into the repechage, where it took first place and a spot in the Grand Final.