The 3V managed to stay neck and neck with the 2V for the first 500 before the 2V made a move in the second 500 that would prove to be the race-winner.

But the 3V never allowed the 2V open water, which was especially impressive given that the 2V had moved to the 3V’s bow deck in the third 500, pushing it out of the line of sight of the 3V’s rowers.

The 3V actually moved in on the 2V in the sprint, and the 2V only won by seven to eight seats.

“That was really close,” DiSanto said. “I think it was back and forth pretty much down the entire course. The JV got them in the end. When we were paddling [up to the starting line], everyone was pretty happy to see that kind of intra-squad competition. Both of those boats are very fast—I think that bodes well for Sprints.”

FRESHMEN

The tightest race of the day was the first freshman event, and the Crimson was only able to pull out a 1.2-second victory.

The crews were dead even for the first 1000 meters to the point where their bow balls were nearly indistinguishable from each other.

Harvard took a move in the third 500 that gave it a three to four-seat lead. While the Huskies was able to halt the Crimson’s move, they were never able to counter, and Harvard squeezed out a narrow victory.

The Crimson crossed the line in 6:03.1, while the Northeastern finished in 6:04.3. Both eights’ times were faster than the 6:11.4 posted by the Huskies’ 1V.

Harvard’s 4V also participated in the race and finished well off the pace set by the 1Fs.

“They had a really good race on their hands,” Locke said. “That’s going to give them a little more motivation going into Sprints.”

“Northeastern’s freshman [eight] is one of the best freshman eights in the league,” DiSanto said. “They’ll be good in the coming years with that freshman class.”

The Huskies had their way in the first race of the day: the freshman four event. Northeastern moved to open water early in the race and was able to maintain a steady lead throughout en route to a 2.9-second advantage.

—Staff writer Christina C. McClintock can be reached at ccmcclin@fas.harvard.edu.