April 10, 2011

Washington, D.C. - The Navy women's rowing team posted four wins including a close victory over George Washington in the Varsity Eight to conclude action at the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River on Sunday. The Mids competed on a 2,000-meter course with a light cross headwind and a moderate tailcurrent.

"Obviously a great day for Navy rowing as we swept all of our races," head coach Mike Hughes said. "We won three of our four races by a pretty big margin and our Varsity Eight was close but we won in what was a heck of a barnburner."

The Varsity Eight had a hard-fought and close victory over George Washington to highlight Navy's action. The Mids crossed at 6:40.2 and George Washington came in at 6:41.3.

Navy had much easier wins over George Washington in the 2nd Varsity Eight, the Varsity A Four and the Varsity B Four. The 2nd Varsity won by 13 seconds, the Varsity A Four by 20 seconds and the Varsity B Four won by nine seconds.

Navy will return to Washington, D.C. next weekend to compete against Georgetown.

Day Two Results

Varsity EightNavy 6:40.2George Washington 6:41.3
2nd Varsity EightNavy 6:43.1George Washington 6:56.3
Varsity A FourNavy 7:24.3George Washington 7:44.3
Varsity B FourNavy 7:44.0George Washington 7:53.7