No. 6 Syracuse retains Goes Trophy and Stagg Cup with wins

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The Syracuse men’s rowing team retained the Goes Trophy Saturday afternoon at Lake Carnegie in Princeton, New Jersey. The sixth-ranked Orange won three of their races including the varsity 8, second varsity 8 and third varsity 8.

SU’s varsity 8 finished the 2,000 meter course in 5:30.90. No. 14 Cornell finished in second place, only five seconds faster than 11th-ranked Navy (5:39.00). Syracuse’s second varsity 8 and third varsity 8 were victorious in their races, resulting in the Stagg Cup remaining with the Orange for another year.

The second varsity 8 came in at 5:45.30, while Navy (5:49.99) was second and Cornell (5:56.49) came in third. In the third varsity 8 race, SU had the same time as the second varsity’s time to beat Navy, which crossed the line at 5:48.48, while Cornell finished at 5:49.05.

The win marks the first time in the history that SU has retained the Goes Trophy since winning three straight from 2006-08. SU alumnus Clifford “Tip” Goes created the trophy to honor coaches James Ten Eyck of Syracuse, Charles Courtney of Cornell and Richard Glendon of Navy.

It is also the first time that the Orange are able to retain the Stagg Cup since 1999. The trophy is named after the late Cornell oarsman Norman G. Stagg and is awarded to the team compiling the most overall points in the heavyweight races between Navy, Cornell and Syracuse.

The fourth varsity 8 also competed as the Midshipmen’s fourth varsity 8 and fifth varsity 8 placed first and second, Cornell finished third, and the Orange came in last.

Syracuse will have two weeks of preparation time before its next two cup races against Dartmouth in Fairlee, Vermont, and will then compete against Boston University for the Conlan Cup on Sunday, May 1.