Dartmouth Retains Subin Cup as Varsity Eight Beats Columbia

By: Justin Lafleur

LEONIA, N.J. — The Dartmouth men’s lightweight rowing team wrapped up a strong dual; season on Sunday with a varsity eight victory at Columbia to retain the Subin Cup. The Big Green earned an impressive victory of just over six seconds to head into Eastern Sprints in two weekends on a high note.
 
“I’m really proud of our performance across all three boats today,” said Dartmouth head coach Trevor Michelson. “Two of our top guys were missing this weekend, so we headed down to Columbia in new lineups and a little under-gunned.”
 
The varsity eight finished with a time of 5:44.10, more than six seconds ahead of Columbia (5:50.19).
 
“The varsity did a great job firing off the blocks to retain the Subin Cup,” said Michelson.
 
Meanwhile, the 2V had a narrow defeat to the Lions, finishing with a time of 5:50.64 which was just under four seconds behind the Lions (5:46.80).
 
The Big Green’s varsity four finished with a time of 7:04.37, but it wasn’t enough against Columbia’s A and B boats.
 
“Our second varsity got jumped off the start, fought back through the middle of the race,” said Michelson. “They showed some real grit in the third 500 to keep the margin close to a boat length at the finish.
 
“The third varsity, forced to race a four due to our missing guys, did a nice job racing down the course,” Michelson continued. “A huge shoutout to our two walk-ons for their quick progression to get up to speed. I’d also like to commend Brendan Chia, Jack Schwartz, and Katharine Kramer, the seniors who did a great job managing the crew throughout the week and weekend.”
 
Dartmouth returns to action in two weekends at Eastern Sprints at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.
 
Complete Results
 
Varsity Eight
1. Dartmouth – 5:44.10
2. Columbia – 5:50.19
 
Second Varsity Eight
1. Columbia – 5:46.80
2. Dartmouth– 5:50.64
 
Varsity Four
1. Columbia A – 6:44.10
2. Columbia B – 6:45.22
3. Dartmouth – 7:04.37