THE BASICS:
 
- Event: San Diego Crew Classic
 
- Location: Mission Bay (San Diego, Calif.)
 
- The Lead: In its spring debut, the MIT men's lightweight crew team captured Secretary of the Navy Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic this past weekend. The Engineers finished first in the Sharp Memorial Cup Petite Final, second in the Men's Collegiate 3V8+ Final, and fourth in the Cal Cup.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – Cal Cup (V8+):
 
- Facing heavyweight crews, MIT finished third in its heat on Saturday. The Engineers had a strong start and were in second place but Bates slowly moved through them throughout the race, gaining the upper hand around the 1,000-meter mark. During the third 500, MIT held off a move from UC Santa Barbara and ended up finishing solidly in third place with a time of 6:35.200.
 
- The Engineers battled through a tough race on Sunday, however, they moved steadily on the boats in the fifth and sixth slots. MIT finished fourth, just three seconds behind Marietta and five seconds ahead of Orange Coast and UC Santa Barbara.
 
Cox: Alice Martynova
8: Nick Dow
7: Andrew Stoddard
6: Richard Sollee
5: Marc Rizk
4: Garrett Hegel
3: Sam Costa
2: Cameron Dougal
1: Rick Ono
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – Sharp Memorial Cup (2V8+):
 
- MIT had a tough start in Saturday's heat but rallied and moved on the field through the middle of the race. The Engineers briefly had a chance to slide into third or second place, but they couldn't keep up with the sprints by Gonzaga and San Diego. MIT ended up finishing fourth in 6:43.955, just 1.445 seconds behind San Diego and 3.079 seconds after Gonzaga.
 
- Despite a close start in the Petite Final on Sunday, the Engineers used a strong middle 1,000 meters to pull away and maintain their lead after losing a seat late in the race. MIT won the race in 6:41.156, just over four seconds ahead of UCLA.
 
Cox: Zhi Wei Gan
8: Jakob Jarczynski
7: Eric Hong
6: Sasha Jovanovic-Hacon
5: Alexander Hom
4: Aden Rothmeyer
3: Dylan Robinson
2: Stephen Alexander Brennan
1: Luke Stewart
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – Men's Collegiate 3V8+:
 
- In Sunday's final, Bates steered into MIT and then the Engineers steered into the Bobcats. However, MIT bounced back to finish in second place with a time of 6:58.073. UC San Diego crossed the finish line first (6:40.187) while Bates was third (7:06.489).
 
Cox: Emily Wang
8: Ari Grayzel
7: Mark Razanau
6: Kartik Donepudi
5: Aiden Render-Katolik
4: Josef Kirkman
3: Yicheng Huang
2: Julian Zulueta
1: Amir Kazemina
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – Secretary of the Navy Cup:
 
- In a two-boat race, MIT won the Secretary of the Navy Cup handily, finishing 55.150 seconds ahead of UC Santa Barbara.
 
Cox: Alice Martynova
8: Nick Dow
7: Andrew Stoddard
6: Richard Sollee
5: Marc Rizk
4: Garrett Hegel
3: Sam Costa
2: Cameron Dougal
1: Rick Ono
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT travels to Overpeck Park in Leonia, N.J. for the Lightweight Invitational on Saturday, April 2.
 
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