WORCESTER, Mass. – For the seventh-consecutive time, the Yale men's heavyweight crew team captured the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) Sprints Championship. The races were hosted by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester. In addition to the Eastern Sprints title, the Bulldogs also secured the 2023 Ivy League Championship. 
 
Yale's 1V has now captured titles in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 1982, 1981, 1979, 1978, 1958, 1954, 1951, and 1948. The EARC Sprints were not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. They also tied with Penn in 1962. This year's win makes the Bulldogs' total at 13.5, which is second all-time in EARC Sprints history. The 3V boat, who took first place this year, has now won gold in 2019 and 2023. 
 
How It Happened

• There was not a cloud in the sky for the 1V squad (5:23.619), who took first place by a little over a second over Princeton (5:24.965). Syracuse medaled in the three-spot (5:25.435), while Harvard, Dartmouth, and Brown filled in the remaining spots. The Bulldogs were in a footrace with Syracuse for the first leg of the race, while Princeton emerged midway through. Yale made a strong push in the last stride to overcome Princeton's boat and secure a massive victory. The first varsity boat also set the course record at Lake Quinsigamond.
• The Bulldogs' 3V medaled in the top spot with a 5:37.222 finish ahead of Brown (5:39.462) and Dartmouth (5:41.426).
• The 4V squad took third (5:45.487) after finishing behind Harvard (5:38.913) and Dartmouth (5:43.815).
• Yale's 5V (5:41.907) took second behind Dartmouth (5:40.079) in the grand finale.
• Yale's 2V finished fifth out of six teams with a time of 5:28.936 behind Harvard, Princeton, Brown, and Syracuse. Dartmouth rounded out the group in sixth (5:39.288).

Up Next
Following the Eastern Sprints, the Bulldogs will gear up for the IRA National Championships in Mercer, N.J. from June 2 – June 4