NEW YORK — All three Columbia rowing teams were in action on Saturday, as the No. 7 lightweight team won the Dodge Cup for the first time since 2019.
The lightweight team was victorious for the second-straight weekend as the Lions took the Dodge Cup over Penn and Yale. The first varsity eight race included a photo finish that Columbia won by a bow ball. A bow ball is primarily intended for safety on the boat, but is also used in deciding which boat crossed the finish line first in close races.
"Another day of highly competitive rowing in the lightweight league," lightweight head coach
Nich Lee Parker said. "A huge thank you to Art Delmhorst, head coach of the 1964 Columbia Lions, and Eric Danneman, from that season's undefeated freshmen crew, who were both in attendance to cheer on the team and were part of the inaugural race in 1964."
The Lions also won the inaugural Charles P. Colgan Cup for team points. Colgan was a Penn rower who later coached at Columbia.
"The Team applied lessons learned from the last two weeks of close racing and took a good step," Parker said. "I'm looking forward to getting together with these great teams again next year in New York City."
Lineups
First Varsity Eight (Frank Edward Gill III Boat - CC'50)
Coxswain:
Grace Paterson, Stroke:
Rye Walker, 7:
Michael Keane, 6:
Kuba Williams, 5:
Gil Dexter, 4:
Jack Gallagher, 3:
Stone Walker, 2:
Arnav Sawhney, Bow:
Jackson Gallagher.
Second Varsity Eight (Alex Naval Boat)
Coxswain:
Caiti Levin, Stroke:
Aidan Walkeryee, 7:
Reese Gregory, 6:
Sam Gregoire, 5:
Spencer Fleming, 4:
Sam Weinstein Zimbel, 3:
Nathaniel Wirth, 2:
Sam Tharp, Bow:
Josh Wang.
Third Varsity Eight (Michael C. Zimmer Boat)
Coxswain:
Lucia Nuovo, Stroke:
Ayush Saini, 7:
Eli Bayer, 6:
Ben Sommer, 5:
Arin Jaff, 4:
Nitin Rao, 3:
William West, 2:
Alptug Kaynar, Bow:
Yohann Verma.
Colgan Cup Results (Overall Team Performance)
Columbia: 32
Yale: 31
Penn: 24
Dodge Cup Results
First Varsity Eight
Columbia: 5:58.3
Yale: 5:58.4
Penn: 5:59.5
Second Varsity Eight
Columbia: 6:11.8
Penn: 6:13.9
Yale: 6:14.5
Third Varsity Eight
Yale: 5:57.5
Columbia: 6:03.4
Penn: 6:08.5
The No. 20 heavyweight team raced one boat on Saturday in the Blackwell Cup against Yale and Penn, finishing third.
Lineup
First Varsity Eight (Jonathon Lavine Boat)
Coxswain:
Rasa Audejaitis, 8:
John Theodore, 7:
Adam Pushner, 6:
John Stankard, 5:
Michael Lee, 4: Eric Marias, 3:
Archer Staunton, 2:
Dylan Rose, 1:
David Vyhnal
Blackwell Cup Results
First Varsity Eight
Yale: 5:35.6
Penn: 5:49.2
Columbia: 5:54.6
The women's rowing team completed day one of the Ivy League Invitational on Saturday. Part of day one's schedule was not finished due to storms but sessions two and three will get underway on Sunday at 8 a.m. from Lake Carnegie.
Lineups
First Varsity Eight
Coxswain:
Chloe Deitz, 8:
Bryn Dittrich, 7:
Sierra Good, 6:
Lulu Gebbie, 5:
Elisa Luo, 4:
Talia Koch, 3:
Clara Cheng, 2:
Emily Kilroy, 1:
Paige Bryant
Second Varsity Eight:
Coxswain:
Victoria Fu, 8:
Esme Dodge, 7:
Katherine Taylor, 6:
Michelle Drandell, 5:
Georgina Seal, 4:
Melisa Isado, 3:
Kira Junge, 2:
Jackie Zatsiorsky, 1:
Olivia McManus
Third Varsity Eight
Coxswain:
Katie Ryan, 8:
Lara Jones, 7:
Gussie Miller, 6:
Faith Onyechere, 5:
Helen Latting, 4:
Ella Presiado, 3:
Siroun Johnson, 2:
Eva Panfil, 1:
Jackie Armetta
Ivy Invitational Results
First Varsity Eight
Princeton: 6:12.2
Virginia: 6:16.3
Columbia: 6:29.7
Second Varsity Eight
Princeton: 6:29.6
Virginia: 6:32.3
Columbia: 6:59.1
Third Varsity Eight (Called off due to storms and will resume on Sunday)
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