SEATTLE (Mar. 19) ­ In the spring debut, the Seattle Pacific University crew swept four races in a scrimmage with Pacific Lutheran on the Lake Washington Ship Canal Saturday morning.

The Falcons' men's varsity and novices, women's varsity and junior varsity­all fours­posted wins over the their Lutes counterparts before the weather deteriorated.

Coach Keith Jefferson was particularly pleased with the men's open crew, which had only two days of practice together and overcame an equipment breakage with 500 meters left, yet still prevailed by over 11 seconds.

The women's varsity broke the finish line near the Ballard Bridge in 7 minutes, 52 seconds--an excellent time for an opener.

Next Saturday, Seattle Pacific will row at the Daffodil Cup on Tacoma's American Lake.

Mens' varsity 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 7:52, 2-Pacific Lutheran A 8:05, 3-Pacific Lutheran B 8:18

Women's varsity 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 7:15, 2-Pacific Lutheran 7:27

Women's junior varsity 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 8:11, 2-Pacific Lutheran A 8:14, 3-Pacific Lutheran B 8:17

Men's junior varsity 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 7:54, 2-Pacific Lutheran 7:55