Derby, Connecticut – In the season's only home race at the Gilder Boathouse, Yale's heavyweight crew team remained undefeated on the Olympic Ax, defeating Dartmouth to retain the trophy. The Bulldogs continued their Olympic reign, winning every race since their inception in 2014.
“The goal today was to expand on what we've been training for all week in practice by implementing it,” he said. mike gennaro, Craig W. Johnson 1968 head coach. “I'm pleased with the performance of the entire team. It was a great step forward for everyone on the team. Dartmouth is a strong program with a great coaching staff, and we always appreciate the opportunity to compete alongside them.” ”
Weather on the Housatonic was cloudy with winds gusting 11 to 14 mph, with gusts of 14 to 25 mph.
how did it happen
- Yale boats defeated Dartmouth in four of the day's five races, with Varsity 8, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place Varsity Shells winning.
- In the opening race, 4V (5:24.6) took down Big Green (5:25.7) and won by nearly a second.
- Next was the 1V at the racetrack, where the Bulldogs finished in 5 minutes, 13.6 seconds, more than two seconds ahead of Dartmouth's Shell, who finished in 5 minutes, 16.3 seconds.
- In the third race, Yale's 2V finished in a time of 5 minutes, 18.2 seconds, winning by nearly 3 seconds, while Dartmouth finished in 5 minutes, 21 seconds.
- Yale University's 3V won with a time of 5 minutes 24.2 seconds. Dartmouth finished in 5:26.9.
- In the final race of the day, Dartmouth won the 5V with a time of 5:30.5, while the Bulldogs finished in 5:46.
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Yale will play Columbia University and Penn in the Blackwell Cup on Saturday, April 20 in Leonia, New Jersey.
