ITHACA, N.Y. – The No. 4 Cornell men's lightweight rowing team has a busy weekend ahead of it with two races on Saturday, April 23. First, the crew will travel to Yale to take on the No. 3 Bulldogs on the Housatonic River, before heading south to Columbia to race the No. 9 Lions and No. 14 MIT for the Geiger Cup on the Hudson River.

THE SERIES VS. YALE – The Big Red has struggled vs. Yale with the Bulldogs holding the 19-4 advantage in the head-to-head series history. Cornell's last victory in the varsity 8 race came in 2004.

THE GEIGER CUP – The Geiger Cup was placed in competition in 1956 in memory of Andy Geiger, the first athletic director at MIT and it is awarded to the winner of the varsity 8 race between Cornell, Columbia and MIT.

THE SERIES HISTORY – Since its inception in 1956, Cornell has won the Geiger Cup 32 times, while MIT and Columbia have won it 12 and 11 times, respectively. The Big Red has won the Cup in each of the last four years and in six of the last seven races.

UP NEXT – The Big Red will play host to No. 8 Dartmouth on Saturday, April 30, as it races the Big Green for the Baggaley Bowl on the Cayuga Lake Inlet.

Schedule of Events at Yale
8:00 a.m. – First Freshmen 8
8:20 a.m. – First Varsity 8
8:40 a.m. – Second Varsity 8
9:00 a.m. – Third Varsity 8

Schedule of Events at Columbia
4:00 p.m. – Third Varsity 8
4:20 p.m. – Second Varsity 8
4:40 p.m. – First Varsity 8
5:00 p.m. – First Freshmen 8

Boatings
Lightweight First Varsity 8
Bow: John Redos
2: Kyle Traub
3: Deke Hill
4: Ben Perry
5: Matt McManus
6: Ian Horton
7: Mike Bohs
Stroke: Tom Davidson
Coxswain: Mike Szymoniak

Lightweight Second Varsity 8
Bow: Nick Rielly
2: Caleb Radens
3: Dylan Gould
4: Mike Selberg
5: Thatcher Barton
6: Harry Fort
7: Austin Ditz
Stroke: Jon Chamberlain
Coxswain: Nate Opet

Lightweight Third Varsity 8
Bow: Ryan McIntyre
2: Drew Palazzo
3: Will Larkin
4: Tom Evangelista
5: Brandon Clark
6: Steve Brown
7: Mac Farrell
Stroke: Garrett Barker
Coxswain: Laura Joseph

Lightweight Freshmen 8
Bow: Gabe Fort
2: David Foy
3: Charlie Walters
4: Garrett Beaman
5: Nathan Hardy
6: Eddie O'Neill
7: Bert Harney
Stroke: Jones Bazalgette
Coxswain: Erik Rego