George Washington University Athletics
George Washington University
Columbia/Navy/Hobart
Men's Rowing Completes Successful Day at Stevenson Cup
4/29/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Rowing
Conditions featured a variable tailwind at 10-14 mph that increased as racing progressed.
The Varsity 8 rowed in a close race and finished just three inches ahead of Navy after being neck and neck with the Midshipmen down the stretch.
"It was a very exciting and competitive race by all four boats with Columbia and Hobart being about five seconds back so it was a great race for our guys," said head coach Mark Davis. "It was probably the best performance of the year so far, and just a really hard fought row by Navy, which was exciting for us."
The 2V8 also had a successful day on the water and used an early lead in the race to beat out Columbia by 2.8 seconds.
"It was a very strong row by the guys in Navy, who have gone through some lineup changes in the last couple weeks, so it was good to see our guys push through," said Davis.
The 3V8 rounded out the day by finishing just a half second behind Columbia.
"Overall, it was just a really good day for the team," said Davis. "It was a great end to our regular season and will prepare us for Eastern Sprints in two weeks. Just need to get back to work here because we're going to need to keep getting faster so we can compete against a really fast field at Eastern Sprints once again. The guys are excited about the performance, but they are ready to get back to work and get faster."
Varsity 8
GW – 5:47.7*
Navy – 5:47.7
Hobart – 5:49.2
Columbia – 5:49.6
2V8
GW – 5:51.2
Columbia – 5:54.0
Navy – 5:57.2
Hobart – 6:09.4
3V8
Columbia – 6:02.9
GW – 6:03.4
Navy – 6:18.9
Hobart – 6:33.0
