April 5, 2008

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The San Diego State crew team had an impressive first day at the 35th annual San Diego Crew Classic Saturday on the Crown Point Shores at Mission Bay, San Diego, Calif. The varsity eight boat won its heat to advance to Sunday's grand final, while the novice eight boat took second in its heat to qualify for Sunday's grand final as well. In addition, the second novice eight boat took first of three to win its race.

In the varsity eight race, the Aztecs finished first of seven boats in the second heat with a time of 6 minutes, 46.01 seconds, more than five seconds ahead of runner-up Kansas State (6:51.26). Temple (6:53.73), Lehigh (6:57.77), Villanova (6:59.38), St. Joseph's (7:04.41) and Arizona State (7:20.17) rounded out the competition. The varsity eight boat will now race in Sunday's grand final at 10:40 a.m.

The second varsity eight boat wasn't as fortunate as it finished sixth of seven in the second heat with a time of 7:14.37. The boat will now row in the petite final at 8 a.m. Sunday.

SDSU's novice eight boat raced neck and neck with Washington throughout the entire race to finish second of six boats in heat three. San Diego State had a time of 7:06.85, just seconds back from the Huskies' 7:04.6. Clemson (7:10.69), St. Joseph's (7:14.47), UCLA (7:22.38) and Sacramento State (7:29.82) also competed in the race. With the runner-up finish, the Aztecs will now race in Sunday's grand final at 11:20 a.m.

Rounding out San Diego State's impressive day was the second novice eight boat, which easily won the three-boat race with a time of 7:27.20. San Diego and UC San Diego followed in 7:47.33 and 8:08.86, respectively.

For more information or for up-to-date results, please visit the San Diego Crew Classic's official site at http://www.crewclassic.org.

35th Annual San Diego Crew Classic
Crown Point Shores - Mission Beach, San Diego, Calif.
April 5, 2008

Varsity Eight (Heat 2)
1. SDSU, 6:46.01 (advances to Sunday's grand final)
2. Kansas State, 6:51.26
3. Temple, 6:53.73
4. Lehigh, 6:57.77
5. Villanova, 6:59.38
6. St. Joseph's, 7:04.41
7. Arizona State, 7:20.17

Second Varsity Eight (Heat 2)
1. Washington, 6:39.30
2. UCLA, 6:49.42
3. Stanford, 6:50.65
4. St. Joseph's, 7:05.15
5. Purdue, 7:07.18
6. SDSU, 7:14.37 (advances to Sunday's petite final)
7. Loyola, 7:19.93

Novice Eight (Heat 3)
1. Washington, 7:04.6
2. SDSU, 7:06.85 (advances to Sunday's grand final)
3. Clemson, 7:10.69
4. St. Joseph's, 7:14.47
5. UCLA, 7:22.38
6. Sac State, 7:29.82

Second Novice Eight (Final)
1. SDSU, 7:27.20
2. USD, 7:47.33
3. UCSD, 8:08.76

Varsity Eight
Cox - Caitlynn Crouch
Stroke - Casi Boyle
Seven - Jaime Hinton
Six - Alison Hardin
Five - Tashina Vavuris
Four - Anna Ohrstrom
Three - Chloe Wiegman
Two - Christine Dickson
Bow - Mary Anne Hinman

Junior Varsity Eight
Cox - Laura Norton
Stroke - Jenna Wood
Seven - Robin Lauber
Six - Melissa Carey
Five - Leslie Sexton
Four - Alyson Boyd
Three - Katie Stephenson
Two - Katie Rusch
Bow - Taylor Weirick

Novice Eight
Cox - Cassy Baleix
Stroke - Rachel Mossinger
Seven - Alanna Call
Six - Kelsey Anderson
Five - Katie Austin
Four - Kristin Guissanie
Three - Kassi Russell
Two - Ashley Kohler
Bow - Stacey Triche

Second Novice Eight
Cox - Jessica Nieto
Stroke - Stefanie Krach
Seven - Kristina Blanco
Six - Abby Kegel
Five - Morgan Roberts
Four - Lindsey Serhan
Three - Krista Kerth
Two - Christina Gamboa
Bow - Christina Mattos