Cornell's men's lightweight eight finished third at the Princeton Chase on Sunday, closing its fall season 6.100 seconds behind winner Princeton on Lake Carnegie.
The Big Red's A boat covered the three-mile course in 12 minutes, 32.468 seconds, just 0.990 seconds behind runner-up Penn, according to Cornell Athletics.
Two Cornell eights finish in the top six
Princeton A won the lightweight eights final in 12:26.368, followed by Penn A in 12:31.478. Georgetown A placed fourth in 12:39.193.
Cornell's B boat finished sixth in the 16-boat field in 12:57.268. It came in behind Penn B and ahead of Princeton C, Penn C, Princeton B and Georgetown B.
Cornell entered as the defending lightweight eights champion after winning at last year's Chase.
The A eight returned at noon for the Men's 8+ Round 2, which brought together heavyweight and lightweight crews in a 23-boat field. Cornell placed fourth in 13:23.624, finishing 18.728 seconds behind Columbia's winning time of 13:04.896.
Wisconsin A was second in 13:05.544 and Princeton A third in 13:11.036. Cornell finished ahead of Temple, which clocked 13:27.344, and La Salle at 13:35.441. Princeton's two lightweight eights placed eighth and 10th.
Fours finish seventh and eighth
Cornell's lightweight A four placed seventh in the 31-boat Men's 4+ final in 14:43.304. Its B four was eighth in 14:44.024, only 0.720 seconds behind the A boat. Georgetown's lightweight A crew finished in 14:47.838.
Princeton boats swept the first four places. Its lightweight A four won in 13:54.743, beating Princeton A by 0.826 seconds.
The Chase completed a Cornell fall schedule that began with the Schwartz Cup in Ithaca on Sept. 26 and included fourth place in the lightweight eights at the Head of the Charles on Oct. 18.
Cornell returns to racing April 3 at the NCLI Race in Princeton.
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