CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After sweeping Yale in its last outing, the No. 1 Cornell men's lightweight rowing team continued its impressive streak this morning, sweeping No. 2 Columbia and No. 5 MIT in a battle for the Geiger Cup on the Charles River.
 
The Big Red earned the Geiger Cup for the second year in a row, and the 10th time in the last 13 seasons, when it crossed the finish of the varsity eight in a time of 6:18, a full three seconds ahead of the Lions. Cornell posted even larger results in the second varsity and third varsity eights, besting Columbia by seven and eight seconds, respectively. Cornell also won the varsity four.
 
"We were able to test our speed against a much anticipated field of No. 2 Columbia and No.5 MIT on the Charles River Basin in a challenging headwind," said Chris Kerber, the Henry E. Bartels '48 Head Coach of Men's Lightweight Crew. "We are excited to return solid results from the 60th running of the Geiger Cup.  Our internal focus on things we can control is setting us up for success, both to finish out our regular season and launch our team into the championship season in May."
 
With a record of 6-0 in head-to-head competition, Cornell will seek its second consecutive undefeated season when it returns to Ithaca for its final race of the cup season vs. No. 9 Dartmouth on Saturday, May 2 for the Baggaley Bowl.
 
RESULTS
Varsity Eight
Cornell 6:18
Columbia 6:21
MIT 6:28
 
Second Varsity 8
Cornell 6:33
Columbia 6:40
MIT 6:45
 
Varsity Four *
Cornell A
Cornell B        
MIT    
 
Third Varsity
Cornell 6:31.05
Columbia 6:39.20
MIT 7:04.07
 
*Times unavailable for Varsity four race.
 
BOATINGS
First Varsity Eight
Bow: Paul Clauss
2: Peter Harris
3: Andrew Hooker
4: Will Oprea
5: Jack Ruske
6: Daniel O'Neill
7: Chris Rogers
Stroke: Erik Johnson
Coxswain: Katherine Falb
 
Second Varsity Eight
Bow: Connor Hayes
2: Ian Sigal
3: Ray Richhart
4: Nigel Harriman
5: Conor Jones
6: Cameron Schultz
7: Reid Williamson
Stroke: Jackson Walker
Coxswain: Callie Carew-Miller
 
Third Varsity Eight
Bow: James McManus
2: Trevor Frey
3: Ian McQueary
4: Joe Pinnola-Vizza
5: Colin Giannini
6: Marco Bustamante
7: Victor Ordonez
Stroke: Will Brownlee
Coxswain: Gabby Steinl
 
Varsity 4+ A
Bow: Rich Barakat
2: Matt White
3: Alex LaViolette
Stroke: Olav Imsdahl
Coxswain: Alan Held
 
Varsity 4+ B
Bow: Carl Finkbeiner
2: Christ Dineff
3: Graham Richartz
Stroke: Brynn Munday
Coxswain: Monica Ordonez