ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Princeton University men’s lightweight rowing team opened the 2026 season with a fourth consecutive Murtaugh Cup victory over Navy.
“It was a great day of racing at Navy,” said Head Coach Matt Smith. “The competition is always fierce and for the first race of the season it was awesome to see the guys in action after a long winter. We certainly came away with a few lessons learned but are very pleased to bring the Murtaugh Cup home. We look forward to more racing this coming weekend at the National Collegiate Lightweight Invitational when we race Columbia and Dartmouth.”
The Tigers won the Joseph Murtaugh Cup, named after the former Princeton and U.S. lightweight rowing coach, for the fourth consecutive season. The Tigers improved to 14-3 all-time against Navy.
The 1V (5:45.4) took down the Midshipmen (5:49.3) to secure the Murtaugh Cup victory, while the 2V finished in 5:55.8 to 6:00.6 by Navy. The 3V (6:00.5) also finished ahead of Navy (6:02.7). Princeton’s 4V (6:14.1) finished ahead of the Midshipmen’s 5V (6:33.8) but behind Navy’s 4V (6:08.9).
Lineups
1V
Coxswain Adam Casler
8 Reuben Cook
7 Sam Scowen
6 George Dolce
5 Edward Galer
4 Bach Ryan
3 Luke Helstrom
2 Hidde Lycklama
1 Jack Hume
2V
Coxswain Charlotte Cox
8 Ivo Monaghan
7 Charles Huckel
6 Frederick Middleton
5 Noah Klemmer Domonkos
4 John Kiely
3 Liam Dooley
2 Conlan Diamond
1 Benjamin Peron
3V
Coxswain Matteus Rueca
8 Sebastian Lyne
7 Johannes Jakobsen
6 Vincent Mann
5 Quinn Diamond
4 Sebastian Whiteley
3 Peter Strecansky
2 Brian Karle
1 Reese Bommer
4V
Coxswain James Swinehart
8 Liam D’Evelyn
7 Cal Gorvy
6 Jackson Anderson
5 Mason Delamater
4 Matteo Torres
3 Braeden Carroll
2 Maaso Ortega
1 Charlie Vaksman
