Terriers Lose To Dartmouth, Rutgers In Bill Cup
April 19, 2003 | Men's Rowing
April 19, 2003
The Terrier men's heavyweight crew, ranked 19th in the nation in the most recent poll, journeyed to Dartmouth on Saturday (April 19th) where it lost to the ninth-ranked Big Green and the 15th-ranked Scarlet Knights of Rutgers.
Dartmouth, which got off to an aggressive start by rowing at 49 strokes a minute, covered the 2000-meter course on the Connecticut River in 5:35.2. Rutgers was just under two lengths behind in 5:40.9, while the Terriers were just over a length back of the Scarlet Knights in 5:44.3.
It marked the fourth straight year that Dartmouth has captured the Bill Cup.
The bright spot of the races for the Terriers came in the freshman eights where they rowed past Rutgers and Dartmouth. At the midpoint of the race, the three boats were within four seats of each other. At that point, the Terriers pulled away and finished the race in 5:47.5. Rutgers was second in 5:50.0, while Dartmouth was third in 5:52.9.
In the second varsity race, the finish was identical as the first varsity event. Dartmouth was first in 5:52.2, followed by Rutgers in 5:59.5 and B.U. in 6:01.9.
| April 19, 2003 on the Connecticut River |
| vs. Dartmouth and Rutgers (The Bill Cup) |
| First Varsity: | 1.) Dartmouth, 5:35.2; 2.) Rutgers, 5:40.9; 3.) Boston University, 5:44.3 |
| Second Varsity: | 1.) Dartmouth, 5:52.2; 2.) Rutgers, 5:59.5; 3.) Boston University, 6:01.9 |
| First Freshmen | 1.) Boston University, 5:47.5; 2.) Rutgers, 5:50.0; 3.) Dartmouth, 5:52.9 |
