The men’s lightweight squad overcame its recent struggles against Delaware, taking three of four races, while men’s heavyweight split four races with George Washington. Meanwhile, on the women’s side, the Quakers were swept by a top-ranked Yale squad.

The Quakers open their spring season against George Washington, a team that new Penn coach Greg Myhr led to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships last year.

Both men's rowing teams compete in Head of the Charles regatta

Both of the Penn men’s crew teams will compete in the 45th annual Head of the Charles race in Boston this weekend.

In a season in which the men’s heavyweight crew team only once posted a sub-six minute time, the three-day Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta in Sacramento, Calif., last week capped off a disappointing year with slightly unexpected results.

While his team was unable to reclaim the Madeira Cup from Cornell this year, Penn men’s heavyweight rowing coach Fred Honebein is hoping that the Quakers can follow the blueprint to success their rivals followed.