ITHACA, N.Y. - The Men's Lightweight Crew team traveled to Ithaca, New York on Saturday to compete in the Geiger Cup, held at the Cayuga Inlet. The Geiger Cup is a three team race between Cornell, Columbia and MIT.
Saturday's conditions were cold with a 8-12 mph cross/direct headwind that built throughout the course. The V8 race saw MIT have a strong race, finishing 3rd in 6:33.7. Columbia finished first in a time of 6:33.7.
The 2V8 race had a similar result for the Engineers, again taking third, with Cornell and Columbia finishing, first and second respectively. MIT finished in a time of 6:55.9, behind Cornell's pace of 6:14.2.
The final race of the morning for the Engineers, the Novice 4+, was a two team race between Cornell and MIT. Cornell bested the Engineers, finishing in a time of 7:33.2 to MIT's 8:00.1.
The Men's Lightweight Crew Team will have the next two weekends off before traveling to Worcester, Massachusetts on May 15 for EARC Sprints.
Lineups
1V
C: Katie Sessa
8: Lee Mount
7: Berk Ozturk
6: Richard Chew
5: Jeremy Stroming
4: Carlos Torres
3: Liam Green
2: Cameron Douglas
1: Jake Liguori
2V
C: Chris Jaicks
8: Scott McCuen
7: Patrick McClure
6: Alex Derry
5: Allan Wu
4: Austin Hubbert
3: Vincent Tjeng
2: Matthew Huggins
1: Patrick Lowe
4+
C: Illina Yang
4: Severyn Kozak
3: Hector Vazquez
2: Jason Priest
1: Brodi Elwood
