2008 Post Season Racing Continues

21 April - With now all regular season racing complete, culminating with the Conference championship on the 19th, the Falcon rowers will push on into the post season with a renewed vigor and a favorable schedule. The NCRC Championship proved to be another weather-burdened event with hail, high winds, and near freezing temperatures on Lake Vancouver, all causing swamping boats, race delays, and shortening the course in half for most small boat races. The results somewhat reflect this meteriological melee though there were some positive bronze medal finishes in the women's JV8 the women's JV4, and the women's varsity 8 who managed to finally get past primary Division II rival Humboldt state and with open water to spare.

Vancouver weather however, seemed a stark contrast from the sunny 76 in Eugene the week prior for the Covered Bridge Regatta, but even that event wasn't anomalous to the season's fickle weather and doesn't tell the whole story. Indeed the entire first half of the racing schedule in Eugene was cancelled due to high wind and waves. Fortunately no collegiate races were affected and the SPU crews raced in their categories managing strong finishes in the women's varsity 8 (nearly a photo finish) and the men's four finishing behind Humboldt State and two solid Oregon State crews, but well ahead of the rest of the field.

Previous to Covered Bridge was the NCRC Conference Invitational also at Lake Vancouver though with slightly more cooperative conditions. The substantial highlight was the women's V8 closing to just a second down on rival Humboldt, but ahead of Division II rival UC San Diego. Nearly the same results were managed by the varsity four also finishing ahead of UCSD which then bodes well for a team bid selection for this year's NCAA Women's Rowing Championship. UCSD was ranked 3rd nationally going into this regatta, and the Falcon women will get two more chances to see defeat them more convincingly at both the WIRA regional and Pacific Coast Championships coming up in May.

All of the final three championship events are at the same location near Sacramento, California. Stay tuned for more updates and please join us if you happen to be in the area of any of our remaining races. For information, results and links on the events click on Schedule & Results

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2007 NCAA Division II women's 8

Winner - petitie final

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Official Results 2007 4-Miler

Thank you all for another great regatta

Fremont 4-Miler Regatta Link

The 2008 4-Miler

is scheduled for

1 November 2008

Contact: 4Milerregatta@spu.edu