Navy Places Pair of Boats in IRA Petite Finals

6/1/2001 - Men's Heavyweight Crew
Navy Places Pair of Boats in IRA Petite Finals

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

two boats to the petite finals of the Intercollegiate

Rowing Association National Championship, being held

this week on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J.

Advancing to Saturday's petite finals were the novice

eight and the open four with coxswain boats. The

novice eight crew, which won its repechage race on

Thursday, advanced to the petite final with a

sixth-place finish in Friday's semifinal with a time

of 6:20.68. The open four team placed third in

Friday's repechage race with a time of 7:26.28 to

also move on to the petite final.

Advancing to third-level finals were the second

varsity eight, the varsity four with coxswain, the

varsity four without coxswain, the varsity pair, and

the novice four with coxswain crews. Navy's varsity

eight boat will compete in Saturday's fourth-level

final.

In addition to the heavyweight crew races on Saturday,

Navy's lightweight crew team will also be in action

with its varsity eight boat.

Friday's Results

*Varsity Eight

Semifinal - 6:22.11 (6th place)

Will race Saturday in fourth-level final

*Second Varsity Eight

Repechage - 6:13.45 (4th place)