No. 19 Syracuse had a lot to show for how they fared in this past weekend's Clemson Invite on Lake Hartwell.
The two-day event began on Saturday morning with a victory over Harvard in the first Varsity eight competition. It was the program's first win over the Crimson since 2001 and secured the second O'Leary cup in program history. In the second session, the first varsity four boat won its heat with a time of 7:18.0, a record that would stand as the best throughout the entirety of the first varsity four competition. It was better than the times from seven of the top-20 teams that competed over the weekend.