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Women's Rowing Places Second at A-10 Championship
April 22, 2006
PENNSAUKEN, NJ - Paced by gold medals in the Varsity and Freshman Four events, the Saint Joseph's women's rowing team posted a best-ever second place finish at the 2006 Atlantic 10 women's rowing championships on the Cooper River. In addition to the victories in the Fours, the Hawks picked up a silver medal from the Freshman 8 and a pair of bronze medals in the Varsity Quad and Lightweight 4. The Second Varsity and Varsity 8s each finished fifth in their respective events. The University of Massachusetts won its 11th Atlantic 10 Women's Rowing title in as many years. The 11-championship title streak is the longest in any sport in Atlantic 10 history. The Minutewomen won four of nine races in posting 45 total points. Saint Joseph's placed second with 33 points - the highest finish ever for the Hawks at the Atlantic 10 Championship. Dayton was third with 30 points and Rhode Island finished fourth with 29 points. The Rams were followed by George Washington (21 points), Fordham (14 points), Temple (12 points), Duquesne (9 points), and La Salle (0 points). UMass won gold in the Quad (8:49.9), Lightweight 4 (9:58.0), Novice 8-B (9:37.8), and 2nd Varsity 8 (8:43.8) en route to the team title. Dayton captured first in the Lightweight 8 (8:29.5), Rhode Island won the Novice 8-A (8:51.0), and George Washington took the Varsity 8 (8:03.0).
Overall Team Standings Quad Grand Final Lightweight Four Grand Final
Novice 4 Grand Final Saint Joseph's (6 pts), 9:33.0 Rhode Island (5 pts), 9:58.2 Massachusetts (4 pts), 10:12.1 Duquesne (3 pts), 10:27.3 Novice 8-B Grand Final Novice 8-A Grand Final Varsity 4 Grand Final 2nd Varsity 8 Grand Final Varsity 8 Grand Final |
