Their 10-0 runs culminated in wins over the Tigers and the Yale Bulldogs at the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton Regatta.

Despite the dual-racing success, though, Sprints seemed like a recurring bad dream for the lightweights. The first varsity eight and freshman eight took second place, while the second varsity eight did not medal and the third varsity finished with bronze. Overall, the squad came in second to Princeton in total points.

“We were in a privileged situation where every boat except the 2V got a medal at Sprints,” said captain and varsity five seat Martin Eiermann. “So it’s a little bit tough to complain because of all the medals. But it’s very clear that it was not what we had in mind when we showed up in Worcester. And looking back at the season and how guys had performed in practice and responded to challenges that we had been facing, we had high expectations, and there’s no reason to hide that.”

While the freshmen will have to wait until next year to avenge their loss at Sprints, the varsity eight has only one more week to prepare to upset the rankings and beat Princeton at IRAs on June 4-5.

“We’re going to be doing lots of training and trying to extend ourselves in the next few weeks,” Eiermann said. “So far the response has been great. There has been lots of positive energy. No one is resigning in the face of what happened on [May 16], and I am very reassured by that.”

—Staff writer Jessica L. Flakne can be reached at jflakne@fas.harvard.edu.