May 13, 2007
WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Navy heavyweight crew team placed one boat into the grand final and three additional entries into petite finals at the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Championship (Eastern Sprints), held Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.
Navy's varsity boat placed third in its trial heat behind Yale and Wisconsin to miss advancing to the grand final by one place (and four seconds). Navy then recorded a time of 5:40.924 to finish the petite final in fifth place and give the Mids an 11th-place overall showing in the flight.
"We had a very good row in the morning, but then we came back with a poor row in the afternoon," said Navy head coach Rick Clothier. "We fell behind early in the petite final, came back a little but then fell behind again towards the end."
Navy's top placing boat on the day was its second freshman eight crew, which finished second in its trial heat and third in the grand final.
Navy's first freshman and second varsity crews advanced to petite finals on the day, with the two boats placing third and fifth, respectively, in their finals.
Finally on the day, Navy's third varsity boat placed fourth in its trial heat and eighth overall in its flight.
Navy will next row competitively May 27 when the Mids face Wisconsin on the Severn River, then will close its season May 31 through June 2 at the IRA National Championship.
First Varsity Eight -- 11th of 18 overall
Heat -- 3rd of 6
Petite Final -- 5th of 6
Petite Final Results -- Cornell, 5:35.740; Boston Univ., 5:36.968; Penn, 5:38.419; Northeastern, 5:39.700; Navy, 5:40.924; Georgetown, 5:47.690
Second Varsity Eight -- 11th of 16 overall
Heat -- 3rd of 5
Petite Final -- 5th of 6
Petite Final Results -- Syracuse, 5:50.912; Northeastern, 5:53.296; Princeton, 5:55.296; Columbia, 5:57.257; Navy, 5:57.229; Penn, 6:05.340
Third Varsity Eight -- 8th of 10
Trial Heat -- 4th of 5
First Freshman Eight -- 9th of 18 overall
Trial Heat -- 4th of 6
Petite Final -- 3rd of 6
Petite Final Results -- Wisconsin, 5:47.506; Cornell, 5:49.674; Navy, 5:50.482; Georgetown, 5:55.234; Syracuse, 6:01.738; Columbia, 6:10.238
Second Freshman Eight -- 3rd of 8 overall
Trial Heat -- 2nd of 4
Grand Final -- 3rd of 6
Grand Final Results -- Harvard, 5:53.907; Boston Univ., 5:55.186; Navy, 6:00.606; Cornell, 6:03.467; Yale, 6:08.394; Georgetown, 6:13.12
