Crew Classic Recap

San Diego Crew Classic
Mission Bay • San Diego, Calif.
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SAN DIEGO – Each of Stanford men’s rowing’s three entries in the San Diego Crew Classic placed fourth in Sunday’s Grand Final races on Mission Bay.

"Three fourth place finishes today is our reality on April 3," said Stanford head men's rowing coach Craig A Amerkhanian. "We have work to do in April and May to attain our team goals at the nationals in June. We are all in!"

With Yale (5:58.760) leading from start to finish and California (6:05.464) taking second, Stanford battled Drexel and the Michigan Rowing Association for the final spot on the medal stand in the varsity eight race for the Copley Cup. The Cardinal was edged out by Drexel (6:15.966) for third, capturing fourth place with a time of 6:18.218. It finished several seats ahead of the Michigan Rowing Association (6:19.663).

The second varsity eight, which advanced to Sunday’s Grand Final with a second-place finish in its heat on Saturday, placed fourth on Sunday with a time of 6:28.394. The Cardinal just missed the podium as the Michigan Rowing Association captured third place by a couple seats with a time of 6:26.584. California (6:07.074) and Yale (6:09.951) finished one and two, respectively, in the race.

Stanford’s third varsity eight saw its first race action on the water in Mission Bay on Sunday. The Cardinal placed fourth with a time of 6:44.222. UC Santa Barbara took third place by a couple seats over Stanford with a time of 6:42.822. California (6:12.966) and UC San Diego (6:41.817) took first and second, respectively.

Stanford will be back in action April 16-17 as it hosts the Stanford Invitational and Pac-12 Challenge at Redwood Shores. 

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