The varsity eight took third in the grand final just over two seconds ahead of Georgetown, breaking its three-year streak of fourth-place finishes at Sprints.
The Black and White second varsity eight and varsity four both came out with silver medals after close finishes. The second varsity eight was less than six seconds behind winner Wisconsin, a considerable improvement after the last meeting with the between Radcliffe and the Badgers.
The novice eight also finished second in its field of three. Although Wisconsin dominated by a margin of almost 34 seconds, the Black and White beat out Princeton by another 20 seconds.
“It was a great building point, and hopefully next year we’ll be able to turn those bronzes and silvers into golds,” Hollowell said. “It’s great motivation because some other teams still finished ahead of us, but we’re going to keep working until we’re first seed and we’re the ones being chased.”
The Radcliffe heavyweights missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships, but the lightweights will compete next at the IRA National Championships, also in Camden, N.J., on June 3-5.
—Staff writer Madeleine Smith can be reached at smith21@college.harvard.edu.