Eastern Sprints

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

A race of the 2016 regatta

The Eastern Sprints is the annual rowing championship for the men's 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.)

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 Hoe's 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). Princeton has the 2nd most Rowe Cup victories with 9 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2015, 2016).

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 22 times. Princeton has won 15 times. The current holder is Yale University.

Since 2009, the Joke Cup has been awarded to the college whose third varsity lightweight men's crew won its race at Eastern Sprints. 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. In 2022, after winning the cup, Navy Head Coach Shawn Bagnall took the cup from his fourth varsity's winning eight. Its whereabouts are currently unknown.

Course records

Boat	Time	School	Year	Event
Heavyweight Varsity 8+	5:23.619	Yale	2023	Grand Final
Lightweight Varsity 8+	5:35.420	Princeton	2023	Grand Final
Second Varsity Heavyweight 8+	5:33.550	Harvard	2023	Grand Final
Second Varsity Lightweight 8+	5:40.765	Harvard	2023	Heat 2
Third Varsity Heavyweight 8+	5:37.222	Yale	2023	Grand Final
Third Varsity Lightweight 8+	5:46.708	Cornell	2023	Heat 1
Freshman Heavyweight 8+	5:35.980	Harvard	2001	Grand Final
Freshman Lightweight 8+	5:47.150	Navy	2007	Heat 2
Fourth Varsity Heavyweight 8+	5:38.913	Harvard	2023	Grand Final
Fourth Varsity Lightweight 8+	5:53.769	Cornell	2023	Grand Final
Fifth Varsity Heavyweight 8+	5:40.079	Dartmouth	2023	Grand Final
Fifth Varsity Lightweight 8+	5:50.360	Navy	2023	Grand Final

EARC Varsity Heavyweight 8 Winners

Overall ranking

Rank	University	Times Won
1.	Harvard	29
2.	Yale	13.5
3.	Brown	7
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
2016	Yale
2017	Yale
2018	Yale
2019	Yale
2020	No Race
2021	No Race
2022	Yale
2023	Yale

EARC Varsity Lightweight 8 Winners

Overall ranking

Rank	University	Times Won
1.	Harvard	30
2.	Princeton	16
3.	Cornell	11.3
4.	Yale	10
5.	Penn	5
6.	Dartmouth	3
7.	Columbia	2
9.	Navy	1.3
9.	MIT	1.3

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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
2016	Yale
2017	Cornell
2018	Columbia
2019	Penn
2020	No Race
2021	No Race
2022	Yale
2023	Princeton

See also

• National Collegiate Rowing Championship

External links

• Unofficial historical results from Quinsigamond Rowing Association
• Pictures from Eastern Sprints by year