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Articles by Matilda C. Genieser
Harvard Heavies Hoist Trophies at Head of the Charles
The Harvard heavyweight crew team's top boat won the 61st Head of the Charles Regatta. | By Jason Deng By Matilda C. Genieser, Crimson Staff Writer There are few better places to win a crew race than a crisp fall day on the Charles River in front of a home crowd. This weekend, Harvard did just that, winning the Championship Eights and the Club Eight event at the Head of the Charles.
From the Charles to the Thames: Harvard Alums Take on the Boat Race
N early half a century before The Game was first played, another intercollegiate rivalry was already underway across the Atlantic. In 1829, crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities raced each other on the Thames for the first time. Now, almost 200 years later, the event still draws enormous crowds each April, packing spectators up and down the riverbank. Increasingly, it also entices Harvard rowers who want to cut their teeth alongside the United Kingdom’s very best.
Harvard Rugby Mauls the Brown Bears
The Harvard rugby team celebrates a win over Dartmouth in Ivy 7s last spring. | By Jason Deng By Matilda C. Genieser, Crimson Staff Writer Harvard’s rugby team proved why it is the defending national champion after it followed up a narrow win at Sacred Heart last weekend with a commanding performance against one of its Ivy League rivals, Brown (1-1). The Crimson (2-0) put on a stellar show in front of a large crowd at Mignone Field, beating the Bears 76-0 in its highest-scoring game since 2024.
Harvard Rugby Holds Off Sacred Heart in Tense Season Opener
The Harvard rugby team rushes the field after winning Ivy 7s in the spring of 2026. | By Jason Deng By Matilda C. Genieser, Crimson Staff Writer The defending three-time national champion, Harvard women’s rugby (1-0), held off Sacred Heart University (0-1) to take home a 26-24 win on Saturday afternoon. Despite a late surge, the Pioneers were no match for the Crimson’s defensive prowess, allowing it to open its 2026 season with a victory.
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