George Washington University
GEORGE WASHINGTON INVITATIONAL
Men's Rowing Wins Carr Bowl at GW Invite
4/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Rowing
Official Results
WASHINGTON - The George Washington men's rowing team won five races and totaled 66 points to win the Oliver T. Carr Bowl for the second time in program history at the George Washington Invitational on Saturday on the Potomac River.
GW won the Carr Bowl for the first time in 2014 before hoisting the trophy once again on Saturday.
Friday's racing schedule was cancelled due to unsafe winds. Saturday started out calm and fair but an increased tail wind and tail current led to fast times throughout the 33 races on the docket.
GW's 2nd Varsity 8 started the successful day with a head-to-head win over Holy Cross in open water. The Colonials finished in 5:27.90, compared to 5:47.30 for the Crusaders.
The nationally-ranked No. 13 Varsity 8 then took to the course and equaled the effort with another head-to-head victory over Holy Cross. GW cruised to victory in 5:18.30, compared to 5:27.80 for Holy Cross.
The 4th Varsity 8 fought hard in a head-to-head match against Navy, finishing in second place in 5:32.70.
GW's 3rd Varsity 8 clinched 12 points towards the points total by finishing in 5:25.50 for a first-place finish over Hobart (5:29.60) and Georgetown (5:44.50).
The 2V8 returned to the water and clinched another 12 points with a win over FIT (5:29.10) and MIT (5:50.10) in 5:20.60.
The V8 then rounded out the Colonials' winning performance with a victory over both FIT and MIT. The Buff and Blue finished in 5:12.30, which stood as the fastest time of the day, compared to 5:18.30 for FIT and 5:20.60 for MIT.
Hobart finished in second place in the Carr Cup standings with 48 points, followed by Navy (47), Georgetown (45), FIT (36), Drexel (34), Holy Cross (27) and MIT (20).
The Colonials will race at home once again in two weeks when they face Georgetown and Rutgers on the Potomac River on April 22.
