FINAL TIMES
DERBY, Conn. – Pulling into the docks at the Gilder Boathouse after another huge margin of victory, the No. 1 ranked Yale Heavyweight Varsity Crew figured it had won a seventh straight Carnegie Cup while continuing its five-plus season streak of success in dual/triangular cup events.
However, the Bulldogs (5:25.3) handed the trophy to Princeton, which finished 6.8 seconds behind the Elis and a few seconds ahead of Cornell.
The head coach of the Tigers protested Yale's steering on the wrong side of a buoy along a turn of the Housatonic, so
Steve Gladstone brought the cup to the visitors.
"It's unfortunate," said Gladstone, Yale's Craig W. Johnson '68 Head Coach. "Our cox, Vlad (Saigau) is one of the very best I've coached, but they (Princeton) protested it and we are disqualified. "We will be ready to go at Eastern Sprints."
The steering error clearly did not influence the outcome of the race, and it could have easily been overlooked considering the margin between first and second place.
The Yale 1V, rowing in lane three, closest to the Shelton side of the Housatonic River, shot out of the staggered start and increased its lead to a length about 1:50 into the race.
Overall, it was a strong showing for the program with Eli boats winning four races on a sunny morning with calm water. Now it's time for the Bulldogs to turn their attention to next month's Sprints and IRA Nationals.
"This season is about building, which we've been doing each week. We are on a good trajectory with the championship season coming up. It was some great racing today," said junior
Dan Williamson, a gold medal winner for New Zealand at the 2020 Olympic Games. "We've been away for two years, so we are putting the pieces back together to see what works best. Every race has been an experiment so far. It was nice to test our speed in fair conditions today."
YALE LINEUPS (altered this morning)
1V
Bow Seth Hope/ Fy – Cambridge, New Zealand
2 Andrin Gulich/ Sr - Zurich, Switzerland
3 Alexander McClean/ Fy - Sydney, Australia
4 Marcus Emmett/Fy – Melbourne, Australia
5 Jack Lopas/ Sr – CAPTAIN – Christchurch, New Zealand
6 Fergus Hamilton/ Jr – Jindera, Australia
7 Nick Rusher/ Jr – West Bend, Wisconsin
Stroke Daniel Williamson/ Jr – Auckland, New Zealand
Cox Vlad Saigau/ Sr – London, England
2V
Bow Alex Jeremijenko/ Sr – Brisbane, Australia
2 Daire Lynch/ Sr – Clonmel, Ireland
3 Syvert Senumstad/ Fy – Kristiansand, Norway
4 Alex Potter/ So – Sydney, Australia
5 Miles Beeson/ Jr - Aberdeen, Scotland
6 Liam Galloway/ Jr – Ridgefield, Connecticut
7 Noah Norman/ Jr – London, England
Stroke Freddie Elwes/ Sr – Hampshire, England
Cox Harry Keenan/ So – Sydney, Australia
3V
Bow Felix Mebius/ So – Groningen, The Netherlands
2 Benjamin Wiegand/ So – Kenilworth, Illinois
3 Joe Long/ Fy – Chalfont St. Peter, England
4 Edward Roy/Fy – Henley on the Thames, England
5 Jack Morton/ Sr – Summit, New Jersey
6 Yaro Mikhaylov/ Fy – Brookline, Massachusetts
7 Harry Geffen/ Fy – London, England
Stroke Patrick Craig/ Jr – London, England
Cox Sonya Gladstone/ Sr – Hamden, Connecticut
4V
Bow William Porter/ Fy – Madison, Connecticut
2 Archie McChesney/ Jr – Oxford, England
3 Honza Vacek/ So – Prague, Czech Republic
4 Clancy Doe/ Fy – Queensland, Australia
5 Nikola Bakoc/ Jr – Belgrade, Serbia
6 Luca Liautaud/ Fy – London, England
7 Nick Cowling/ Jr – London, England
Stroke Nick Phillips/ So – Melbourne, Australia
Cox Justin Lobo/ So – La Jolla, California
5V
Bow Danilo Rosich/ So – Mequon, Wisconsin
2 William Sharis/ Fy – Bettendorf, Iowa
3 Hank Michalik/ So – Rye, New York
4 Jakov Bijelic/ Fy – Zagreb, Croatia
5 Cam Matossian/ Fy – Rye, New York
6 Edward Sharp/ Fy – Oxford, England
7 Elias Salander/Jr – Millbrook, New York
Stroke Will Acken/ Jr – Middletown, New Jersey
Cox Thomas Allen/ Fy – Mill Valley, California
