LIGHTWEIGHT CREW | Lightweights win Joy Cup
The lightweight crew took home the Joy Cup on Saturday, besting MIT for the 30th consecutive year.
But the victory was taken with a grain of salt. Although the Joy Cup is only contested between Yale and MIT, Georgetown, a guest in the race, beat Yale by a slim margin of 2.7 seconds, 5:32.4 to 5:35.1, despite Yale’s home-course advantage. The Bulldogs bested the Hoyas at the same race last year by a wide margin of 9.97 seconds.
Head coach Andrew Card remarked that the race was a good learning experience and a stepping stone to the next, and he added that the Hoyas have...
