Heavyweights Start Weekend With Three-Boat Sweep of Holy Cross

ITHACA, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania men's heavyweight crew won across all three top boats on Friday afternoon, defeating Holy Cross in the first of three races this weekend on Cayuga Lake. The Quakers will face Cornell and Oregon State on Saturday, with the Madeira Cup on the line in the Varsity Eights race against the Big Red at 9:35 a.m. Final Results (row2k.com) | Penn Boatings (PDF) Varsity Eights The Quakers were victorious by nearly nine seconds in the final race of the day on Friday afternoon. #8 Penn 5:42.5 #20 Holy Cross 5:50.9 Second Varsity Eights The...