Complete Results

LAKE STEVENS, Wash. (Apr. 22) ­ Seattle Pacific University's women's varsity pair and men's novice four crews claimed victories at the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Championships on Lake Stevens Saturday.

Megan Sweeney (Sr., Wilsonville, Or.) and Alicia Apple (Sr., Sequim, Wa.) combined for the first time this season and took command midway through their race. They then held on to edge Western Washington by 1 second in the pair competition.

Overcoming three collisions with buoys, the novice men rallied to take the lead in the final 300 meters and prevailed by 8 seconds over Western Washington.

The Falcons' two top boats had disappointing races. The women's varsity eight was hit by the Humboldt State crew shortly after the start and could not recover. Afterward, the Lumberjacks were penalized, resulting in a dead heat between the two rivals.

The men's varsity four had difficulty coping with the rough water resulting from a stiff north wind and placed fourth.

On the bright side, the women's novice eight was a surprising runner-up, just ahead of Humboldt State.

Seattle Pacific will send its women's varsity eight and men's varsity four to the WIRA Championships next weekend in rancho Cordova, Calif.

Women's Results

• Varsity 8: 1-Lewis & Clark 6:56.7, 2-Puget Sound 7:01.4, 3-Western Washington 7:03.4, 4-Willamette 7:06.7, 5- Pacific Lutheran 7:12.1, 6-(dead heat) Seattle Pacific and Humboldt State 7:37.6
• Novice 8: 1-Western Washington 7:20.9, 2-Seattle Pacific 7:50.3, 3-Humboldt State 7:51.6, 4-Pacific Lutheran 7:53.6, 5-Puget Sound-A 7:55.1, 6. Lewis & Clark 8:03.5, 7-Puget Sound-B 8:30.2
• Pair: 1-Seattle Pacific 8:51.3, 2-Western Washington 8:52.3, 3-Puget Sound 9:01.8, 4-Puget Sound 9:31.8, 5-Pacific Lutheran 9:37.9

Men's Results

• Varsity 4: 1-Western Washington 6:57.9, 2-Puget Sound 7:01.3, 3-Lewis & Clark 7:10.8, 4-Seattle Pacific 7:16.6, 5-Humboldt State 7:22, 6-Willamette 7:48.7
• Novice 4: 1-Seattle Pacific 7:29.2, 2-Western Washington 7:37.4, 3-Puget Sound 7:53.3, 4-Willamette 8:14.8