April 5, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Two-time defending Copley Cup Champion Stanford will be in Sunday's grand final along with Washington, Harvard, Cal, Yale, Northeastern, and Princeton.
The men's Varsity eight rowed Saturday morning's heat from lane 3, the first defending champion in the Crew Classic's 35 years not race from lane 1, racing lane 2 Harvard and lane 1 Washington all the way down the course. Washington exploded out of the hole with a Team Canada-like 1:17 first 500 meters, followed by Stanford and Harvard at 1:21. Stanford and Harvard battled for the rest of the race, Stanford moving back in the second 1000 meters but coming up 1 second short. Stanford now looks for a strong showing from the outside lane 6 in the Grand Final.
The second varsity and the frosh both had respectable 2nd place finishes in their heats and will now race in their grand finals from the middle of the course.
This is a strong showing from Stanford Men's Rowing at a regatta attended by the top crews in the nation. On the Mission Bay course, historically defined by favoring inside lanes, the Stanford men will do their best Sunday morning in this early-season race.
Race Results from Day 1
Race # 7: Mens Collegiate Varsity Invitational A Copley Cup ** 1. Wash, 5:41.60; 2. Harvard, 5:46.82; 3. Stanford, 5:48.07; 4. Syracuse, 5:51.17; 5. OSU, 5:56.17; 6. UCSD, 6:01.60; 7. Colgate, 6:12.07.
Race # 10: Womens Collegiate Varsity Invitational B Jessop-Whittier Cup 1. Stanford, 6:30.67; 2. UCLA, 6:31.95; 3. Wisconsin, 6:33.01; 4. Louisville, 6:39.24.
Race # 11: Womens Collegiate LW Prelim A.W. Coggeshall Cup 1. Stanford, 6:44.83; 2. Wisconsin, 6:48.86; 3. Cal, 7:13.20; 4. Loyola, 7:21.42.
Race # 13: Mens Collegiate Novice A Derek Guelker Memorial Cup 1. Wash, 5:54.70; 2. Stanford, 6:02.01; 3. OCC, 6:07.88; 4. Sonoma, 6:25.83; 5. Colorado, 6:33.23; 6. UCD, 6:33.70; 7. Washington St., 6:40.54.
Race # 17: Womens Collegiate JV B Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy 1. Wash, 6:39.30; 2. UCLA, 6:49.42; 3. Stanford, 6:50.65; 4. St. Joseph's, 7:05.15; 5. Purdue, 7:07.18; 6. SDSU, 7:14.37; 7. Loyola, 7:19.93.
Race # 18: Mens Collegiate JV A Sharp Cabrillo Cup 1. Cal, 5:58.73; 2. Stanford A, 6:03.50; 3. OSU, 6:03.95; 4. UCSD, 6:23.64; 5. UCLA, 6:23.88; 6. UCD B, 6:43.01; 7. USC, 6:46.26.
Race # 20: Womens Collegiate Novice A Laurel V. Korholz Perpetual Trophy 1. OCC, 7:20.3; 2. USC, 7:26.27; 3. Stanford, 7:36.46; 4. UCI, 7:36.77; 5. UCSD, 7:44.21; 6. ASU, 8:03.24.
Race # 56: Womens Collegiate Novice Petite 1. Clemson, 7:08.60; 2. St. Joseph's, 7:15.82; 3. Stanford, 7:23.97; 4. USD, 7:31.83; 5. UCI, 7:34.76; 6. UCSB, 7:39.63.