George Washington University Athletics
Women's Rowing Overpowered At Playfair Cup
4/9/2001 12:00:00 AM | Crew
Host Boston University was the favorite to sweep the regatta, but highly ranked Iowa made things interesting. The Playfair Cup is given to the winner of the Boston University, Navy and GW varsity women's eight race. Since Iowa was a guest for this year, they were not "eligible" for the trophy if they won, which they did, in an upset.
"I think the women raced well," said GW coach Steve Peterson. "As they have been doing all year, are racing technically well. We are just getting overpowered. That was definitely the case with Boston University. I was disappointed with the loss to Navy in the varsity eight. We have developed a good rivalry with them, and it really came down to the last 20 strokes of the race...and they just outsprinted us. I thought we would be able to push through them for the win, but that is why we race."
Final times
Varsity Eight
1. Iowa 6:34.8
2. Boston University 6:36.2
3. Navy 6:47.7
4. GW 6:49.3
Second Varsity Eight
1. Navy 6:50.0
2. Boston University 6:51.0
3. GW 7:11.2
Novice Eight
1. Boston University 6:59.9
2. GW 7:12.0
3. Navy 7:19.5
Second Novice Eight
1. Boston University 7:20.3
2. GW 7:29.4
3. Navy 7:42.5
4. Boston University 'B' 7:52.2
Next up is the first and only home race for the GW women - the 14th annual GW Invitational regatta. This year's competiton will be extremely tough, as the women will see competition from three top 25 teams along with a rematch with Navy. There will be a total of 12 women's teams competing for the Howard Wilkins' Bowl awarded to the fastest women's varsity crew. No. 12 Virginia has won the trophy the past four years. Racing starts at 8:00am and the finals begin around 12:30. Medals will be awarded around 4:30. Admission is free.
