Stanford—which won the team national title last spring—and Yale have won the last three varsity eight races at NCAAs.
“It wasn’t our best race,” Baugh said. “But this gives us a lot of room to improve technically and continue improving on fitness. Spring season is a long way away, and we just need to continue working to our end-of-the-season goals.”
Both coaches agree that the results today are not a gauge of the spring season.
“This weekend is no indication for the upcoming season,” O’Leary said. “Fall is a very different animal than spring racing.”
“Results in the fall don’t always tell us the story of the results in the spring,” Cartwright agreed. “The fall season is intended to give us the incentive to work harder and be motivated for the spring.”
The Black and White will have plenty of time to tune up for the spring season, with just a few weeks of fall competition left, culminating with the Foot of the Charles on Nov. 14.