ANNAPOLIS, Md. -The Navy lightweight rowing team took four of five contests in racing action Saturday morning on the Severn River. Going up against No. 5 Harvard and No. 8 Delaware, No. 6 Navy was able to claim the Haines Trophy for just the ninth time since 1936 and the first time since 2008. The Mids did not finish lower than second in any race on Saturday.

"The racing this morning was a set of hard-fought races where we knew that both Harvard and Delaware would bring their best," remarked Navy head coach Shawn Bagnall. "Our coaching staff could not be more proud of how our guys handled themselves when the heat was ratcheted up."

In the first varsity eight race, Navy was able to recapture the Haines Trophy with a 1.1 second victory at 5:47.4 with Harvard finishing second at 5:48.5.

The second varsity eight race finished with the Mids coming in second behind the Crimson by 1.4 seconds with a time of 5:51.6. Navy's third varsity eight crew got the Mids back into the win column when it took a 0.9-second victory at 5:57.6 to Harvard's 5:58.5.

Navy continue its winning trend in the fourth varsity eight race with the team's biggest margin of victory on the day, a 10.1 second decision over Delaware at 5:54.8 to 6:04.9. The fifth varsity eight squad claimed victory at 6:00.3, a time that bested all three other boats by at least 6 seconds.

"In their final race on the Severn, it was special to acknowledge our Class of 2016 and their contribution to guiding the team over the past couple years," said Bagnall. "They've meant a lot to our program and we continue to look to their leadership as we head into the next challenge this coming weekend against Penn."

Navy will travel to Philadelphia next Saturday to take on Penn in races starting at 8 a.m.

Results

First Varsity 8
Navy - 5:47.4
Harvard - 5:48.5
Delaware - 5:54.5

Second Varsity 8
Harvard - 5:50.2
Navy - 5:51.6
Delaware - 6:05.2

Third Varsity 8
Navy - 5:57.6
Harvard - 5:58.5
Delaware - 6:17.9

Fourth Varsity 8
Navy - 5:54.8
Delaware - 6:04.9
Harvard - 6:15.7

Fifth Varsity 8
Navy - 6:00.3
Harvard - 6:06.5
Navy 6V (Exhibition) - 6:08.5
Delaware - 6:21.8

Boat Lineups

First Varsity 8
Bow: Matthew Walsh, 2: Andrew Schutta, 3: Stephen Walsh, 4: Sam Haber, 5: Austin Treubert, 6: Hank Forsythe, 7: Matthew Shirey, Stroke: Kevin Leyland, Cox: Madison Beiler

Second Varsity 8
Bow: Thomas Coffin, 2: Sean Williamson, 3: Nick Skeen, 4: Patrick Leech 5: Ben Skinner, 6: Brant McGuigan, 7: Anlon McGuigan Stroke: Will Herbert, Cox: Grace Albertson

Third Varsity 8
Bow: Drew Bennett, 2: Chris Kuczynski, 3: Mitch Bond, 4: Alex Wieman, 5: Morgan Whetstone, 6: Pat Watler, 7: Clay Jackson, Stroke: Michael Pentaleri, Cox: Noreen Domingo

Fourth Varsity 8
Bow: Matthew Pentaleri, 2: Joe Ellis, 3: Phil Villani, 4: Leor Golan, 5: Joe Yates, 6: Ben Blakeslee, 7: Bo Colasacco, Stroke: Gracen Glaubitz, Cox: Cullen Harper

Fifth Varsity 8
Bow: Brent Niewoehner, 2: Taylor Porges, 3: Colin Snyder, 4: John Minnehan, 5: Danny Johnston, 6: Andrew Karas, 7: Andrew Grothmann, Stroke: Gabe Knoll, Cox: Aaron Dunn

Sixth Varsity 8
Bow: Andrew Reinhart, 2: Josh Ziev, 3: Ben Smith, 4: Dan Konieczny, 5: Jon Pyzdrowski, 6: Kyle McElroy, 7: Robert Woods, Stroke: Colby Ko, Cox: Katie Kirkwood