#16 Syracuse Finishes in Second in Boston

Saturday, April 25

Boston, Mass.

Syracuse University

Conlan Cup (#6 Boston, #18 Columbia)

4/25/2015 11:12:00 AM | Men's Rowing

No. 6 Boston University sweeps all four races

BOSTON – The No. 16 Syracuse University men's rowing team raced No. 6 Boston University and No. 18 Columbia for the Conlan Cup on Saturday morning on the Charles River. Boston University swept the competition, winning the Conlan Cup and Lusins Trophy for the third straight year.

Syracuse finished in second place in the two of three races between Boston University and Columbia, the first and third varsity eight competitions. The Orange finished in third place in the second and fourth varsity eight.

"All of our crews handled the conditions well," head coach Dave Reischman said. "Boston always is an interesting place to race. The water can get quite bumpy. Overall, it was a solid day of racing. All of the crews looked a little bit better than they did last week and that's the plan, week-by-week getting a little faster."

In the first race of the day, the first varsity eight, Boston University defeated Syracuse and Columbia to retain the Conlan Cup and Lusins Trophy for the third straight year. Syracuse used a late charge to overtake Columbia and finish in second place. The Orange clocked in at 6:23.0, defeating Columbia by 0.6 seconds.

"The varsity had one of its best races of the year, so far," commented Reischman. "I thought they made some good improvements over the past two weekends."

The third varsity eight crew recorded a runner-up finishes on the Charles River, losing to Boston University, but defeating Columbia. Syracuse's second varsity eight boat finished in third place, recording a time of 6:23.0. In the final event, the Boston University's fourth varsity crew defeated Harvard's second freshman boat and the Orange fourth varsity crew.

Syracuse will conclude its regular season on Saturday, May 9 when it hosts No. 14 Dartmouth for the Packard Cup on the Onondaga Lake Outlet in Liverpool, N.Y. The Orange last won the Packard Cup in 2012.