The Ralph T. Jope Cup (Jope Cup)

From the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges (EARC):
The Jope Cup was presented in 1963 to the EARC by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to honor Ralph T. Jope. Jope graduated from MIT in 1928 and later served for many years as secretary to the Institute’s Advisory Council on Athletics. The Jope Cup was originally awarded annually at the Eastern Sprints to the lightweight team that achieved the highest total points in the 1V, 2V, and 1F races, but in 2015, the 1F race was replaced with the 3V race. The scoring formula was developed by EARC coaches and can be seen here.

Due to a COVID-19 pandemic there were no EARC races in 2020 and 2021.

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The Jope Cup was first awarded at the 18 May 1963 EARC Championships (Eastern Sprints) in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Jope Cup Winners

1963 Cornell
1964 Cornell
1965 Harvard
1966 Harvard
1967 Penn
1968 Harvard
1969 Harvard
1970 Harvard
1971 Harvard
1972 Harvard
1973 Harvard
1974 Harvard
1975 Harvard
1976 Harvard
1977 Harvard
1978 Harvard
1979 Harvard
1980 Harvard
1981 Princeton
1982 Harvard
1983 Princeton
1984 Princeton
1985 Princeton
1986 Princeton
1987 Princeton
1988 Princeton
1989 Yale
1990 Princeton
1991 Harvard
1992 Cornell
1993 Dartmouth
1994 Yale
1995 Princeton
1996 Princeton
1997 Yale
1998 Princeton
1999 Princeton
2000 Princeton
2001 Yale
2002 Yale
2003 Princeton
2004 Harvard
2005 Harvard
2006 Navy
2007 Navy
2008 Yale / Cornell
2009 Harvard
2010 Princeton
2011 Harvard
2012 Yale
2013 Yale
2014 Cornell
2015 Cornell Awarded based on 1V, 2V, and 3V races
2016 Yale
2017 Harvard
2018 Columbia
2019 Yale
2020 NO RACE
2021 NO RACE
2022 Yale
2023 Princeton
2024 Pennsylvania
2025