Women's Rowing

Men's Rowing Finishes Second, Women Place Fourth

April 18, 1999

LAKE NATOMA - The Stanford men's varsity eight finished second to California at the California Collegiate Rowing Championships at Lake Natoma on Saturday, April 17. Stanford fell short in its quest to defend its 1998 California State Championship crown as they finished five seconds behind Cal.

The Stanford women's varsity eight also had a strong showing at Lake Natoma, finishing fourth behind USC, San Diego State, and California State University Sacramento.

All six of the Stanford boats entered in the regatta qualified for the Grand Finals in their respective divisions. Stanford won the bronze medal with a third-place finish in the women's novice eight competition. The Stanford men's freshmen boat finished fourth in the novice eight race with a time of 6:23.7. The Stanford women's varsity and novice four's finished fourth and sixth, respectively.

Stanford hosts a multi-team regatta this Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25 at Redwood Shores. Women's teams expected to compete include, USC, Oregon State, Kansas, Michigan State, UC Davis, California State University Sacramento, and Santa Clara. The Cardinal men will race against Oregon State on Saturday and Cal State Sacramento on Sunday. Racing is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.

California Collegiate Rowing Championships Final Results: 

Women's Novice 4
Final
1. San Diego State 08:12.4
2. Loyola Marymount 08:24.3
3. UC Davis 08:33.8
4. Santa Clara 08:35.2
5. USC 08:45.7
6. Stanford 08:49.9
 
 
Women's Varsity V4
Final
1. UC Irvine 07:49.5
2. Santa Clara 07:52.1
3. San Diego State 07:54.3
4. Stanford 07:58.6
5. UCLA 08:02.3
6. UC San Diego 08:15.0
 
Men's Novice 8
Final
1. UC Davis 06:17.2
2. Orange Coast College 06:19.1
3. UC San Diego 06:22.4
4. Stanford 06:23.7
5. Cal State Long Beach 06:36.1
6. UCLA 06:51.2
 
Women's Novice 8
Final
1. UC Davis 07:06.8
2. University of San Diego 07:07.0
3. Stanford 07:15.4
4. Cal State Sacramento 07:27.8
5. Orange Coast College 07:31.7
6. Humboldt State 07:48.9
 
Men's Varsity 8
Grand Final
1. Cal 05:59.9
2. Stanford 06:05.3
3. Cal State Sacramento 06:11.6
4. Orange Coast College 06:13.2
5. UC Davis 06:16.4
6. UC Santa Barbara 06:21.2
 
Women's Varsity 8
Grand Final
1. USC 06:38.8
2. San Diego State 06:48.0
3. Cal State Sacramento 06:52.8
4. Stanford 06:58.1
5. UC Davis 06:58.8
6. UC Irvine 07:27.9