April 5, 2012
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy heavyweight rowing team will head to Washington, D.C., on Friday and Saturday for the George Washington Invitational. Racing on Friday will take place from 1-4 p.m., and Saturday from 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
Live Video Friday | Live Video Saturday
About The GW Rowing Invitational
The 2,000-meter, buoyed course begins near the Spout Run area of the Potomac River with the finish line at Washington Harbour in Georgetown. GW Rowing is headquartered at Thompson Boat Center near the intersection of Rock Creek Parkway and Virginia Avenue, NW.
Navy will meet host George Washington on Friday afternoon, while on Saturday the Mids will face Holy Cross and Georgetown. For a complete schedule of this weekend's events, click here.
Mids Have Big Opening Weekend
The Midshipmen began the season last weekend with solid showings at both the San Diego Crew Classic and Occoquan Sprints. Competing in the 39th-annual San Diego Crew Classic, the varsity eight took second in its heat race and went on to place third in the grand final behind only No.1-ranked Harvard and No. 3 Cal.
The second and third varsity, along with the freshman crews, all opened their seasons at the Occoquan Sprints. Competing in the first varsity final, Navy's second varsity took first place, while the third and fourth varsity boats claimed the top-two spots in the second varsity final.
Mids Enter the Weekend Ranked No. 6
After a successful opening weekend, the Midshipmen moved up four spots to No. 6 in this week's USRowing men's varsity eight poll. To view the complete poll, click here.
Quoting the Coach
Head coach Rick Clothier's take on this weekend's George Washington Invitational...
"We have a lot of respect for all three of the teams we'll be facing this weekend and know they can put together good races - we need to be ready. With no practice on Monday and starting racing tomorrow, it has been a short week for us, but we'll be prepared."
Up Next
Navy will next take on Syracuse and Cornell for the Goes Trophy on April 14 in Syracuse, N.Y.
