WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Yale lightweights capped a busy Sunday of racing on Lake Quinsigamond at Eastern Sprints with a win in the 1V petite final. The 1V finished in 5:54.2 to edge second-place Georgetown (5:55.6) and finish seventh overall. 
 
The Bulldogs had placed fourth in their heat Sunday morning, missing out on a spot in the grand final by less than two seconds.
 
In the 2V, the Bulldogs placed fourth in their heat Sunday morning, missing out on the grand final by less than a second to Dartmouth (5:57.5 for Yale to 5:56.7 for Dartmouth). The Bulldogs went on to place third in the petite final and ninth overall.
 
In the 3V, all six boats went straight to the grand final (no heats). The Bulldogs placed sixth, with Princeton taking the win.
 
Yale now turns its attention to the IRA National Championships, which take place May 29-31 on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.
 

• Results

 
Boatings
First Varsity
cox       Phillip Martins
stroke  Benjamin Nadjibi
7           Finlay Murray
6           Fielding Staelin
5           Timmy Parsons
4           Max Blacksten
3           Andrew Kasparyan
2           Fiver Press
bow      Ry Natterson

Second Varsity
cox       Jack Ehlert
stroke Andrew Terkildsen
7           Will Konopka
6           Ago Ghiso
5           Nolan Kaputa
4           Asher Patent
3           Jack Ennis
2           Raph Clark
bow      Eddie Cavallin

Third Varsity
cox       Burke Brown
stroke  Patrick Kennedy
7           Ethan Motola Sullivan
6           Duncan Kilbride
5           Cormac Kimberly
4           Aidan Marks
3           Brandon Fernandez
2           Christian Mirzaian
bow      Matthew Califano