April 30, 2000
Stanford, Calif. - The Stanford men's and women's crew teams lost six races to cross-town rival California in the Big Row on Sunday at Redwood Shores. The Cardinal were defeated by the Bears in men's and women's varsity, junior varsity, and novice competition.
In the men and women's varsity races, Stanford fell behind early and was unable to close the gap on the No. 1 ranked Cal men and the fifth-ranked Golden Bear women. The Stanford men finished the 2000-meter race in 5:57.05, while Cal crossed the finish line in 5:36.26, a new course record. The Stanford women's varsity eight was timed in 6:53.79 and Cal finished in 6:23.36.
In the final two races of the two-day rowing event, Stanford defeated Texas in the women's varsity and junior varsity eight. Stanford led from start to finish in both races against the Longhorns. The varsity women beat Texas 6:43.26 to 6:46.61, while Stanford's junior varsity boat finished almost four seconds ahead of its Big 12 opponent.
The Stanford women's races were two of 37 women's dual-races contested on Saturday and Sunday at Redwood Shores and hosted by Stanford University. Other schools participating, included: No. 9 USC, No. 15 Oregon State, No. 21 Sacramento State, 23rd-ranked San Diego State University, No. 28 Texas, and UC Davis, the top ranked crew in NCAA Division II.
The Stanford men and women rowers return to action on Sunday, May 14 when they compete in the Pac-10 Championships on Lake Natoma in Sacramento, Calif.
Big Row Results Sunday, April 30, 2000
Men's Varsity Eight 1. Cal 5:36.26 2. Stanford 5:57.05
Women's Varsity Eight 1. Cal 6:23.36 2. Stanford 6:53.79
Men's Junior Varsity Eight 1. Cal 5:49.88 2. Stanford 6:02.51
Women's Junior Varsity Eight 1. Cal 6:52.09 2. Stanford 7:15.44
Men's Novice Eight 1. Cal 6:00.58 2. Stanford 6:18.38
Women's Novice Eight 1. Cal 7:08.47 2. Stanford 7:44.01
Stanford vs. Texas
Women's Varsity Eight 1. Stanford 6:43.26 2. Texas 6:46.61
Women's Junior Varsity Eight 1. Stanford 7:02.04 2. Texas 7:06.00
Women's Novice Eight 1. Texas 7:19.45 2. Stanford 7:34.44
For complete results and splits, please link to the following site(s):
http://www.jamcotimes.com/2000/redwood/bigrow.htm
http://www.jamcotimes.com/2000/redwood/dual.htm