Lightweight Crew Defeats UPenn
Ahsan Iqbal
Lightweight Crew Defeats UPenn
The MIT Lightweight Men’s Crew team took on the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 3. In the first varsity race, a strong start in the first thousand meters led to the beginnings of an open water lead, but the Quakers were not so easily beaten. UPenn made a strong charge with 700 meters to go, but MIT held off their attack to win by less than a second, finishing in 5:48.1.
The win bodes well for the Engineers, who started off the season slowly. This week builds on last week’s result, where the Tech men lost to two-time defending national champion Cornell University by just six seconds. In the freshman race, UPenn (6:02.2) managed to defeat MIT (6:06.8).