5/31/2001 - Men's Heavyweight Crew
Mids Conclude Day One of IRA Championships

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CAMDEN, N.J. - Navy's heavyweight crew team began

competition Thursday at the Intercollegiate Rowing

Association National Championship, being held on the

Cooper River in Camden, N.J.

Among the eight Navy entries the most successful boat

on the first day for the Midshipmen was the novice

eight, which placed second in its heat and won its

repechage race to advance to Friday's semifinal. The

Mids finished four seconds in back of Washington in

the trial heat race, who crossed the finish line with

a time of 5:59.77. Navy then won its repechage race

with a time of 5:54.30.

Racing will continue Friday with semifinal and more

repechage events, and will conclude Saturday with all

championship races.

*Varsity Pairs

Heat - 7:35.03 (4th place)

Will race Friday in repechage

*Varsity Eight

Heat - 5:59.62 (6th place)

Repechage - 5:58.45 (5th place)

Will race Friday in semifinal

*Novice Eight

Heat -6:04.00 (2nd place)

Repechage - 5:54.30 (1st place)

Will race Friday in semifinal

*Varsity Four w/Coxswain

Heat - 6:50.49 (4th place)

Repechage - 7:00.36 (5th place)

Will race Friday in semifinal

*Second Varsity Eight

Heat - 5:54.63 (4th place)

Will race Friday in repechage

*Novice Four w/Coxswain

Heat - 6:48.67 (3rd place)

Will race Friday in repechage

*Open Four w/Coxswain

Heat - 7:02.14 (5th place)

Will race Friday in repechage

*Varsity Four w/o Coxswain

Heat - 6:43.07 (5th place)

Will race Friday in repechage