Men's Lightweight Rowing 2017

Men's LWT Varsity 8 start off season well with Matthew and Leonard cup wins over Harvard and Penn.

Cornell 6:16.9
Harvard 6:19.2
Penn 6:22.8

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LWT varsity beat Princeton in Ithaca to win Platt cup.

Cornell 5:40.1
Princeton 5:42.0

Lightweights sweep Columbia and MIT and win Geiger Cup. The Big Red has now won the Cup in 12 of the last 15 seasons, including three of the last four.

1V Times

Cornell 6:06.1
Columbia 6:08.7
MIT 6:35.1

April 20 USRowing coaches poll ranks them number 1.

George64
April 20 USRowing coaches poll ranks them number 1.

Round of applause for Andy Noel. Now if he could convince Gabe Dean to pick up a FOGO stick.

Cornell sweeps Dartmouth.

LWT 1V Times:
Cornell 5:52.9
Dartmouth 6:10.4

cu155
Cornell sweeps Dartmouth.

LWT 1V Times:
Cornell 5:52.9
Dartmouth 6:10.4

Completes another undefeated regular season. Eastern Sprints up next.

Eastern Sprint Championship finals begin at 1 pm on Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond. Heats begin at 8 am. Go to https://locallive.tv/register/usrowing and set up free account and password.

Cornell Varsity Lightweight 8 wins Eastern Sprint Championship. Next up, IRAs on June 2 for National Championship.

Cornell Varsity Lightweight 8 wins IRA National Championship!

cu155
Cornell Varsity Lightweight 8 wins IRA National Championship!

whoa. cool.

Four entries at Henley Regatta. First races Wednesday June 28.

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If I have time zones right, lightweight varsity will row at 9:05am today. All races live on Youtube.

Al DeFlorio
If I have time zones right, lightweight varsity will row at 9:05am today. All races live on Youtube.

Link for video.

It's very, very silly.

Trotsky
It's very, very silly.

Huh? Cornell A dominates a heavyweight boat in their heat. Cornell C (lightweight development boat) with five freshmen, two sophs and a junior rowed a strong race, but came up short behind a good heavyweight boat.

George64

Trotsky
It's very, very silly.

Huh? Cornell A dominates a heavyweight boat in their heat. Cornell C (lightweight development boat) with five freshmen, two sophs and a junior rowed a strong race, but came up short behind a good heavyweight boat.

No, no, the crews are GREAT -- good for them.

But good lord, the affect. It's the Westminster Dog Show with people. Come the revolution...

Flatter water today, Cornell A by a length over University of London B. Cornell leads start to finish. LGR

George64
Flatter water today, Cornell A by a length over University of London B. Cornell leads start to finish. LGR

Really great presentation on that stream.

Is this a simple elimination bracket, and if so what round is Cornell in now?

Really impressive race, but size matters in rowing. University of London A bests Cornell A by about 3/4 length in quarter final race. According to the commentator, London outweighed Cornell by about 16 kilograms per man. This is a great Cornell crew.

George64
According to the commentator, London outweighed Cornell by about 16 kilograms per man. This is a great Cornell crew.

That's 35 pounds in real units.

Here's a fun breakdown of why size matters, part of a fascinating discussion of the physics of rowing.

Trotsky

George64
According to the commentator, London outweighed Cornell by about 16 kilograms per man. This is a great Cornell crew.

That's 35 pounds in real units.

Cornell A was defeated by University of London A yesterday by ½ length, recording the fastest time of the day in the Temple Cup.

"The UL guys actually make me feel short" – 6’3.5” Cornell freshman Gideon Schmidt (2nd in line on right).

University of London A beats Yale and Oxford Brookes beats Berkeley by open water to set up all-English Temple Challenge final tomorrow.

Trotsky

George64
According to the commentator, London outweighed Cornell by about 16 kilograms per man. This is a great Cornell crew.

That's 35 pounds in real units.

