Eastern Sprints
Sunday, May 18
Lake Quinsigamond (Worcester, Mass.)
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Postseason racing is here for the Yale heavyweight crew team as they gear up for the Eastern Sprints Championships this weekend in Worcester.
 
Final EARC Seeding Poll
In the final EARC Heavyweight poll, published on May 12, the Ivies held all seeded spots No. 1 through No. 6. You can find the complete poll here.

1. Harvard
2. Princeton
3. Dartmouth
4. Brown
5. Penn
6. Yale

Hear from Coach
"We've reached the championship stretch of our season, and the squad is in great spirits," said Mike Gennaro, Craig W. Johnson '68 Head Coach of Heavyweight Crew. "Our oarsmen are eager to line up and compete in Worcester this weekend. Every race leading up to the Eastern Sprints has served as an opportunity to test our speed, push our limits, and identify areas for growth as we prepare for both the Eastern Sprints Conference Championships and the I.R.A. National Championships. While our cup races earlier this season produced mixed results, each one offered valuable lessons that have helped guide our development. Now, it's time to bring everything together and execute at our highest level. The league is as competitive as ever, and we're looking forward to the challenge on Sunday."

Recapping Last Sprints

• Yale's 4V boat was victorious in their race, finishing with a time of 5:45.61 and ahead of fellow Ivy boats, Brown, Dartmouth and Penn. 
• The 1V boat took third (5:28.93) behind Brown (5:28.64) and Princeton (5:28.72) in the main event race of the day.
• The 5V squad took second place (5:51.34) behind Dartmouth (5:50.20) in the opening race of the finals round.
• The 3V shell took third place (5:43.16) behind Princeton and Harvard.
• The 2V placed fifth (5:40.16) in their race behind Princeton, Harvard, Dartmouth, and Syracuse. The Bulldogs finished ahead of Northeastern (5:47.06).

About the Course

• Competitive rowing teams first came to Lake Quinsigamond in 1857 and today it is considered to be the fourth best natural body of water for rowing in the world. The lake has hosted regattas such as the National Olympic rowing trials in 1952, U.S Nationals in 1979 and the U.S Masters Nationals in 2005.
• Racing on Lake Quinsigamond starts in March where they host multiple championship regattas including the Big East Championship, Patriot League Championship, New England Fours Regatta, New England Rowing Championship, and New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Regatta as well as the Eastern Sprints Championships.

 
Race Schedule
 
Heats
4V (Heat #1) – 8:10 AM
3V (Heat #3) – 8:40 AM
1V (Heat #1) – 9:10 AM
2V (Heat #2) – 10:20 AM
 
Grand Finals
5V – 1:24 PM
4V – 2:04 PM
3V – 2:58 PM
2V – 4:00 PM
1V – 4:54 PM
 
Project Lineups
 
1V

Bow	Ben Heathcote / London, England
2	Alexander McClean / Sydney, Australia
3	Aksel Wergeland / Bergen, Vestland, Norway
4	Ben Mead / Cambridge, England
5	Harry Geffen / London, U.K.
6	Yaroslav Mikhaylov / Brookline, Mass.
7	Marcus Emmett / Melbourne, Australia
Stroke	John Patton / Boston, Mass.
Coxswain	Thomas Allen / Mill Valley, Calif.

 
2V

Bow	Einar Bjorvik / Bergen, Norway
2	Angus Gray-Cheape / Oxford, U.K.
3	Ulrik Lohne / Lier, Norway
4	Zac Day / London, England
5	Scott Moorcroft / Adelaide, South Africa
6	Honza Vacek / Prague, Czech Republic
7	Stewart Fuqua / Arlington, Va.
Stroke	Syvert Senumstad / Kristiansand, Norway
Coxswain	Aahana Mehta-Vasisht / San Mateo, Calif.

 
3V

Bow	Jamie Ginsberg / London, England
2	Felix Peerless / London, England
3	William Sharis / Bettendorf, Iowa
4	Max Peel / London, England
5	Jakov Bijelic / Zagreb, Croatia
6	Seth Hope / Cambridge, New Zealand
7	Matthew Hansen / London, England
Stroke	Luca Liautaud / London, England
Coxswain	Nate Ly / St. Louis, MO

4V

Bow	Max Gillard / London, England
2	William Porter / Madison, Conn.
3	George Beer / Oxford, U.K.
4	Stribor Cizmek / Zagreb, Croatia
5	Josh Hill / Victoria, Australia
6	Joe Long / Chalfont St. Peter, United Kingdom
7	Max Jeremijenko / Brisbane, Australia
Stroke	Drew Cavanaugh / Riverside, Conn.
Coxswain	Grace Dodd / Washington, D.C.

 
5V

Bow	Luka Visacki / Belgrade, Serbia
2	William Burges-Watson / Devon, England
3	Jan Dziedzic / Warsaw, Poland
4	Alek Balassa / Winnetka, Ill.
5	Magnus Randall / Melbourne, Australia
6	Edward Sharp / Oxford, United Kingdom
7	Clemi Scherzer / Newton, Mass.
Stroke	Andrew Bittner / Boston, Mass.
Coxswain	Emerson Harris / Southport Island, ME