SPORTS BRIEF: At Foot of Charles, Radcliffe takes first.

At the foot of the Charles, the Radcliffe A boat took first with a time of 14:56.8. The lightweights, in contrast, finished 19 overall, just a couple of sports behind the top lightweight squad, MIT.

In the varsity eight race, the Black and White did not come away with quite as positive a result, taking sixth overall. The Boston College boat came in first, just under 30 seconds ahead of Radcliffe.

In the novice race, the top heavyweight boat took first, and the top lighweight third with times of 14:17.0 and 14:32.9, respectively.

—THE CRIMSON STAFF