Eastern Sprints

Eastern Sprints refers to the annual rowing championship for the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC). Since 1974, the "Women's Eastern Sprints" has been held as the annual championship for the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges (EAWRC) league.

• For the women's regatta, see Women's Eastern Sprints

The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) sponsors the event along with other co-sponsors.

Participants

The teams include all of the Ivy League schools as well as others such as Georgetown University, Syracuse University, U.S. Naval Academy, MIT, BU, Rutgers, Northeastern, and Wisconsin. In the fall of 2006, The George Washington University and The College of the Holy Cross were given a two-year provisional bid to join the league; both schools are now full members of the league.

Since 1981, the Quinsigamond Rowing Association (QRA) has invited the winner of the Worcester City Championships to compete in the varsity eight events at the Eastern Sprints. The College of the Holy Cross has secured this invitation since 1996.

Location

The race is held at Regatta Point on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA in mid to late May. In general, crews compete in a trial heat in the morning, followed by a final (grand, petite, or 3rd level) in the afternoon. Each race is a 2000m race including up to six crews.

Team cups

Since 1946, the Rowe Cup has been awarded to the college whose heavyweight men's crews score the highest combined total number of points in the varsity, junior varsity, and freshman races. Harvard has won the cup the most number of times (27). Brown comes in second with 7 wins.

Since 1961, the Jope Cup has been awarded to the college whose lightweight men's crews score the highest combined total number of points in the varsity, junior varsity, and freshman races. Harvard has won the cup 20 times. Princeton has won 14 times. The current holder is Cornell University, which won it in 2014 and 2015.

Since 2009, the Joke Cup has been awarded to the college whose third varsity lightweight men's crew won its race at Eastern Sprints. Perhaps the most coveted cup of all, the Joke Cup is a reward for the third varsity non-Jope Cup qualifying crew that performs the best at the Sprints. It is awarded in secret, given from crew to crew at an undisclosed location. Harvard won the Joke Cup in its inaugural year, 2009. Yale won the cup in 2011, Cornell in 2010, 2012, and 2015. Navy in 2013, and Columbia in 2014. After the third varsity eight became a Jope Cup event for the Kilpatrick Trophy in 2015, the Joke Cup is now passed between fourth varsity eights.

Course records

New event record times were set in the 2007 edition of the regatta. Harvard now holds the record time in the Varsity Heavyweight event (5:27.005) and Dartmouth holds the Varsity Lightweight event record (5:38.894).

EARC Varsity Heavyweight 8 Winners

Overall ranking

Rank University Times Won 1. Harvard 29 2. Brown 7 3. Yale 6.5 4. Penn 5.5 5. Navy 5 5. Princeton 5 7. Cornell 4 8. Wisconsin 3 9. Northeastern 2 10. Dartmouth 1 10. MIT 1

Winners by year

Year Winner 1946 Wisconsin 1947 Harvard 1948 Harvard 1949 Harvard 1950 MIT 1951 Yale 1952 Navy 1953 Navy 1954 Navy 1955 Penn 1956 Cornell 1957 Cornell 1958 Yale 1959 Harvard 1960 Cornell 1961 Navy 1962 Penn/Yale 1963 Cornell 1964 Harvard 1965 Harvard 1966 Harvard 1967 Harvard 1968 Harvard 1969 Harvard 1970 Harvard 1971 Navy 1972 Northeastern 1973 Northeastern 1974 Harvard 1975 Harvard 1976 Harvard 1977 Harvard 1978 Yale 1979 Yale 1980 Harvard 1981 Yale 1982 Yale 1983 Harvard 1984 Brown 1985 Harvard 1986 Penn 1987 Brown 1988 Harvard 1989 Harvard 1990 Harvard 1991 Penn 1992 Dartmouth 1993 Brown 1994 Brown 1995 Princeton 1996 Penn 1997 Princeton 1998 Penn 1999 Princeton 2000 Brown 2001 Princeton 2002 Wisconsin 2003 Harvard 2004 Harvard 2005 Harvard 2006 Princeton 2007 Harvard 2008 Wisconsin 2009 Brown 2010 Harvard 2011 Harvard 2012 Brown 2013 Harvard 2014 Harvard 2015 Yale

EARC Varsity Lightweight 8 Winners

Overall ranking

Rank University Times Won 1. Harvard 30 2. Princeton 16 3. Cornell 10.3 4. Yale 8 5. Penn 4 6. Dartmouth 3 7. Navy 1.3 7. MIT 1.3 9. Columbia 1

Winners by year

Year Winner 1938 Yale 1939 Harvard 1940 Harvard 1941 Harvard 1942 Princeton 1946 Harvard 1947 Harvard 1948 Princeton 1949 Cornell 1950 Yale 1951 Penn 1952 Penn 1953 Princeton 1954 MIT 1955 Penn 1956 Princeton 1957 Princeton 1958 Harvard 1959 Harvard 1960 Harvard 1961 Harvard 1962 Cornell-MIT-Navy 1963 Cornell 1964 Cornell 1965 Cornell 1966 Harvard 1967 Cornell 1968 Harvard 1969 Harvard 1970 Harvard 1971 Harvard 1972 Harvard 1973 Princeton 1974 Harvard 1975 Harvard 1976 Penn 1977 Harvard 1978 Harvard 1979 Yale 1980 Harvard 1981 Princeton 1982 Harvard 1983 Princeton 1984 Yale 1985 Princeton 1986 Princeton 1987 Yale 1988 Harvard 1989 Harvard 1990 Yale 1991 Harvard 1992 Cornell 1993 Dartmouth 1994 Dartmouth 1995 Harvard 1996 Princeton 1997 Harvard 1998 Princeton 1999 Princeton 2000 Columbia 2001 Yale 2002 Yale 2003 Princeton 2004 Navy 2005 Harvard 2006 Cornell 2007 Dartmouth 2008 Cornell 2009 Princeton 2010 Princeton 2011 Harvard 2012 Harvard 2013 Harvard 2014 Cornell 2015 Cornell

See also

• National Collegiate Rowing Championship

External links

• Pictures from Eastern Sprints by year