Here's a fun breakdown of why size matters, part of a fascinating discussion of the physics of rowing.

Thank you for the physics of rowing links.

Chris Kerber gets well-deserved nomination as USRowing Collegiate Coach of the Year. LGR!!!

VOTE HERE.

"Award voting is intended to be one vote per person from among the extended rowing community and their family and friends; in the event of electronic, hired, or other similar ballot-stuffing attempts, affected votes may be deleted and nominees potentially disqualified."

Chris Kerber has a slim lead in fan voting for USRowing Collegiate Coach of the Year. Cornell varsity lightweight 8s were IRA champions and undefeated on US waters three of the last four years. Their only defeats were against heavyweight crews at the Henley Royal Regatta.

VOTE HERE.

George64
Chris Kerber gets well-deserved nomination as USRowing Collegiate Coach of the Year. LGR!!!

VOTE HERE.

"Award voting is intended to be one vote per person from among the extended rowing community and their family and friends; in the event of electronic, hired, or other similar ballot-stuffing attempts, affected votes may be deleted and nominees potentially disqualified."

George64
"Award voting is intended to be one vote per person from among the extended rowing community and their family and friends; in the event of electronic, hired, or other similar ballot-stuffing attempts, affected votes may be deleted and nominees potentially disqualified."

I rowed for half a semester on the Cornell freshman lightweight crew back in the late 80s... does that qualify me as part of the "extended rowing community"?

KenP

George64
"Award voting is intended to be one vote per person from among the extended rowing community and their family and friends; in the event of electronic, hired, or other similar ballot-stuffing attempts, affected votes may be deleted and nominees potentially disqualified."

I rowed for half a semester on the Cornell freshman lightweight crew back in the late 80s... does that qualify me as part of the "extended rowing community"?

I didn't begin rowing until I was 68 and retired, but I consider myself part of the "extended rowing community." Chris Kerber is an outstanding coach and deserves the support of everyone who reads this thread. VOTE NOW. LGR!

George64

KenP

George64
"Award voting is intended to be one vote per person from among the extended rowing community and their family and friends; in the event of electronic, hired, or other similar ballot-stuffing attempts, affected votes may be deleted and nominees potentially disqualified."

I rowed for half a semester on the Cornell freshman lightweight crew back in the late 80s... does that qualify me as part of the "extended rowing community"?

I didn't begin rowing until I was 68 and retired, but I consider myself part of the "extended rowing community." Chris Kerber is an outstanding coach and deserves the support of everyone who reads this thread. VOTE NOW. LGR!

I had two fraternity brothers on the team, so I have no qualms about voting.

Just cast my ballot. Kerber is in second place, almost 100 votes behind Paul Savell from Drexel.

Voted. Kerber really does deserve to win this and has done a phenomenal job.

Cornell Lightweight 8 finishes second in field of 16 at Head of the Charles. If you haven't yet voted for Chris Kerber as USRowing Collegiate Coach of the Year, please do so. After falling behind by over 100 votes, he again has a slim lead and today is the last day to vote. CAST YOUR VOTE NOW.

George64
Cornell Lightweight 8 finishes second in field of 16 at Head of the Charles. If you haven't yet voted for Chris Kerber as USRowing Collegiate Coach of the Year, please do so. After falling behind by over 100 votes, he again has a slim lead and today is the last day to vote. CAST YOUR VOTE NOW.

At the time of this post, Dreck Tech's Paul Savell is leading by 43 votes.

Swampy
At the time of this post, Dreck Tech's Paul Savell is leading by 43 votes.

The final tally is in and Chris Kerber lost to Paul Savell by just over 100 votes (out of over 5000 votes cast). While I don't want to see our Athletic Department shamelessly hype our students and coaches for awards (e.g., Notre Dame's infamous "Theisman as in Heisman" campaign), it wouldn't have hurt if Andy Noel had sent an email to the over eight thousand financial supporters of Cornell athletics alerting them about the vote.