George Washington University
GEORGE WASHINGTON INVITATIONAL
GW Men's Rowing Wins Twice to Close GW Invitational
4/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Rowing
Official Results
WASHINGTON - The George Washington men's rowing team won two out of three races on Saturday morning to finish in second place overall out of six competing teams in the Oliver T. Carr Bowl standings on the final day of the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River.
Saturday's schedule was compressed and accelerated in anticipation of inclement weather and poor racing conditions forecasted for mid-morning and the remainder of the afternoon.
Conditions in the early morning on the Potomac featured calm water with a slight tail current with light and variable winds.
The racing format switched to three boats per race as opposed to the normal dual-race format.
The Varsity 8 was in action first and was narrowly edged out by Drexel by a margin of 1.4 seconds at the finish line. Drexel won in 5:38.10 while the Colonials (5:39.50) finished ahead of third-place Virginia (5:51.60). The second-place finish earned the Colonials 10 points in the Carr Bowl standings.
The 2nd Varsity 8 was next on the course and picked up a win and 12 points in the standings after defeating Virginia and Drexel. GW finished in 5:53.80 with Virginia (6:00.90) and Drexel (6:01.40) following.
The 3rd Varsity 8 earned an open-water win over Drexel and Virginia to conclude racing and clinch nine points towards GW's total. The Colonials crossed the finish line in 6:04.50, followed by Drexel (6:15.00) and Virginia (6:18.60).
Navy won the Carr Bowl with 75 points across the two-day event. GW finished with 70 points for second place followed by Georgetown (52), Drexel (52), Holy Cross (38) and Virginia (37).
