Eastern Sprints

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For the women's regatta, see Women's Eastern Sprints.
A race of the 2016 regatta

The Eastern Sprints is the annual rowing championship for the men's Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC) in Northeast USA.

Participants[edit]

The teams include all of the Ivy League schools as well as others such as Georgetown University, Syracuse University, U.S. Naval Academy, BU, Northeastern, and Wisconsin. In the fall of 2006, The George Washington University and The College of the Holy Cross were given a two-year provisional bid to join the league; both schools became full members of the league. Several members have since left the league, including Rutgers University,[1] George Washington University,[2] and MIT.

Full Members of the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges

Institution Location Type Endowment (millions) Nickname Colors Blade
Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Private $3.2 billion (2023) Terriers    
Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Private $6.6 billion (2023) Bears       Brown University
Columbia University New York, New York Private $13.6 billion (2023) Lions     Columbia University
Cornell University Ithaca, New York Private $10.0 billion (2023) Big Red     Cornell University
Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire Private $8.5 billion (2021) Big Green     Dartmouth College
Georgetown University Washington, D.C. Private $3.3 billion (2023) Hoyas     Georgetown University
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts Private $50.7 billion (2023) Crimson       Harvard University
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts Private $1.27 billion (2022) Crusaders  
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland Public N/A Midshipmen    
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Private $1.3 billion (2022) Huskies    
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private $21.O billion (2023) Quakers     University of Pennsylvania
Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey Private $35.8 billion (2022) Tigers     Princeton University
Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Private $1.9 billion (2023) Orange   Syracuse University
University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Public $4.0 billion (2022) Badgers     Wisconsin Badgers Crew
Yale University New Haven, Connecticut Private $54.7 billion (2023) Bulldogs     Yale University

Former Members

Institution Location Type Endowment (millions) Nickname Colors
George Washington University Washington, D.C. Private $2.6 billion (2023) Revolutionaries    
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Private $2.6 billion (2023) Engineers    
Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Public $1.98 billion (2022) Scarlet Knights  

Location[edit]

The race is held at Regatta Point on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA in mid to late May. In general, crews compete in a trial heat in the morning, followed by a final (grand, petite, or 3rd level) in the afternoon. Each race is a 2000m race including up to six crews.

Team cups[edit]

Since 1946, the Rowe Cup has been awarded to the college whose heavyweight men's crews score the highest combined total number of points in the varsity, junior varsity, and freshman races. Harvard has won the cup the most number of times (27). Princeton has the 2nd most Rowe Cup victories with 9 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2015, 2016).

Since 1961, the Jope Cup has been awarded to the college whose lightweight men's crews score the highest combined total number of points in the varsity, junior varsity, and freshman races. Harvard has won the cup 22 times. Princeton has won 15 times. The current holder is Yale University.

Since 2009, the Joke Cup has been awarded to the college whose third varsity lightweight men's crew won its race at Eastern Sprints. The Joke Cup is a reward for the third varsity non-Jope Cup qualifying crew that performs the best at the Sprints. It is awarded in secret, given from crew to crew at an undisclosed location. Harvard won the Joke Cup in its inaugural year, 2009. Yale won the cup in 2011, Cornell in 2010, 2012, and 2015. Navy in 2013, and Columbia in 2014. After the third varsity eight became a Jope Cup event for the Kilpatrick Trophy in 2015, the Joke Cup is now passed between fourth varsity eights.

Course records[edit]

Boat Time School Year Event
Heavyweight Varsity 8+ 5:23.619 Yale 2023 Grand Final
Lightweight Varsity 8+ 5:35.420 Princeton 2023 Grand Final
Second Varsity Heavyweight 8+ 5:33.550 Harvard 2023 Grand Final
Second Varsity Lightweight 8+ 5:40.765 Harvard 2023 Heat 2
Third Varsity Heavyweight 8+ 5:37.222 Yale 2023 Grand Final
Third Varsity Lightweight 8+ 5:46.708 Cornell 2023 Heat 1
Freshman Heavyweight 8+ 5:35.980 Harvard 2001 Grand Final
Freshman Lightweight 8+ 5:43.727 Penn 2014 Final
Fourth Varsity Heavyweight 8+ 5:38.913 Harvard 2023 Grand Final
Fourth Varsity Lightweight 8+ 5:53.769 Cornell 2023 Grand Final
Fifth Varsity Heavyweight 8+ 5:40.079 Dartmouth 2023 Grand Final
Fifth Varsity Lightweight 8+ 5:50.360 Navy 2023 Grand Final

EARC Varsity Heavyweight 8 Winners[edit]

Overall ranking[edit]

Rank University Times Won
1. Harvard 29
2. Yale 13.5
3. Brown 7
4. Penn 5.5
5. Navy 5
5. Princeton 5
7. Cornell 4
8. Wisconsin 3
9. Northeastern 2
10. Dartmouth 1
10. MIT 1

Winners by year[edit]

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EARC Varsity Lightweight 8 Winners[edit]

Overall ranking[edit]

Rank University Times Won
1. Harvard 30
2. Princeton 16
3. Cornell 11.3
4. Yale 10
5. Penn 5
6. Dartmouth 3
7. Columbia 2
9. Navy 1.3
9. MIT 1.3

Winners by year[edit]

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ACRA Enters a New Era, Part 1: The Formation of ACRA". row2k.com. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  2. ^ Goff, Steven (2020-08-01). "George Washington University will drop seven sports amid economic fallout". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  3. ^ "ivyleaguesports" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2004. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  4. ^ "Harvard Lightweight Crew". Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

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