#6 Men's Crew Grabs Two Wins at #1 Princeton

Saturday, May 4

Princeton, N.J. / Lake Carnegie

Brown University

Princeton

Photo by: Emma C. Marion

#6 Men's Crew Grabs Two Wins at #1 Princeton

5/4/2024 1:04:00 PM | Men's Crew

PRINCETON, N.J. – The sixth-ranked Brown Bears picked up two wins over the top-ranked Princeton Tigers on Saturday, but the Tigers won the Varsity 8 to retain the Content Cup on Lake Carnegie.

"The standard of racing today was very high and it was exciting to witness the physical courage of both teams," said Head Coach Paul Cooke '89. "I was really happy to see our 4th and 5th eights achieve victories and I was happy to see how hard we competed in our losses.

"We learned a lot about the speed of championship racing and what it will take to win the Eastern Sprints and the IRA. Fortunately, the fundamentals are strong. We compete well, we know how to move the boat, and we are stubborn in races. To win, we have to hit a very high speed early, staying relaxed and efficient. We have to hold the pace longer and close it out with intensity. We didn't expect it would be easy.

"I'm really pleased with the team spirit and unity and I'm confident we can keep building and improving through the championship races."

Brown's 5V8 held off the Tigers in the first race of the morning to pick up a victory with a time of 6:04.3, crossing seven seconds ahead of the home shell.

Bruno's 4V8 raced alongside Princeton to start the race before pulling away in the back half of the race for a comfortable win with a time of 6:00.5, nine seconds ahead of the Tigers.

The Tigers turned the tide in the 3V8 race and picked up its first victory of the morning with a time of 5:48.1. Princeton led by nearly a full boat and held off a late Brown charge for a three-second win.

The Tigers grabbed another win in the JV8, taking an early lead over Brown and slowly extending that lead through the race. Brown held tight for the majority of the race and finished with a time of 5:46.1, three seconds behind Princeton.

The Tigers retained the Content Cup in the Varsity 8, posting a time of 5:34.8 to finish the spring season undefeated. Brown held tight with the Princeton shell through the first half of the race before the Tigers pulled ahead in the second half for a 2.5-second win.

The Bears head to the Eastern Sprints on Sunday, May 19 on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts.

RESULTS AND BOATINGS
Varsity 8
Princeton – 5:34.8
Brown – 5:37.4

B – Connor Brown
2 – Enno Mönch
3 – Oliver Page-Kuhr
4 – Gabriel Mahler
5 – Charlie Fargo
6 – Willem Stoop
7 – Ian Burnett
S – Nathan Swidler
C – Jack DiGiovanni

Second Varsity 8
Princeton – 5:42.4
Brown –5:46.1

B – Tom Griffin
2 – Connor Prior
3 – Davis Kelly
4 – Simon Hatcher
5 – David Person
6 – Nick Gaensler
7 – Dom Valt
S – Josh Golbus
C – Lizzie Mitchell

3V8
Princeton – 5:48.1
Brown – 5:51.4

B – Harri Peck
2 – Savas Koutsouras
3 – Adam von Bismarck
4 – Keyan O'Donnell
5 – Schuyler Bacon
6 – Ben Jackson
7 – Jack Cadwallader
S – Marcus Winter
C – Elenna Seguin

4V8
Brown – 6:00.5
Princeton – 6:09.5

B – Gordan Milovac
2 – Joseph Olagundoye
3 – Tristan Green
4 – Mees du Croo de Jongh
5 – Matthew Boranian
6 – Cole Matlack
8 – Owen McKenna
S – Sean Egan
C – Matthew Rose

5V8
Brown – 6:04.3
Princeton – 6:11.5

B – Ivan Augustinov
2 – Thomas Lasersohn
3 – Nicolas Abril
4 – Asher Swidler
5 – Will Thayer
6 – Henry Haskell
7 – Gavin Green
S – Eddie Andrews
C – Vijay Ramakrishnan

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