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The Army West Point Crew hosted the CPT Brian R. Faunce cup at the Caufield Crew Center. Army West Point Crew won the CPT Brian R. Faunce Cup in a match race with Penn State University. The Faunce Cup, donated by Army Crew in 2015, honors the memory of Penn State graduate and Army ROTC member, Captain Brian R. Faunce, who was killed in action in Al Asad, Iraq in 2003. Despite the challenging weather conditions, the Men’s Second Varsity Eight started the day off with a strong row, finishing the race with several boat lengths of open water over the Penn State shell. The Women’s top boat, the First Varsity Eight, fought through the rough water with a solid win, finishing over 38 seconds ahead of their counterparts. The Men’s First Varsity Eight followed suit with a 35 second win over the PSU boat, finishing the course with the fastest time of the day in 7 minutes and 20 seconds. The novice eights were next to race, with the Novice Men’s First Eight clocking a time of 7:39.8, again with much open water back to the Penn State Eight; the Novice Women’s top Eight rowed next, with a dominating 50 second victory. The Army Men’s Second Novice Eight completed the sweep of the Eights event with an open water win. As water conditions continued to deteriorate, the Fours events were cancelled, ending the day with Army West Point on top of Penn State by a score of 52 to 44. During a joint BBQ, hosted by the cadets, the Faunce Cup was presented to the Army Commodore, CDT Jordan Duran, by Mrs. Marion Zilinski, mother of 1LT Dennis Zilinski ’04 killed in action in 2005 in Bayji, Iraq. As a part of the home event, Army West Point also hosted 20+ youth from Breaking Barriers, a non-profit organization based in Wilmington, DE.