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The Gary W. Kilpatrick Cup (Kilpatrick Cup)
From the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges:
The Gary W. Kilpatrick Cup is awarded annually to the crew that wins the men’s freshmen lightweight eight (MFL8) in the Eastern Sprints. Coach Kilpatrick was a long time varsity lightweight coach at Princeton and coached the crews that won the Eastern Sprints MVL8 in 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1986. He is recognized by his peers as possibly the preeminent lightweight crew coach of the 1980s. The award was first presented in 2002 to Yale.
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Photo courtesy of Yale Lightweight Crew
Eastern Sprints and Kilpatrick Cup Winning Crews Since 1946
| 1946 | No Race |
| 1947 | Princeton |
| 1948 | Harvard |
| 1949 | Harvard |
| 1950 | Yale |
| 1951 | Yale |
| 1952 | Princeton |
| 1953 | Princeton |
| 1954 | Harvard |
| 1955 | Yale |
| 1956 | Princeton |
| 1957 | Navy |
| 1958 | Harvard |
| 1959 | Harvard |
| 1960 | Harvard |
| 1961 | MIT |
| 1962 | Harvard |
| 1963 | Harvard |
| 1964 | Columbia |
| 1965 | Harvard |
| 1966 | Harvard |
| 1967 | Penn |
| 1968 | Harvard |
| 1969 | Harvard |
| 1970 | Princeton |
| 1971 | Harvard |
| 1972 | Princeton |
| 1973 | Harvard |
| 1974 | Harvard |
| 1975 | Harvard |
| 1976 | Yale |
| 1977 | Yale |
| 1978 | Dartmouth |
| 1979 | Harvard |
| 1980 | Navy |
| 1981 | Princeton |
| 1982 | Princeton |
| 1983 | Yale |
| 1984 | Princeton |
| 1985 | Harvard |
| 1986 | Princeton |
| 1987 | Princeton |
| 1988 | Princeton |
| 1989 | Princeton |
| 1990 | Princeton |
| 1991 | Dartmouth |
| 1992 | Cornell |
| 1993 | Princeton |
| 1994 | Cornell |
| 1995 | Princeton |
| 1996 | Dartmouth |
| 1997 | Yale |
| 1998 | Princeton |
| 1999 | Yale |
| 2000 | Princeton |
| 2001 | Princeton |
| 2002 | Yale |
| 2003 | Navy |
| 2004 | Harvard |
| 2005 | Navy |
| 2006 | Princeton |
| 2007 | Yale |
| 2008 | Yale |
| 2009 | Cornell |
| 2010 | Cornell |
| 2011 | Yale |
| 2012 | Yale |
| 2013 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2015 |