Oct. 25, 1999
PALO ALTO, Calif. - The Stanford men's crew team completed it's first race of the season on Sunday, October 24 with a 25th place finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta on the famed Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Competing in the three-mile Championship Eight Division, the Cardinal men rowed to splits of 3:35, 8:47, and 13:15 on its way to a final time of 16:08.62. Forty-six crews competed in the 35th edition of the Head of the Charles.
The Head of the Charles was Stanford's first competition since the Cardinal rowed to a tenth-place finish at the 1999 IRA Championships.
Stanford lineup:
Cox Sr. Dan Matross St. Paul, MN
Stroke: Sr. Bryan Hoffman Paradise Valley, AZ
7-seat So. Parker Hume San Francisco, CA 6-seat Sr. Michael English Portland, OR 5-seat Grad. Nate Matter Cedar Crest, NM 4-seat Sr. Santosh Heinrich Santa Cruz, CA 3-seat Sr. Russ Valdez Austin, TX 2-seat Sr. Ryan Radecki Lake Oswego, OR Bow Sr. Will Smith Spicer, MN