In a successful weekend, Columbia crew brought home two cups. The women took the Woodbury Cup in the Beanpot Regatta on the Charles River on Saturday, and the men’s heavyweight team won the Maxwell Stevenson Cup against Navy the following day.
This year the race between Columbia and Northeastern for the Woodbury Cup, named in memory of Melanie Woodbury, BC ’96, was incorporated into the Beanpot Regatta, which also features teams from Boston College, Boston University, MIT, and Radcliffe College. Although Columbia came out on top in the varsity eight race, it was not eligible for the Beanpot trophy.
The Lions defeated Northeastern narrowly, by just over two seconds. They finished with a time of 6:43.18, edging out the Huskies, who had a final time of 6:45.55. The second varsity eight boat came in first as well with a time of 6:54.49, ahead of second-place Radcliffe, who finished with a time of 7:02.33.
This was the last race of the women’s crew team’s regular season. The Light Blue’s next competition will be the Eastern Sprints on May 16.
The heavyweight men were also victorious, beating out Navy in a tough race at Princeton Sunday morning. The varsity eight boat came in with a time of 5:36.50 to defeat Navy’s 5:39.90 finish to take Columbia’s third straight Maxwell Stevenson Cup.
The second varsity boat came in ahead with a larger margin, finishing in 5:44.2 to rival Navy’s 5:54.1 showing.
The Lions will see the Midshipmen again at their next race, the Eastern Sprints, on May 16.
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