June 2, 2002
Cherry Hill, NJ - On the third day of racing at the IRA's, the Stanford Varsity had their best race of the season, winning the Third Level Final in convincing fashion. The crew led wire to wire in dominating style, besting 2001 Royal Henley Regatta Ladies' Plate winner Dartmouth as well as the Brown University Bears.
By the 500m meter mark of the race, the Stanford Varsity had established the lead but continued to expand the margin, charging down the course with spirit and power. The final time of 5:39.6 was indicative of the crew's development and speed.
Last year's 12th place crew finished 5 seconds out of 11th place. This year, the Cardinal's final time was 3 seconds off the fourth place time (Oregon State) in the Grand Final.
The Grand Final for the Varsity Eight showed the rugged quality of non Ivy League crews, as the top four places were captured by California, Wisconsin, Washington and Oregon State. Stanford is the only program to have faced these crews a combined 10 times prior to the IRA Regatta.
In other news, the Stanford Freshmen finished third in the Third Level final, fifteenth overall.
With only Nate Schuett (seven seat), Justin Virgili (two seat) and Simona Chin (Cox) graduating, the future looks bright for the Stanford Crew.
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Stanford Varsity 8+
Cox) Simona Chin 8) Chris Jones 7) Nate Schuett 6) Jamie Schroeder 5) Stuart Scollay 4) Bryant Helvey 3) Mike Hawkes 2) Justin Virgili 1) Matt Altman
Varsity Final Results 4th Level Final
1 Marietta5:47.42 2 Syracuse5:49.61 3 Colgate5:50.3 4 Rutgers5:53.84 5 Columbia5:56.76
3rd Level Final
1 Stanford5:39.52 2 Dartmouth5:41.97 3 Marist5:43.85 4 Brown5:43.93 5 Boston U5:45.3 6 Georgetown5:45.95
Petite Final
1 Dowling5:35.07 2 Nrtheastrn5:35.21 3 Cornell5:38.56 4 Temple5:39.68 5 Michigan5:39.8 6 Penn5:42.27
Grand Final
1 California5:26.81 2 Wisconsin5:28.32 3 Washington5:30.25 4 Oregon St5:36.58 5 Princeton5:37.29 6 Navy5:39.30
Stanford Freshmen/Novice 8+
Cox) Zack Cooper 8) Eric Feeny 7) Alex Pagon 6) Rob Evans 5) David Banks 4) Alex Moore 3) Eerik Hantsoo 2) Austin Shoemaker 1) Jamie Green