No. 5 Men's Crew Hosts No. 6 Harvard on Saturday

4/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Crew

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Fifth-ranked Brown men's crew will welcome sixth-ranked Harvard to Providence on Saturday when the two programs hit the water in the annual battle for the Stein Cup on the Seekonk River.

SATURDAY SCHEDULE
8:55 AM - Fifth Varsity Four
9:15 AM – Fourth Varsity
9:35 AM – Third Varsity
9:55 AM – Second Varsity
10:15 AM - Varsity

LAST TIME OUT
Brown dropped all three races at five-time defending national champion Washington last weekend in Seattle, but put together a thrilling finish in the varsity event, falling 5:39.290 to 5:40.648 in the closest race between the two crews in five years.

LAST TIME AGAINST HARVARD
Harvard retained the Stein Cup last year on Cambridge following a tight finish in the varsity race, winning for duel race for the fifth-straight season in a rivalry that dates back to 1965. Harvard went on to finish fifth at both the Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championship in 2015.

LINEUPS VS. HARVARD
Varsity
C: Neil Mckenzie
8: Thomas Meeks
7: Alex Miklasevich
6: Liam Casey
5: Avery Reavill
4: Anand Rajesh
3: Gregory bitler
2: Brooks Reavill
1: Russel Dodd

Second Varsity
C: Pranay Bose
8: Elijah Engelke
7: Viggo Hoite
6: Jack Abeel
5: Dan Boasberg
4: David Lazris
3: Peter Woolley
2: Rich Caputo
1: Rufus Biggs

Third Varsity
C: Benson Stevens
8: Matthew Douglas
7: Max Lowndes
6: Andrew Provost
5: Benjamin Stops
4: Henry Cryst
3: Eli Brown
2: Joshua Remland
1: Jackson Dobronyi