Completed Event: Men's Heavyweight Rowing versus Georgetown on April 4, 2026 ,
Final
Men's Heavyweight Rowing
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Sunday, May 17
Worcester, Mass. / Lake Quinsigamond
Dartmouth College
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Eastern Sprints
Heavyweight Competes at Eastern Sprints, Picks up Two Podium Finishes
5/17/2026 8:36:00 PM | Men's Heavyweight Rowing
WORCESTER, Mass. – On Sunday, the Dartmouth heavyweight rowing team competed at this year's Eastern Sprints, held on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester. The Big Green competed in nine total races across heats and grand finals, picking up two grand final podium finishes.
The 3V boat kicked off racing with a first-place overall finish in Heat 3, posting a time of 5:50.08, beating Penn by just over a second. The Big Green went on to place fifth in the grand final (6.11).
Dartmouth's 2V raced next, finishing second overall in their heat with a time of 5:44.45, just 1.3 seconds behind first-place Syracuse. The Big Green finished sixth overall in the grand final later in the afternoon, crossing in 5:46.88.
In the Varsity 8 event, the Big Green got out to a hot start, winning their heat by 1.3 seconds with a time of 5:41.85. In the grand final, Dartmouth finished just off the podium with a fourth-place finish and a time of 5:38.08, just four tenths of a second out of taking home bronze.
Dartmouth also raced their 4V, earning second place finishes in both their heat and the grand final. The Big Green posted a 5:54.56 heat time and followed with a 6:00.87 grand final time, falling just two seconds out of first place, but securing the silver.
The heavyweight team wrapped Eastern Sprints with the 5V race, earning second overall in the grand final (6:13.84) to take home silver, again finishing behind only the Tigers.
"This year's dual season has been one of the tightest and most competitive years I've experienced in the Sprints League and Sunday's championships were no different," Betsy and Mark Gates 1959 Head Coach of Men's Heavyweight Rowing Wyatt Allen said. "I am proud of the group for battling through some very tough heats to place all five of our crews in the grand finals, a feat we've rarely achieved as a team. That being said, I think it's safe to say that several of our crews feel like we didn't have our best performances in the finals. I know the group is excited to get back to work this week to see if we can pull the right strings and make the changes needed to put ourselves in a better position going into the IRAs in Lake Natoma, CA in just under 2 weeks."
The Big Green will now look towards the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship slated to begin in two weeks. Competition will begin in Sacramento, California on Friday, May 29 and follow on both Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31.
More information on how to follow this year's national championship will be available on DartmouthSports.com.
The 3V boat kicked off racing with a first-place overall finish in Heat 3, posting a time of 5:50.08, beating Penn by just over a second. The Big Green went on to place fifth in the grand final (6.11).
Dartmouth's 2V raced next, finishing second overall in their heat with a time of 5:44.45, just 1.3 seconds behind first-place Syracuse. The Big Green finished sixth overall in the grand final later in the afternoon, crossing in 5:46.88.
In the Varsity 8 event, the Big Green got out to a hot start, winning their heat by 1.3 seconds with a time of 5:41.85. In the grand final, Dartmouth finished just off the podium with a fourth-place finish and a time of 5:38.08, just four tenths of a second out of taking home bronze.
Dartmouth also raced their 4V, earning second place finishes in both their heat and the grand final. The Big Green posted a 5:54.56 heat time and followed with a 6:00.87 grand final time, falling just two seconds out of first place, but securing the silver.
The heavyweight team wrapped Eastern Sprints with the 5V race, earning second overall in the grand final (6:13.84) to take home silver, again finishing behind only the Tigers.
"This year's dual season has been one of the tightest and most competitive years I've experienced in the Sprints League and Sunday's championships were no different," Betsy and Mark Gates 1959 Head Coach of Men's Heavyweight Rowing Wyatt Allen said. "I am proud of the group for battling through some very tough heats to place all five of our crews in the grand finals, a feat we've rarely achieved as a team. That being said, I think it's safe to say that several of our crews feel like we didn't have our best performances in the finals. I know the group is excited to get back to work this week to see if we can pull the right strings and make the changes needed to put ourselves in a better position going into the IRAs in Lake Natoma, CA in just under 2 weeks."
The Big Green will now look towards the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship slated to begin in two weeks. Competition will begin in Sacramento, California on Friday, May 29 and follow on both Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31.
More information on how to follow this year's national championship will be available on DartmouthSports.com.
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