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. (Since 1974, the "Women's Eastern Sprints" has been held as the annual championship for the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC) league.)

Participants

The teams include all of the Ivy League schools as well as others such as Georgetown University, Syracuse University, U.S. Naval Academy, MIT, BU, Rutgers, 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 are now full members of the league.

Since 1981, the Quinsigamond Rowing Association (QRA) has invited the winner of the Worcester City Championships to compete in the varsity eight events at the Eastern Sprints. The College of the Holy Cross has secured this invitation since 1996.

Location

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

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

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

Overall ranking

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

Year Winner
1946 Wisconsin
1947 Harvard
1948 Harvard
1949 Harvard
1950 MIT
1951 Yale
1952 Navy
1953 Navy
1954 Navy
1955 Penn
1956 Cornell
1957 Cornell
1958 Yale
1959 Harvard
1960 Cornell
1961 Navy
1962 Penn/Yale
1963 Cornell
1964 Harvard
1965 Harvard
1966 Harvard
1967 Harvard
1968 Harvard
1969 Harvard
1970 Harvard
1971 Navy
1972 Northeastern
1973 Northeastern
1974 Harvard
1975 Harvard
1976 Harvard
1977 Harvard
1978 Yale
1979 Yale
1980 Harvard
1981 Yale
1982 Yale
1983 Harvard
1984 Brown
1985 Harvard
1986 Penn
1987 Brown
1988 Harvard
1989 Harvard
1990 Harvard
1991 Penn
1992 Dartmouth
1993 Brown
1994 Brown
1995 Princeton
1996 Penn
1997 Princeton
1998 Penn
1999 Princeton
2000 Brown
2001 Princeton
2002 Wisconsin
2003 Harvard
2004 Harvard
2005 Harvard
2006 Princeton
2007 Harvard
2008 Wisconsin
2009 Brown
2010 Harvard
2011 Harvard
2012 Brown
2013 Harvard
2014 Harvard
2015 Yale
2016 Yale
2017 Yale
2018 Yale
2019 Yale
2020 No Race
2021 No Race
2022 Yale
2023 Yale

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EARC Varsity Lightweight 8 Winners

Overall ranking

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

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Winners by year

Year Winner
1938 Yale
1939 Harvard
1940 Harvard
1941 Harvard
1942 Princeton
1946 Harvard
1947 Harvard
1948 Princeton
1949 Cornell
1950 Yale
1951 Penn
1952 Penn
1953 Princeton
1954 MIT
1955 Penn
1956 Princeton
1957 Princeton
1958 Harvard
1959 Harvard
1960 Harvard
1961 Harvard
1962 Cornell-MIT-Navy
1963 Cornell
1964 Cornell
1965 Cornell
1966 Harvard
1967 Cornell
1968 Harvard
1969 Harvard
1970 Harvard
1971 Harvard
1972 Harvard
1973 Princeton
1974 Harvard
1975 Harvard
1976 Penn
1977 Harvard
1978 Harvard
1979 Yale
1980 Harvard
1981 Princeton
1982 Harvard
1983 Princeton
1984 Yale
1985 Princeton
1986 Princeton
1987 Yale
1988 Harvard
1989 Harvard
1990 Yale
1991 Harvard
1992 Cornell
1993 Dartmouth
1994 Dartmouth
1995 Harvard
1996 Princeton
1997 Harvard
1998 Princeton
1999 Princeton
2000 Columbia
2001 Yale
2002 Yale
2003 Princeton
2004 Navy
2005 Harvard
2006 Cornell
2007 Dartmouth
2008 Cornell
2009 Princeton
2010 Princeton
2011 Harvard
2012 Harvard
2013 Harvard
2014 Cornell
2015 Cornell
2016 Yale
2017 Cornell
2018 Columbia
2019 Penn
2020 No Race
2021 No Race
2022 Yale
2023 Princeton

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See also

References

  1. ^ "ivyleaguesports" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2004. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  2. ^ "Harvard Lightweight Crew". Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

External links

  • Unofficial historical results from Quinsigamond Rowing Association
  • Pictures from Eastern Sprints by year
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