In the day’s other grand finals, Radcliffe never finished within five seconds of the winning boat.

LIGHTWEIGHTS

The lightweight varsity eight couldn’t replicate the success of the heavyweight 1V, finishing third in Sunday’s Eastern Sprints on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J., for the third straight season.

While the novice eight also took third, it was the Radcliffe 2V that gave the Black and White its top finish of the day, crossing the line nearly five seconds ahead of Wisconsin, which finished in second, in the grand final.

In the varsity eight grand final, Radcliffe couldn’t keep up with Wisconsin or Bucknell, which crossed the line 5.4 seconds and 1.4 seconds, respectively, ahead of the Black and White.

The 1V managed to finish comfortably within the top three, eventually opening a 5.6-second gap over fourth-place Georgetown.

In the novice eight grand final, Radcliffe again took third, with Wisconsin once more leading the way. In that race, Princeton finished second.

—Staff writer Robert S. Samuels can be reached at robertsamuels@college.harvard.edu.