First Blemish This Spring
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The best from the West lined up against the East's premier boat in the men's varsity eight grand final of the 2016 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA), and the West came out on top by just under two seconds. California edged Yale for the national championship on Mercer Lake this morning.
The Golden Bears, who never trailed in the 2,000 meter sprint, came in at 5:38.71. The Bulldogs, rowing out of lane 7, finished 5:40.70 and had to overcome a boat-length deficit to make it a contest for the Varsity Challenge Cup.
The Elis, who face their rival a week from today in the 151st edition of the Yale-Harvard Regatta, were defeated for the first time in 2016. They had taken all the regular-season events, captured the San Diego Crew Classic and finished on top at the Sprints for a second straight season. Today, the Blue was searching for a title that had narrowly eluded them in 2015.
Princeton made a late rush to finish third at 5:41.88 and come in ahead of Washington (5:44.46) with Harvard and Brown trailing.
In other events involving Eli oarsmen, Yale's second varsity (5:53.44) won the petite final by edging out Cornell, while the third boat was third in its petite final. The Bulldogs also had a four rowing on Sunday and it finished fourth in a fourth-level final.
The IRA also keeps track of team standings, where Yale was fifth overall with 163 points. Cal won the Ten Eyck Award for overall supremacy at the three-day regatta.
IV LINEUP
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Cox
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Chris Carothers
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Sr.
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5'9"
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125
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Kenilworth, Ill. / New Trier High School
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Stroke
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Nate Goodman
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Jr.
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6'4"
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190
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Montclair, N.J. / Montclair High School
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7
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Ollie Wynne-Griffith
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Jr.
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6'6"
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205
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London, United Kingdom / Radley College
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6
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Hubert Trzybinski
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Sr.
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6'8"
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210
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Berlin, Germany / Flatow-Oberschule
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5
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Paul Jacquot
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So.
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6'8"
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210
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Chalon-sur-Saone, France / Institution des Chartreux
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4
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Charlie Elwes
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Fr.
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6'7"
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208
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Newbury, United Kingdom / Radley College
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3
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Sholto Carnegie
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So.
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6'6"
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186
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Oxford, United Kingdom / The Cherwell School
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2
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Robert Hurn
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Jr.
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6'5"
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187
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Brisbane, Australia / Anglican Church Grammar
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Bow
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Stephan Riemekasten
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Jr.
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6'4"
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180
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Berlin, Germany / Alexander von Humboldt
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2V LINEUP
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Cox
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Grant Louis
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So.
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5'8"
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130
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Hinsdale, Ill. / Deerfield Academy
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Stroke
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Seth Bartlett
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Fr.
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6'4"
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195
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Pacifica, Calif. / Junipero Serra High School
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7
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Cole Tilden
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So.
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6'8"
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205
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Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier High School
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6
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Oscar O'Reilly
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So.
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6'6"
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220
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Sydney, Australia / Geelong Grammar School
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5
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Thomas Pagel
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Sr.
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6'4"
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220
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Oxford, United Kingdom / Abingdon School
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4
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Bryan DeVries
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So.
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6'8"
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210
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San Diego, Calif. / Culver Military Academy
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3
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Kevin Kiernan
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So.
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6'5"
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200
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Hatfield, Pa. / St. Joseph's Preparatory School
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2
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David DeVries
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Sr.
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6'8"
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210
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San Diego, Calif. / Culver Military Academy
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Bow
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Adam Smith
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Sr.
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6'4"
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195
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Auckland, New Zealand / Auckland Grammar School
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3V LINEUP
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Cox
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Mackenzie Lee
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Sr.
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5'1"
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117
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La Cantildeada, Calif. / Polytechnic School
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Stroke
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Jack McGinn
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Sr.
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6'0"
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180
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Minneapolis, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret's
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7
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Jack Webber
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Fr.
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6'1"
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235
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Chester, United Kingdom / The King's School
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6
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Henry Bird
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Sr.
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6'1"
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176
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Bedford Hills, N. Y. / Deerfield Academy
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5
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Angus Morrison
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Fr.
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6'4"
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182
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Brisbane, Australia / Brisbane Grammar School
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4
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Ed Reeves
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Sr.
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6'8"
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210
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Auckland, New Zealand / King's College
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3
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John Risbergs
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Jr.
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6'5"
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208
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Islip, N.Y. / St. Anthony's High School
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2
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Alex Lindsay
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Fr.
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6'6"
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172
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Kent, United Kingdom / Eton College
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Bow
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Izak Epstein
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Fr.
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6'4"
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190
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Long Beach, Calif. / Long Beach Poly High School
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4 LINEUP
Cox
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Thomas Fant
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Fr.
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5'8"
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125
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Kentfield, Calif. / Redwood High School
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Lucas Peilert
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So.
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6'5"
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190
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Sewickley, Pa. / Central Catholic High School
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Samuel Helms
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So.
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6'3"
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190
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Ely, Minn. / Phillips Exeter Academy
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Joseph Downs
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So.
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6'3"
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190
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Oakton, Va. / Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
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Kamil Alizai Sadik
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Sr.
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6'3"
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190
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Chappaqua, N.Y. / Horace Greeley High School
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Filed by Steve Conn, Yale Associate AD & Sports Publicity Director – steven.conn@yale.edu
