ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The No. 11 Navy heavyweight rowing team will turn its attention back to Eastern Sprints League action this Saturday morning with a three-team contest at Onondaga Lake, home of the No. 7 Syracuse Orange. The Mids (4-1) and Orange (2-1) will be joined in racing for the Goes Trophy and Stagg Team Points Cup by the Cornell Big Red (0-1), who come into the weekend ranked 14th in the nation. The five-race slate that starts at 8 am is scheduled to be streamed by Syracuse on ACC Network Extra and ESPN Plus.
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The competition will be run in orderly fashion with the first varsity eight crews leading off the action at 8 am with the winner taking home the Goes Trophy. The second (8:20 am), third (8:40 am) and fourth (9:00 am) varsity eight crews will race in 20-minute intervals with a fifth varsity four race concluding the meet at 9:20 am
Most Recent Navy-Cornell-Syracuse Matchup: April 15, 2023
The Navy heavyweight rowing program had a solid day of racing on April 15 in Central New York. Taking on the No. 4 Syracuse Orange and No. 12 Cornell Big Red over a six-race slate at the Cayuga Inlet, the Mids recorded two wins and three more runner-up results. Victories by Navy’s fourth and fifth varsity eight crews highlighted the action.
The first varsity eight crews took center stage with the Goes Cup on the line. The Orange were challenged early, but pulled away quickly to clear the field by 9.5 seconds with a final time of 5:33.8. The Mids and Big Red were in a tightly-contested two-boat race for second place. Down the stretch, Cornell held on for a 0.7-second margin edging Navy, 5:43.3 to 5:44.0.
What’s at Stake
Goes Trophy
Dating back to 1955 and presented to the winner of the heavyweight varsity race between Navy, Cornell and Syracuse, the trophy was created by Clifford “Tip” Goes (Syracuse – 1914) to honor Jim Ten Eyck of Syracuse, Charles Courtney of Cornell and Richard Glendon of Navy. All-time, Navy holds a slim edge with 27 wins versus 25 for Cornell and 14 for Syracuse.
Stagg Cup
The Stagg Cup is presented to the program that scores the most points in the combined action between the V8, 2V8 and 3V8 boats.
Last Time Out – Occoquan Collegiate Invitational, April 14
The No. 12 Navy heavyweight rowing team had a tremendous program-wide effort on Sunday as the Mids’ top five boats all won twice over two sessions of racing at the Occoquan Collegiate Invitational. Racing over a 2,000-meter stretch of the Occoquan Reservoir, Navy was a perfect 10-for-10 in action against a nation-wide field that had five ranked members and two more receiving votes among the nine suiting up on Sunday.
The first varsity eight crew was fast throughout the day as they opened the competition with an 8.63-second victory over R/V Jacksonville, 5:55.26 to 6:03.89. The Mids shaved nearly 10 seconds off that initial effort in the afternoon grand final that featured the four winners of morning heat races. Navy withstood No. 19 Drexel’s best shot to earn the event final by 2.8 seconds, 5:45.51 to 5:48.31. No. 17 Georgetown and No. 22 Holy Cross rounded out the grand finalists with times of 5:50.67 and 6:54.04, respectively.
Spectator Information
Address of the Ten Eyck Boathouse is 3820 Long Branch Road, Liverpool, NY 13090
Spectators are encouraged to park in the main parking lot off Long Branch Road as soon as you turn onto Ten Eyck Dr.
Fans are encouraged to park on paved surfaces only. Do not park on the grass as the ground is soft and cars will get stuck.
For spectators looking to watch the race from the finish line, park at the dog park at 49 Cold Springs Trail in Liverpool, NY, and follow the road further into Onondaga Lake Park and the finish line will be right before the John Glenn Blvd. bridge .
Race Schedule
8:00 AM – First Varsity Eight (Goes Trophy)
8:20 AM – Second Varsity Eight
8:40 AM – Third Varsity Eight
9:00 AM – Fourth Varsity Eight
9:20 AM – Fifth Varsity Four
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