April 10, 2011

Washington, D.C. - The Navy men's heavyweight crew capped off an undefeated weekend with its Varsity Eight crew and defeated Oxford in the Potomac Challenge Cup final to be crowned the George Washington Invitational Champions. Navy competed on the Potomac River on a 2,000-meter course with a light cross headwind and a moderate tailcurrent.

Oxford's eight was made up of four members of its `Blue' boat and four members of its second boat. Navy got out to an early lead on Oxford in the PCC Final race and clocked a 5:41.3 to come in 11 seconds ahead of Oxford (5:52.5).

"It was another strong performance with all over our crews winning," head coach Rick Clothier said. "In our Varsity Eight, we got away early from Oxford and kept moving through the middle of the race. I was very proud of our pace. This was a nice first regatta for us but things get tougher and we are determined to get better."

Navy's 2nd Varsity Eight was also victorious at 5:49.7 to beat Navy's B team and George Washington and Navy's Freshman Eight (5:50.6) and its 2nd Freshmen Eight (6:06.6) also picked up wins over GW.

Navy will next compete against Cornell and Syracuse for the Goes Cup next weekend in Ithaca, N.Y.

Day Two Results

Potomac Challenge Cup Final Men's Varsity EightNavy 5:41.3Oxford 5:52.5
Men's 2nd Varsity EightNavy 5:49.7Navy B 5:57.2George Washington 6:11.1
Men's Freshmen EightNavy 5:50.6George Washington 6:10.0
Men's 2nd Freshmen EightNavy 6:06.6George Washington 6:27.2