“Rowing up to the awards dock and getting that cup was amazing,” Bothwell said. “We were ready to win this race, it’s been too long since Radcliffe won at sprints. I think because it’s been something that has been so close for so long, it was a pretty emotional win—there were definitely some tears.”

The varsity four turned in a fourth-place finish in its Grand Final race.

In the novice eight event, the Black and White notched another fourth-place showing. Radcliffe covered the two-kilometer course in 7:30.50, a little more than 26 seconds behind the Tigers (7:04.40).

The Badgers (7:14.99) and Hoyas (7:19.96) came in second and third, respectively.

With almost four full weeks until the IRA Championships on June 3-5, which are also in Camden, there is ample time for the crew to prepare to establish its own string of victories over Princeton.

“Now we need to build on this weekend in order to repeat this performance at nationals,” Milne said.

—Staff writer J. Patrick Coyne can be reached at coyne@fas.harvard.edu.