One out of four ain't bad. At least not for the Penn lightweight crew team. The Quakers opened their season against Rutgers Saturday and brought home the prized Lev Brett Cup. The Cup goes to the school whose varsity boat wins. But the winner of the freshman, junior varsity and second freshman races came up empty handed. So although Penn lost the latter three boats, they came up big when it counted. "This was really promising because we won the Cup," senior captain Tom Isenberg said. "But because we lost the other three boats, our feelings are kind of mixed." The junior varsity race was especially exciting as Penn came up just one-half second short to a quality Rutgers boat. This Quaker team will have to use its youth to its benefit as Penn has lost a number of rowers to graduation. The Red and Blue feel everything will come together?when they don't know. "We have a much younger team," Isenberg said. "It's going to take a little bit longer for everything to come together. We have a strong boat, but we haven't rowed that well so far. It's going to take a little time, but we will be fine." In past years, the lightweight division has been dominated by powerhouses from Harvard, Princeton and Yale. Lately things have changed. "There is so much parody," Isenberg said. "No one is unbeatable, but no one team is always beatable." With a wide-open field, the Quakers feel they not only have the manpower, but also the will-power to come out on top in '94, but it won't be easy. With perennial Ivy powerhouses coming up in the next couple weeks on the lightweight schedule, the Quakers hope to bring their young squad together. The Quakers returned from this weekend's race on the Raritan River with a smile, but they know their work is far from done.
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