Oct. 23, 2005

BOSTON, Mass. - The Navy heavyweight crew team placed tenth in both the championship four and championship eight races at the Head of the Charles Regatta, Sunday in Boston. In addition to their overall finish of 10th place, the varsity eight boat placed fifth and the varsity four boat placed fourth among U.S. colleges in their respective events.

"I've said for years that any boat which can finish among the top-10 boats and the top-five college boats has had a great day," said Navy head coach Rick Clothier. "I'm very pleased we were able to do just that, especially with having four sophomores in the boat for us."

Navy's varsity eight boat placed fifth among colleges and eighth overall at the 2004 Head of the Charles event.

Navy's eight-man boat recorded a time of 15:22.100 over the 2.5-mile course, while the four-man boat completed the race in a time of 17:33.576. Princeton won the championship eight race in a time of 14:41.885, with the Thunderbird Rowing Center winning the championship four race in a time of 16:19.722.

The Navy heavyweight team will be in action Saturday at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in Philadelphia and Sunday in the Princeton Chase in Princeton, N.J.

Heavyweight Eight (10th of 43 boats overall, 5th of 26 U.S. colleges) 1. Princeton, 14:41.885; 2. Cambridge, 14:46.202; 3. Royal Dutch Rowing Federation, 14:50.820; 4. California, 14:55.435; 5. Leander Club, 14:55.574; 6. Brown Alumni, 15:05.251; 7. Brown, 15:08.729; 8. Circolo Canottieri Aniene, 15:16.590; 9. Wisconsin, 15:20.570; 10. Navy, 15:22.100

Heavyweight Four (10th of 26 boats overall, 4th of 14 U.S. colleges) 1. Thunderbird Rowing Center, 16:19.722; 2. Penn Athletic Club, 16:51.108; 3. Harvard, 16:55.062; 4. Vesper Boat Club, 17:01.932; 5. Camp Randall Rowing Club, 17:08.996; 6. Wisconsin, 17:14.618; 7. Michigan, 17:19.456; 8. Oxford, 17:24.986; 9. Leander Boat Club, 17:32.760; 10. Navy, 17:33.576