FELLSMERE, Fla. --- The Jacksonville Dolphins added once again to their growing list of cup triumphs. JU defeated Florida Tech Saturday morning to claim the inaugural Bill Jurgens Cup between the Dolphins and Panthers.

The cup race in the first Varsity Eights was as close as could be. Jacksonville ultimately edged ahead to claim the cup, finishing with a time of 06:03.31. The Dolphins won by a split of 1.43 seconds, nearly five seconds closer than any other race all day.

Jacksonville's second varsity also took down the Panthers, edging out Florida Tech by 5.92 seconds with a 06:21.59 finish. The Dolphins also raced their third varsity eight in the race, as they posted a 06:27.86, less than a half a second behind the FIT second varsity.

JU closed the day with a varsity pair, falling to the Panthers. Jacksonville posted a time of     08:07.23.

Head Coach Preston Weinard
"Great way to cap off spring break training! I am so proud of our team for racing like they did today, and I'm so proud of all the hard work they have put in these last several days. Us coaches ask a lot of them, and they keep giving their best. Makes me a happy coach!

Great job to our Varsity and 2nd Varsity for their wins today, the 3rd Varsity for racing up a category and making it a barn burner race, and the Pair for putting together a good race after only a few sessions together. Very proud of how our guys represented JU today!

We should take a well deserved day off, but the job's not done! We keep pursuing excellence on Monday. GBTW"

Up Next
With rivalry season in the rear view, the Dolphins will turn the page to their biggest regatta of the season so far: the Sarasota 2K and FIRA Championships. All of the action runs Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29. JU's men and women's rowing teams will be competing at the event.