Unbeaten streaks on line. Unbeatable so far this spring, the Seattle Pacific University women's crews test themselves against the best in the Northwest Saturday (Apr. 6) at the Husky Invitational in the Montlake Cut. The entire fleet of SPU women's boats is undefeated through three regattas while the men's lightweight four has done likewise. Next week the Falcons row in Salem, Ore., at the Governor's Cup.

The usual cast and crews. Out along the starting line in Lake Washington will be boats from Washington, Oregon, Willamette, Western Washington, Lewis & Clark, Puget Sound and Seattle University. The SPU light fours are defending Husky Invitational champions. The women's team will be at full strength at this regatta for the first time since 1996 as Coach Keith Jefferson has opted not to send a squad to the San Diego Crew Classic .

Seven of eight ain't bad.  At last week's Daffodil Cup, the Falcons prevailed in seven of the eight races in which they participated, including all five women's entries. SPU defeated Western Washington's split eight by just over a boat-length in the women's varsity four and the lightweight four finished ahead of Puget Sound by a similar margin. The novice four had plenty of open water on Willamette in that race. Neither the women's varsity nor novice four has lost on American Lake since March of 2000.  For the men, the Seattle Pacific light four won by a little more than two lengths over Western.

Last week's results:

Women's Results
Varsity 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 8:14; 2-Western Washington 8:18; 3-Puget Sound 8:42; 4-Western Washington B 8:44
Lightweight 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 8:10; 2-Puget Sound 8:14; 3-Willamette 8:38
Varsity 2: 1-Seattle Pacific 8:36; 2-Puget Sound 9:29
Novice 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 8:10; 2-Willamette 8:47; 3-Western Washington 9:02; 4-Puget Sound 9:15; 5-Puget Sound 9:18
Junior Varsity 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 8:12; 2-Western Washington 8:42; 3-Western Washington B 8:54; 4-Puget Sound 10:00

Men's Results
Novice 4: 1-Puget Sound 7:34; 2-Seattle Pacific 7:35; 3-Puget Sound 7:45; 4-Western Washington 8:09; 5-Willamette 8:11
Varsity 2: 1-Seattle Pacific 7:56; 2-Puget Sound 8:19
Lightweight 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 7:18; 2-Western Washington 7:26; 3-Puget Sound 7:40; 4-Willamette 7:44

Short strokes.  Never before has the entire women's program emerged unscathed through its first three regattas. The varsity and light fours, the top two boats, are almost identical in composition and are stroked by Andrea Reichert (So., Bloomington, Mn./Jefferson)...Three of the four oarsmen in the undefeated men's light four, including stroke Mike Lucero (Sr., Moses Lake, Wa.), have experience in national championships.

Women's lineups.

• Varsity 4: Stroke­Andrea Reichert; 3­Julie Vieselmeyer; 2­Elyse Cansler; Bow­Trisha Weber; Cox­Lindsay Dilschneider.
• Varsity Light 4: Stroke­Andrea Reichert; 3­Julie Vieselmeyer; 2­Elyse Cansler; Bow­Erin Cox; Cox­Joanna Hodgkiss
• Novice 4: Stroke­Sarah Zorn; 3­Shannon Buehler; 2­Heidi Visser; Bow­Andi Martineau; Cox­Emily Thomas.
• Junior Varsity 4: Stroke­Kimberly Tschetter; 3­Trisha Sawatzky; 2­Heidi Visser; Bow­Shannon Buehler; Cox­Lindsay Dilschneider.
• Varsity Pair: Stroke­Kimberly Tschetter; Bow­Trisha Sawatzky.
• Varsity 8: Stroke­Andrea Reichert; 7­Julie Vieselmeyer; 6­Kimberly Tschetter; 5­Trisha Sawatzky; 4­Sarah Zorn; 3­Andi Martineau; 2­Elyse Cansler; Bow­Trisha Weber; Cox­Lindsay Dilschneider.

Men's lineups.

• Varsity 4: Stroke­Mike Lucero; 3­Trevor Winters; 2­Kyle Glines; Bow­Joel Braman; Cox­Jennifer Helseth.
• Varsity Light 4: Stroke­Mike Lucero; 3­Trevor Winters; 2­Kyle Glines; Bow­Joel Braman; Cox­Jennifer Helseth.
• Novice 4: Stroke­Phil Walter; 3­Peter Small; 2­David Johns; Bow­Brandon Cooper; Cox­Kristina Richards.
• Varsity Pair: Stroke­Tyler Van Stright; Bow­Reid Shipley.

SPU Coaches. A past oarsman, alumnus and assistant coach, Keith Jefferson has steered Seattle Pacific University into uncharted waters in national prominence during his 11-year tenure as head coach. Jefferson, 40, became the fifth head coach at Seattle Pacific University in the fall of 1990, and has overseen the rise of the Falcons as a regional force in small college rowing. Both men's and women's boats have proved competitive at the national level in recent years. The women's varsity four won back-to-back Avaya Collegiate Championships in 2000 and 2001 after placing third in 1999. The men's four finished fifth in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association in 1995, the lightweight four was second at Dad Vail in 2000 and the novice four third in 2001.