ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy heavyweight crew team will conclude its 2021 regular season with a pair of neutral site matchups on Sunday in Northern New Jersey. Racing at Overpeck Park in Leonia, the No. 7 Mids (3-2) will go head-to-head with the No. 12 George Washington Colonials (3-1) starting at 12:30 p.m. before coming back a few hours later and challenging the No. 5 Princeton Tigers (2-0) beginning at 2:30 p.m. In both of the contests, Navy and its opponents will compete in a three-race setup. 

The racing on Sunday will go in a third, second and first varsity eight order starting with Navy and George Washington's 3V at 12:30 p.m. Heading out in 20-minute increments, the 2V8s will race at 12:50 p.m. before the first varsities wrap up the competition at 1:20 p.m. After a taking a brief break to gather themselves and go over strategy, the Mids will take to the Overpeck Park water again at 2:30 p.m. for the 3V8 race with the Tigers. The remainder of the contest between Navy and Princeton will consist of the 2V8s at 2:50 p.m. and the V8s at 3:10 p.m.

The coaching staff from Navy plans on providing live video on the team's Facebook page "Navy Crew".

Navy vs. George Washington
The Mids and Colonials have been frequent combatants in regular season action as George Washington has recently been joining as a guest team in the Stevenson Cup competition between Navy and Columbia. At the 2019 competition on May 5 at Mercer Lake, Navy placed first with a time of 6:06.4, while George Washington and Columbia finished in a near dead-heat at 6:09.2 with the Colonials edging the Lions by three feet in a photo finish. Navy's 2V, 3V and 4V also defeated George Washington's entries as the Mids went 4-0 on the day.

Navy vs. Princeton
Two of the top programs year-in, year-out in the Eastern Sprints league, the Mids and Tigers started racing each other back in 1913. In the teams' most recent meeting on April 6, 2019 at Lake Carnegie, the host Tigers defeated the Mids, 5:46.1 to 5:56.5.

Last Time Out vs. #6 Boston University ~ April 25
Racing in a head-to-head format for the first time since 1989, the Mids and Terriers each earned a win in 2V and 3V action before the first varsity eight crews closed the competition last Sunday in Overpeck Park with a back-and-forth duel that saw Boston edge Navy late by less than a second. In the first varsity event, Navy's top boat broke out early with a fast start and had an approximate four-seat lead on BU within the first minute of racing. The Mids continued revving high and cleared the Terriers prior to reaching the midway mark. Navy held its lead over Boston deep into the race before the Terriers unleashed a torrid sprint to the finish line to earn the come-from-behind 0.8-second win. The final times for the first varsities were 6:17.38 for BU and 6:18.18 for Navy.

Race Schedule
12:30 PM - Navy vs. George Washington 3V8
12:50 PM - Navy vs. George Washington 2V8
1:10 PM - Navy vs. George Washington V8
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2:30 PM - Navy vs. Princeton 3V8
2:50 PM - Navy vs. Princeton 2V8
3:10 PM - Navy vs. Princeton V8