April 12, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The varsity boat from Navy's heavyweight rowing team won a pair of races by a total of 19 seconds Saturday at the George Washington Invitational. The crew concluded the regatta, held Friday and Saturday on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., with an undefeated record in its three races.

During the morning session of races, Navy recorded a time of 5:34.0 to defeat Georgetown by 6.6 seconds.

"We put together a very nice race against a talented Georgetown boat," said Navy head coach Rick Clothier.

Navy then came back in the afternoon to post a time of 5:46.4 seconds to defeat George Washington by 13 seconds.

"It was a good, solid row for us," said Clothier. "We pulled out early and took the lead right at the start of the race."

Navy also entered an additional three crews into the regatta. The second varsity and first freshman boats each split their two respective races, while the second freshman entry won one race and placed third in another contest against a pair of first freshman boats.

"I'm proud of all of our crews, especially our varsity boat," said Clothier.

Navy's will next race April 19 when the Mids face Cornell and Syracuse in Ithaca, N.Y.

Heavyweight Results
Varsity
Navy, 5:34.0; Georgetown, 5:40.6
Navy, 5:46.4; George Washington, 5:59.3
Second Varsity
Navy, 5:47.2; Georgetown, 5:50.2
George Washington, 5:50.9; Navy, 5:53.0
First Freshman
Navy, 5:51.8; Georgetown, 5:55.5
George Washington, 5:48.9; Navy, 5:49.6; Navy (2F), 5:58.9
Second Freshman
Navy, 6:01.4; Syracuse, 6:08.3