The USRowing crew cruised to victory, finishing the three-mile course in 16:13.49, while UVA was the top collegiate crew with a time of 17:00.12.

In the club eights race, Yale, finishing the race in 16:49.64, took home the victory, while the Black and White entry rowed the Charles in 17:54.58 to take 10th.

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Under a strong headwind on Sunday, the 1V Radcliffe lightweight crew surged to victory with a time of 16:58:83 ahead of Wisconsin in the lightweight eights race.

“I remember my freshman year [at Head of the Charles], I think Wisconsin had the entire field beat by about a minute, so it’s really exciting to see how things have changed since my freshman year.” lightweights captain Veronique Irwin said. “I think our team’s just come a long way and it’s fantastic.”

The 2V finished in 18:09.22, placing seventh in a field of seven boats.

“We were the only 2V [entered in the lightweight eights],” Irwin said. “We did finish last, but I think we had a really solid performance against all the other 1V boats in the field. I think that was a really great race for us despite the finished order.”

The Black and Weight also had an entry in the lightweight fours, which placed 13th with a time of 21:17.73, while Western University claimed the victory, rowing the course in 19:01.39.