George Washington University
IRA National Championships
Men's Rowing Wins Varsity 4 Petite Final Gold Medal
6/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Rowing
June 4, 2011
CHERRY HILL, N.J.- The George Washington men's rowing team concluded the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships with a gold-medal performance in the Varsity 4 Petite Final, narrowly defeating Northeastern at the finish line by just over one second.
The Colonials Varsity 4 crew, consisting of coxswain Margaret Barone, stroke Trofym Anderson, Colin York (three seat), Craig Helmstetter (two seat) and bow James Stafford, rowed to two first-place finishes over the weekend including Friday's repechage victory.
In Friday's semifinals, GW was unable to clinch a spot in the grand finals with their fifth-place finish. They rebounded by taking gold against a field that included Northeastern, district-rival Georgetown, Temple, Holy Cross and Syracuse.
Men's Varsity 4 - Petite Final
1 George Washington 6:25.627
2 Northeastern 6:26.877
3 Georgetown 6:28.101
4 Holy Cross 6:31.071
5 Temple 6:35.717
6 Syracuse 6:41.698
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