The lightweight 2V rounded out the weekend with another win, trumping Georgetown with an even greater 13-second gap.
In an invitational two weeks later featuring an elite crop of teams, Radcliffe came in third in the grand final, finishing behind Wisconsin and Stanford.
The following day, in the Muri Cup Regatta, the Black and White varsity and novice eights swept the MIT teams, finishing the weekend on a high note.
The Radcliffe lightweights ended their dual-regatta season with a momentous win over Princeton. The Black and White outstroked the Tigers by 3.1 seconds to earn the Class of 1999 Cup for the first time in three years. The novices also added a tally to the win column, ousting the Princeton boat by 1.2 seconds.
The Radcliffe lightweights then participated at the Eastern Sprints on May 13, with the varsity eight finishing in third place behind Wisconsin and Bucknell.
—Staff writer Marina Watson can be reached at mwatson@college.harvard.edu.