Women's Rowing 5/14/2026 11:00:00 AM Jessica Burg

No. 5 Bulldogs Set for Ivy League Championship

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 5 Yale women's crew team is set to compete at the Ivy League Championship this weekend, hosted by Princeton at Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Action kicks off with heats on Saturday, May 16, beginning at 4 p.m. Finals will then take place on Sunday, May 17, starting at 8 a.m.

"We are looking forward to getting down to Camden and seeing how we match up with the rest of the league, said Will Porter, Friends of YWC Head Coach of the Bulldogs. "The team is starting to find more speed as the weather has finally turned out for us."

"The great thing about the Ivy Championship is that every athlete in every seat is fighting for points towards our overall team score. From the 1V all the way to the 3V4, every athlete is doing the same thing, putting everything on the line for YWC."

Saturday Race Schedule
4:00 p.m. – 3V8 Heat 1
4:10 p.m. – 3V8 Heat 2
4:20 p.m. – V8 Heat 1
4:30 p.m. – V8 Heat 2
4:40 p.m. – 2V8 Heat 1
4:50 p.m. – 2V8 Heat 2
5:00 p.m. – AV4 Heat 1
5:10 p.m. – AV4 Heat 2

Sunday Race Schedule
8:00 a.m. – CV4 Grand Final
8:10 a.m. – BV4 Grand Final
8:20 a.m. – 3V8 Petite Final
8:30 a.m. – 3V8 Grand Final
8:40 a.m. – AV4 Petite Final
8:50 a.m. – AV4 Grand Final
9:00 a.m. – 2V8 Petite Final
9:10 a.m. – 2V8 Grand Final
9:20 a.m. – V8 Petite Final
9:30 a.m. – V8 Grand Final
10:40 a.m. – Awards Ceremony

Quick Facts

Yale is currently ranked No. 5 in the latest CRCA Pocock Coaches Poll.
The Bulldogs had a strong regular season, capturing the Doc Hosea Cup, and retained the Connell Cup (Penn), Cayuga Cup (Syracuse, Cornell), Class of '85 Cup (Dartmouth), Eisenberg Cup (Princeton), and Case Cup (Harvard-Radcliffe).
Yale opened the season in style, capturing the Doc Hosea Cup with 33 total points ahead of Virginia, Syracuse, Rutgers, Penn, and Northeastern.
The Bulldogs' win over the Quakers captured the Connell Cup, as the teams last faced off in 2022.
Yale picked up big sweeps over Syracuse, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Harvard.
The Bulldogs' varsity eight defeated Princeton (6:17.1) in a time of 6:15.0 to secure the Eisenberg Cup, marking two consecutive victories over the Tigers.

Last Time Out

The Bulldogs delivered a complete performance, sweeping Harvard-Radcliffe across all five races on the Housatonic and retaining the Case Cup with a commanding varsity eight victory.
Battling tough conditions, Yale won the varsity eight, second varsity eight, third varsity eight, varsity four, and second varsity four events against the Black and White.

Ivy League Championship Rewind

The Bulldogs wrapped up a strong weekend at the championships last season, earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship and capturing the overall team title with 89 points.
The league's NCAA automatic qualifier is determined by the team that earns the highest combined point total across the varsity eight, second varsity eight, and varsity four races. Yale secured gold medals in both the second varsity eight and varsity four events and claimed silver in the varsity eight for a total of 45 points.
All Yale crews earned medals, with the Bulldogs also claiming gold in both the third varsity eight and second varsity four, and taking silver in the third varsity four, securing the overall team points title.