Reading time: about 3 minutesOver 100 alumni and parents gathered on Cayuga Lake on Saturday for the men’s heavyweight, lightweight and women’s rowing teams that unofficially started their seasons with the Schwartz Cup. The Schwartz Cup has a 150-year history at Cornell and consists of two 4.5k races where each class competes against each other. Cornell Athletics Director Nicki Moore was also in attendance helping to dedicate the men’s lightweight rowing bay to Raymond Randolph ’69, who was a renowned rower and multi-million dollar donor to the rowing team before his death in 2020. Former head coach of the men’s heavyweight team, Todd Kennet, previously told The Sun that the costume tradition was started by Dick Schwartz ’60. One year, Jean Schwartz [Schwartz’ wife] decided there was so much spirit in it, so she offered a cup for the best costume.”The women’s senior class won the race, besting the junior class by just 6.6 seconds.