Radcliffe Heavyweights
The Radcliffe heavyweight (6-5) eight earned fourth place at Eastern Sprints, as well as its fourth consecutive NCAA berth in its fifth consecutive winning season.
Despite a downward slide of close losses at the end of the season, the Black and White broke out of its sixth seed to earn a surprise fourth place and put the finishing touches on a team ready to race in NCAAs on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, G.A.
All of the Black and White's losses were to other NCAA qualifiers: Boston University, Yale, Syracuse, Princeton, and Brown. Two of those losses, to Boston University and Yale, were avenged at Sprints, a key factor in Radcliffe's bid.
"It got off to a slow start, but we pulled things together at Spints," said co-captain Mayme Hostetter. "We're really excited to avenge those close losses. People aren't nervous, they're hungry."
Radcliffe's berth was aided by the performance of the rest of the crew. Both the second varsity and the novice boats earned second place at Eastern Sprints and have raced well throughout the entire season.
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