Hammer Cup Results

Below are the results from the annual indoor rowing race between cross-town rivals Case Western Reserve University and John Carroll. Cleveland State was allowed to compete for the Cup for the first time in 2008. The cup is contested every year during the Hammer Ergatta, which switches venues every year between Case and John Carroll.

The winner is determined by averaging the times of the top few finishers from each main category: open men, open women, novice men and novice women. The number of rowers to "count" for the calculations is agreed upon each year with a handshake between head coaches before anyone pulls a chain.

Case won the inaugural Hammer Cup in 1995 over 2500m in Concept 2 Model B ergometers. The next year the distance was shortened to 2000m to follow the precedent set by the CRASH-B indoor regatta and has remained at 2000m since.