May 14, 2018
WASHINGTON - Georgetown University's men's rowing teams competed at the 2018 Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Massachusetts on Sunday. The Hoyas fielded three lightweight eights and two heavyweight eight crews in the event.
Lightweights
Georgetown raced three varsity lightweight boats in the regatta and all three crews advanced to the petite finals. The varsity 8+ boat finished third in the petite final with a time of 6:30.224, the second varsity 8+ squad also finished third in the petite final with a time of 6:25.263 and the third varsity 8+ crew finished second in the petite final with a time of 6:16.340.
Heavyweights
Georgetown raced two varsity heavyweight boats at the event and both crew advanced to the third final. The varsity 8+ boat finished third in the third final with a time of 6:17.849 and the second varsity 8+ was also third in the third final, crossing the finish line in 6:21.437.
Lightweight Results
Varsity 8+ (Heat 1)
Columbia, 5:45.911
Harvard, 5:47.174
Cornell, 5:52.972
Dartmouth, 5:53.802
Georgetown, 6:05.161
Varsity 8+ (Petite Final)
Yale, 6:13.556
Dartmouth, 6:17.847
Georgetown, 6:20.224
MIT, 6:26.059
Second Varsity 8+ (Heat 1)
Columbia, 5:54.141
Harvard, 5:57.314
Cornell, 5:59.949
Georgetown, 6:11.261
Dartmouth, 6:11.790
Second Varsity 8+ (Petite Final)
Penn, 6:10.885
Dartmouth, 6:17.580
Georgetown, 6:25.263
MIT, 6:33.442
Third Varsity 8+ (Heat 1)
Princeton, 5:58.806
Navy, 5;59.762
Harvard, 6:04.038
Georgetown, 6:14.585
Dartmouth, 6:19.257
Third Varsity 8+ (Petite Final)
Yale, 6:12.264
Georgetown, 6:16.340
Dartmouth, 6:19.718
Heavyweight Results
Varsity 8+ (Heat 3)
Harvard, 5:40.288
Northeastern, 5:40.969
Wisconsin, 5:50.139
Penn, 5:50.439
Georgetown, 5:56.753
Holy Cross, 6:02.595
Varsity 8+ (3rd Final)
Navy, 6:14.241
Columbia, 6:16.683
Georgetown, 6:17.849
Holy Cross, 6:28.936
Rutgers, 6:34.475
Second Varsity 8+ (Heat 3)
Yale, 5:44.026
Harvard, 5:46.655
Wisconsin, 5:48.872
Cornell, 5:56.310
Georgetown, 6:06.482
Holy Cross, 6:13.721
Second Varsity 8+ (3rd Final)
Penn, 6:06.940
Columbia, 6:08.546
Georgetown, 6:21.437
Holy Cross, 6:26.413
Rutgers, 6:44.135