Oct. 31, 2009

FAIRFAX, Va. - The Navy women's crew team finished its fall season with a second-place finish out of 28 boats at the Head of the Occoquan Regatta on Saturday afternoon at Sandy Run State Park.

The Midshipmen completed the 5,000-meter course in 17:43.7233 to finish only 6.7666 seconds behind Duke first-place time in the collegiate eight race. Navy also boasted the fourth-fastest (18:08.0567) and 10th-fastest (18:59.9900) times in the event.

"Our goal was to win the race and we had a good row, but fell seven seconds short over a three-mile course," stated Navy head coach Mike Hughes. "We knew coming in that we were going against some good competition and Duke has a good program. For us to have the second-, fourth- and 10th-place boats shows some depth and promise for the future."

In the novice eight race, Navy finished fifth out of 27 boats with a 20:59.8133 showing and eighth with a 21:13.4867 performance.

NAVY RESULTS AT THE HEAD OF THE OCCOQUAN REGATTA
Collegiate Eights - 2nd of 28 boats (17:43.7233, +0:06.7666); 4th (18:08.0567, +0:31.1000); 10th (18:59.9900, +1:23.0333)
Novice Eights - 5th of 27 boats (20:59.8133, +1:12.9466); 7th (21:13.4867, +1:36.6200)