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Rowing 150: The Goes Trophy
4/14/2025 12:41:00 PM | Men's Rowing
On Saturday, April 19 the Syracuse men's rowing team will have its first cup race of the 2025 season when the Orange travel to Annapolis, Md., for the annual Goes Trophy race. The Orange enter Saturday having won the last four races held annually between Syracuse, Navy and Cornell.
The Goes Trophy was created by Clifford 'Tip' Goes, Syracuse class of 1914, in 1955 to honor three legendary coaches James Ten Eyck (Syracuse), Charles Courtney (Cornell) and Richard Glendon (Navy). The trophy is presented to the winner of the varsity eight race between the schools.
The first Goes Trophy race was won by Navy in 1955 and then back-to-back by Cornell in 1956 and 1957 before the Orange won their first Goes Trophy in 1958. Syracuse repeated in 1959 but didn't win the annual race again until 1978, the year Syracuse won the IRA Championship.
The U.S. Naval Academy has won the Goes Trophy 27 times while Cornell has claimed victory in 25 races. Syracuse has won 15 times, including eight times under the direction of Head Coach Dave Reischman.
Cornell won the Goes Trophy nine-straight times from 1962-1970 while Navy had a nine-year streak of its own from 1979-1987. Syracuse's current streak of four-straight Goes Trophy wins is a program best.
The Goes Trophy had been contested every year since its inception in 1955 except 1961 before the 2020 race season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While Navy and Syracuse returned to racing in 2021, the cup was not contested as Cornell did not compete during the season.
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About Syracuse 150:
Syracuse University is celebrating 150 years of rowing during the 2024-25 season. In the fall of 1874, the SU Rowing Club was founded, but it wasn't until the 1899-1900 school year that a varsity crew existed with the Syracuse University Navy, coached by Cornell alum E.R. Sweetland. On June 15, 1900, Syracuse competed in its first intercollegiate race on Onondaga Lake against Cornell, birthing a rivalry that still exists today.
Syracuse has won six IRA National Championships (Varsity 8) while claiming the Stewards Cup (Freshman Eight) 12 times, the Kennedy Challenge Cup (JV Eight) six times and the Eric Will Trophy (Varsity Four with Coxswain) once in its illustrious career. Syracuse is one of three programs to have reached the Grand Final of the IRA Regatta in each of the last four seasons, placing 4th (2021), 5th (2022 and 2023) and 6th in 2024. Â
For more on Syracuse men's rowing, follow @CuseMRowing on social media.
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The Goes Trophy was created by Clifford 'Tip' Goes, Syracuse class of 1914, in 1955 to honor three legendary coaches James Ten Eyck (Syracuse), Charles Courtney (Cornell) and Richard Glendon (Navy). The trophy is presented to the winner of the varsity eight race between the schools.
The first Goes Trophy race was won by Navy in 1955 and then back-to-back by Cornell in 1956 and 1957 before the Orange won their first Goes Trophy in 1958. Syracuse repeated in 1959 but didn't win the annual race again until 1978, the year Syracuse won the IRA Championship.
The U.S. Naval Academy has won the Goes Trophy 27 times while Cornell has claimed victory in 25 races. Syracuse has won 15 times, including eight times under the direction of Head Coach Dave Reischman.
Cornell won the Goes Trophy nine-straight times from 1962-1970 while Navy had a nine-year streak of its own from 1979-1987. Syracuse's current streak of four-straight Goes Trophy wins is a program best.
The Goes Trophy had been contested every year since its inception in 1955 except 1961 before the 2020 race season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While Navy and Syracuse returned to racing in 2021, the cup was not contested as Cornell did not compete during the season.
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About Syracuse 150:
Syracuse University is celebrating 150 years of rowing during the 2024-25 season. In the fall of 1874, the SU Rowing Club was founded, but it wasn't until the 1899-1900 school year that a varsity crew existed with the Syracuse University Navy, coached by Cornell alum E.R. Sweetland. On June 15, 1900, Syracuse competed in its first intercollegiate race on Onondaga Lake against Cornell, birthing a rivalry that still exists today.
Syracuse has won six IRA National Championships (Varsity 8) while claiming the Stewards Cup (Freshman Eight) 12 times, the Kennedy Challenge Cup (JV Eight) six times and the Eric Will Trophy (Varsity Four with Coxswain) once in its illustrious career. Syracuse is one of three programs to have reached the Grand Final of the IRA Regatta in each of the last four seasons, placing 4th (2021), 5th (2022 and 2023) and 6th in 2024. Â
For more on Syracuse men's rowing, follow @CuseMRowing on social media.
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