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Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff
Doug Gonzalez / The Dartmouth Senior Staff
Fresh off of an unforgettable performance last weekend at the Eastern Sprints, the men's varsity heavyweight crew defeated Syracuse University for the second straight week to win the Packard Cup on Sunday.
With beautiful conditions and a home course advantage working in its favor, the Dartmouth varsity eight overtook Syracuse by over three seconds, finishing with a time of 5:31.3.
"It was a big step forward for us as a crew and as a team," Justin Lerman '10 said.
Unfortunately, the second varsity, varsity four and novice eight boats were unable to maintain the momentum from the varsity eight race and fell to the Orange.
"We just [needed] to convert a little more of the aggression into boat speed," head coach Topher Bordeau said of their performances.
Entering the race, the Big Green had a lot of momentum coming off an impressive performance at the Eastern Sprints where the varsity eight beat No.