ITHACA, N.Y. — The Platt Cup and Harriot Trophy are both returning to East Hill, as the No. 3-ranked Cornell men's lightweight rowing team defeated the No. 2-ranked Princeton in the Platt Cup race, which served as the tiebreaker after both teams recorded two wins on a rainy Cayuga Inlet Saturday morning.

Cornell's victory marked the ninth time it claimed the Platt Cup in the last 12 editions of the event, dating back to 2012. The Big Red prevailed for the sixth consecutive time at the Cayuga Inlet, establishing the program's longest home win streak in the series, which began in 1964.

Racing with a light headwind of about five miles per hour, the winds subsided for the final race. All four races exhibited low currents and predominantly flat water along the 2,000-meter course.

Cornell commenced the day with two victories, decisively surpassing Princeton in the 4V8+ after recording a time of 6:26.2, which was 23.4 seconds faster than Princeton, which finished at 6:49.6.

By winning the 1V8+, the Big Red secured the Platt Cup and Harriot Trophies, logging a time of 5:51.8, which was nine seconds quicker than the Tigers' time of 6:00.8.

Princeton claimed first place in both the 2V8+ and 3V8+ races, bringing the day's events to a close. The victory in the 2V8+ was secured by the slimmest of margins, as Princeton outpaced Cornell by 1.8 seconds, while the 3V8+ crossed the finish line 3.4 seconds ahead of the Big Red crew.

RESULTS
1V8+:
1. Cornell - 5:51.8
2. Princeton - 6:00.8

2V8+:
1. Princeton - 6:09.3
2. Cornell - 6:11.1

3V8+:
1. Princeton - 6:07.8
2. Cornell - 6:11.2

4V8+:
1. Cornell - 6:26.2
2. Princeton - 6:49.6

BOATINGS
1V8+: Aden Walsey (coxswain), Jack Savell (stroke), Emmett Patterson, Andrew Hohlt, Nathan Bechard, Grant Smith, Peter Albrecht, Sam Alston, Eliott Swinney (bow).

2V8+: Amanda Johnson (coxswain), Eric Genden (stroke), Colin Bailey, Rahil Dundon, Gabe Xu, Steven Busby, Owen Brown, Tomas Eliot Foxley, Teddy Holtman (bow).

3V8+: Mia Goldstein (coxswain), Jack Oliveira (stroke), Keaton Lynch, Sebastian El Hadj, Maximilian Purcea, David Soucie-Garza, Luke Zaslow, Jon Mayer, Patrick Reilly (bow).

4V8+: Sofia Lago (coxswain), Matteo Calalang (stroke), Calder Fritz, Ryan Aghazadeh, Tyler Forg, John Zegger, Dylan Price, William Fang, Tanas Kazlas (bow).

A LOOK UPSTREAM
Cornell will return to action on Saturday, April 26, concluding its two-race homestand as it welcomes Dartmouth to the Cayuga Inlet for the annual Baggaley Bowl race.

The Big Red will be competing to claim the Baggaley Bowl for the 11th consecutive time after sweeping all three races last year in Hanover, N.H. Cornell has won 13 of the last 15 editions of the race.