Holzapfel, stroking as Kevin McHale of LFJA Club, earned the highest honors for Harvard.

“LFJA stands for ‘live for Jesus always,” he said. “I chose that because Jesus is the only thing worth living, rowing and dying for.”

“My roommates and I chose NBA big men for our names,” he added.

Holzapfel turned in the second best time in the heat, finishing in 5:58.60, but an additional 1.6 seconds in his last effort dropped his overall finish to third in the college category.

Senior Michael Bloomquist turned in fifth place performances in both stages of the competition, finishing in times of 6:00.9 and 6:02.2 respectively.

Under the guise of Sir Ernest Shackleton, senior Justin Bosley turned in seventh place finishes in both the initial and final heat, completing his 2000 meters in 6:02.50 in the first stage and 6:03.80 in the second.

Junior Tyler Winklevoss took eighth.

Radcliffe

Not to be outdone by their male counterparts, the women’s lightweights found glory as well, placing two in the top 10.

Senior Erin Barnhard led the Black and White, handily capturing first place among college students.

Barnhard finished the preliminary heat with a time good enough for a first place tie (7:27.10), It only hinted at her performance to come.

In the final, Barnhard dropped her time by a whopping 9.3 seconds (7:17.80), to secure the title, with a 6.2 second margin of victory.

Freshman Sarah Bates finished the qualifying heat in a time of 7:29.20, strong enough for fourth. Adding an additional 1.3 seconds to her time in the final, however, she fell four positions to seventh.

The Radcliffe heavyweights produced similar results, placing two in the top ten as well.

Junior Liz Lambert, rowing for Carla’s Angels, grabbed second in the college field, and fourth in the elite international category.