FINAL TIMES

DERBY, Conn. – The IRA Coaches Poll came out late this week and it had Yale at the top. Today, the Bulldogs showed why the results had them at No. 1.

The Elis, navigating high water and a fast river, kept the Olympic Axe at Gilder Boathouse by going for the early knockout before cruising to a five-second victory against No. 4 Dartmouth on the Housatonic.

Yale shot out of lane 2 and covered the first 800 meters in under two minutes. The Bulldogs, who made a few changes from the lineup that won the Albert Cup last Saturday, raced to separation from the Big Green boat about 2:55 into the contest. The visitors appeared to close the open water once or twice, but never managed a serious challenge as the Elis came in at 5:12.0. Dartmouth finished at 5:17.4.

Yale's long and powerful strokes insured the Axe remaining in Derby, where it has been since its inception in 2014.

The Bulldogs, who won four of the five races today, are back in action next Saturday at Philadelphia against Columbia and Penn in the Blackwell Cup.

YALE LINEUPS
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              Daniel Williamson/ Jr – Auckland, New Zealand
7              Nick Rusher/ Jr – West Bend, Wisconsin
Stroke     Fergus Hamilton/ Jr – Jindera, Australia
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              Miles Beeson/ Jr - Aberdeen, Scotland
5              Nikola Bakoc/ Jr – Belgrade, Serbia
6              Josh Hill/ Fy – Victoria, Australia
7              Noah Norman/ Jr – London, England
Stroke     Liam Galloway/ Jr – Ridgefield, Connecticut
Cox         Harry Keenan/ So – Sydney, Australia
 
3V
Bow         Felix Mebius/ So – Groningen, The Netherlands
2              Alex Potter/ So – Sydney, Australia
3              Joe Long/ Fy – Chalfont St. Peter, England
4              Jack Morton/ Sr – Summit, New Jersey
5              Patrick Craig/ Jr – London, England
6              Yaro Mikhaylov/ Fy – Brookline, Massachusetts
7              Harry Geffen/ Fy – London, England
Stroke     Freddie Elwes/ Sr – Hampshire, England
Cox         Justin Lobo/ So – La Jolla, California
 
4V
Bow         Benjamin Wiegand/ So – Kenilworth, Illinois
2              Jakov Bijelic/ Fy – Zagreb, Croatia
3              Cam Matossian/ Fy – Rye, New York
4              William Porter/ Fy – Madison, Connecticut
5              Clancy Doe/ Fy – Queensland, Australia
6              Will Acken/ Jr – Middletown, New Jersey
7              Archie McChesney/ Jr – Oxford, England
Stroke     Edward Sharp/ Fy – Oxford, England
Cox         Sonya Gladstone/ Sr – Hamden, Connecticut
 
 
5V
Bow         William Sharis/ Fy – Bettendorf, Iowa
2              Elias Salander/Jr – Millbrook, New York
3              Keith O. Bruce/Fy - Kodiak, Alaska
4              Hank Michalik/ So – Rye, New York
5              Honza Vacek/ So – Prague, Czech Republic
6              Luca Liautaud/ Fy – London, England
7              Nick Cowling/ Jr – London, England
Stroke     Nick Phillips/ So – Melbourne, Australia
Cox         Thomas Allen/ Fy – Mill Valley, California