SPORTS BRIEF: Harvard Crews Finish Up Fall Season with Foot of the Charles

The Harvard men’s heavyweight and lightweight crews wrapped up the fall season on Saturday in the Foot of the Charles Regatta.

The varsity squads for both the lights and the heavies split up into fours and raced against one another, while freshmen eights from both crews took the water.

The Crimson’s heavyweight A four had the best finish among the team’s boats, crossing the line in 13:18.7—just under nine seconds behind first-place Brown.

Harvard’s heavyweight B and D boats also posted strong results, coming in fifth and seventh place, respectively.

The B four finished in 13:29.1, while the C squad came in at 13:38.5.

“We had some pretty strong races,” said senior C boat rower Duncan Gilchrist. “We obviously didn’t meet our hopes or our goals...[but it’s] something to build off into the winter training.”

The Harvard heavyweight freshman eight capped off its fall season in style, winning the rookie race in 12:19.5.

“It’s a very strong class,” Gilchrist said. “It’s an indication of a good work ethic.”

Several Crimson lightweight boats also took to the water, taking the opportunity to measure its progress this fall while facing off against tough heavyweight competition.

The lights’ A four impressed with an eighth-place finish, crossing the line in 13:38.5.

“We thought we had a really good race,” said lightweight senior coxswain Dexter Louie. “The weather was a litte bit windy, which tends to favor heavyweights. But the guys and I feel like we had a pretty good rhythm.”

The lightweight freshmen also performed well in their eights race, finishing their stellar first season with a 12:58.8 time, good enough for fourth place in the race.

“They’re a group of guys who have a lot of talent and have a lot of speed,” Louie said. “Hopefully it’s a sign of good things to come.”

Both Crimson crews now head into the winter set to train for the spring sprints season.

—LOREN AMOR